The independent Agency for accreditation and rating (IAAR) Rating KSTU – 2015.
According to the results of ranking the University has entered to the top- 40, finishing in 6th place. In 2014 the University was in 10th place.
| Place | the name of the specialty |
| 1st place (12 specialties) | 5В012000 Professional training |
| 5В070600 Geology and exploration of mineral deposits | |
| 5В070700 Mining | |
| 5В070900 Metallurgy | |
| 5В071100 Geodesy and cartography | |
| 5B071200 Engineering | |
| 5B071300 Transport, Transport equipment and technology | |
| 6М071300 Transport, Transport equipment and technology | |
| 5B071800 Power engineering | |
| 5В073000 Production of construction materials, products and structures | |
| 6M073000 Production of construction materials, products and structures | |
| 6М071600 Instrumentation | |
| 2nd place (9 specialties) | 5B070200 Automation and control |
| 6М070200 Automation and control | |
| 5B073100 Safety and environmental protection | |
| 6М070600 Geology and exploration of mineral deposits | |
| 6М071000 Materials Science and technology of new materials | |
| 6М071100 Geodesy | |
| 6M071800 Electricity | |
| 6M072900 Construction | |
| 6M070400 Computer hardware and software | |
| 3rd place (5 specialties) | 5В071000 Material sciences and technology of materials |
| 5B071600 Instrumentation | |
| 5B071900 Radio engineering, electronics and telecommunications | |
| 5B072400 Technological machines and equipment (in branches) | |
| 5B090100 Organization of transportations, movements and transport operation |