The fact that individual educational trajectory (IET) is one of key factors of modern Russian education development determines relevancy of studying issues of IET implementation into higher educational institutions teaching process. This research aims at rating students’ awareness of IET advantages and fi nding out factors infl uencing students’ choices. A survey covered fi rst-year students of Saratov State Law Academy (N = 1325, aged 16–18, male – 38,2%, female – 61,8%), pursuing Bachelor and Specialist Degrees.