The article describes the behavioral strategies of educational communities in the context of the transfer of their human capital in the Russian education system. The concrete object of research is the student body of Russian universities. One of the approaches to structuring the student body as an educational community is considered. It is shown that a significant criterion for this is the educational success / failure of students. Based on the materials of a specific sociological study, the features of the behavioral strategies of this educational community are highlighted and analyzed. It is proved that the main one among these strategies — educational —constitutes the core of students 'activity and dominates against the background of other forms and types of activity in the structure of students' lifestyle. It is substantiated that the other types of their behavioral strategies can be professional labor, leisure, social, communicative, scientific, family. In conclusion, the concept of the human capital of students is revealed and a characteristic of its transfer is given.