Scientific Journal of KubSAU

In the given article, we describe an approach to the formation of learning environment optimal structure based on logical price tools using through statistical assessment of universities rank distribution. The actuality of this approach is based on the analysis of modern methods to the formation of the university landscape and assessment of a number of systemic problems of universities’ structure transformation, which consists in the disproportion reinforcement and reducing the variety of educational programmes and research schools, which prevents its effective development. The postulates of institutional university transformations based on the pragmatic paradigms providing stability and progressive development of the system in its self-development and evolution process are proposed as a methodological concept of using the statements of the cenoses theory. The logical price analysis of the Russian universities structure in 2015 conducted above has confirmed the proposed hypotheses, showing statistical coupling of university environment elements, their relatively systematic instability and structural imbalances. The educational system assessment as a cenosis allowed to reveal points of the required impact factor, state intervention direction in the distribution structuring, possible limitations associated with the implementation of large universities support programmes. The proposed approach has a high level of reality objective assessment and may be used when making long-term strategic decisions