Abstract: This study, the purpose of which is to identify the views of students of Ulyanovsk State University on the concept of "organizational culture", is based on general scientific methods, such as analysis and synthesis of information from open sources, analytical generalization of theoretical data, and the survey method. As a result of the study, the existence of several student subcultures was established, one of which is in conflict with the dominant one, based on the cultural traditions of the university. The study of the student subculture as an element of the organizational culture of the university showed that the level of understanding of the organizational culture of the university among the students is quite high. The relevance of the research topic is due to the fact that the university is constantly in a state of change, in perpetual motion on the way to finding its own idea. The novelty of this study lies in the analysis of the levels of university development in the framework of the model of organizational culture according to Edgar Schein. The practical significance lies in the possibility of using this study for the most complete and broad study of this topic.