Achievements in the field of quality

In 2025, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University entered the QS World University Rankings for the first time, placing 1401+ globally.


QS ASIA UNIVERSITY RANKINGS results:
- 2025 521–540th place
- 2024 601–650th place
- 2023 501–550th place



M. Kozybayev NKU annually participates in the IQAA General University Rating, aimed at developing an external independent assessment of graduates’ training quality and encouraging institutions to ensure the quality of professional education. Results:
- 2022 — 8th place
- 2020 — 11th place
- 2019 — 11th place
- 2018 — 14th place
- 2017 — 15th place
- 2016 — 16th place
- 2015 — 17th place
- 2012 — 17th place
- 2011 — 9th place
- 2010 — 7th place
- 2008 — 5th place
IQAA Websites Rating
In 2023, the Kozybayev University website confidently entered the TOP-10 and placed 7th among 103 university websites in Kazakhstan. It led in “Site Size” and “Design & Ease of Navigation”. High scores were also given for “Presentation in the State, Russian and English languages”.
2022 — 11th place among 38 universities.
In 2021, the website ranked among the top 10 and took the 4th place; it was 1st for “Design & Ease of Navigation” (shared with 13 universities), and 3rd for “Website Size”, “Content”, and “Presentation in three languages”.

Since 2018, M. Kozybayev NKU has participated in the “Atameken” educational programs rating. 2024 results:
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1st — 6В08201 Technology of Production of Livestock Products
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2nd — 6В08101 Agronomy
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2nd — 6B01402 Musical Education
- 4th — 6В05102 Biotechnology
- 4th — 6В07201 Technology of Food Products
- 4th — 6В07105 Transport, Transport Equipment and Technology
- 5th — 6B01601 History (Education)
- 5th — 6В01702 Russian Language and Literature
- 5th — 6В01511 Chemistry–Biology
- 5th — 6B01506 Geography
- 6th — 6B01505 Biology
- 6th — 6В01703 Kazakh Language and Literature
- 6th — 6В03201 Journalism
- 6th — 6В07101 Mechanical Engineering
- 7th — 6B01401 Physical Culture and Sport
- 7th — 6В01901 Defectology
- 7th — 6B01510 Physics–Computer Science
- 7th — 6В08301 Forest Resources and Forestry
- 7th — 6B01509 Mathematics–Physics
- 7th — 6B01508 Mathematics–Computer Science
- 8th — 6B01507 Geography–History
- 9th — 6В02101 Design
- 10th — 6В05202 Ecology
- 10th — 6B01802 Social Pedagogy
- 11th — 6В07301 Construction
- 11th — 6В06201 Radio Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunications
- 12th — 6В04201 Jurisprudence
- 13th — 6В01701 Foreign Language: Two Foreign Languages
- 13th — 6В06104 Computing and Software
- 13th — 6В07103 Electric Power Engineering
- 14th — 6B01201 Preschool Teaching and Education
- 16th — 6В02303 Translation Studies
- 17th — 6B01101 Pedagogy and Psychology
- 17th — 6В04103 Management
- 22nd — 6B01301 Pedagogy and Methodology of Primary Education
- 27th — 6В04105 Accounting and Auditing
- 27th — 6В06102 Information Systems
- 41st — 6В04104 Finance

In the international Webometrics ranking among universities in Kazakhstan, the official website of M. Kozybayev NKU places as follows:
- 2024 — 34th place
- 2023 — 55th place
- 2022 — 24th place
- 2021 — 24th place
- 2020 — 33rd place
- 2019 — 30th place
- 2018 — 23rd place
- 2017 — 32nd place
- 2016 — 25th place
- 2015 — 23rd place