Normative systems of society do not stand still. With changing the norms, the attitude towards them also changes. The deviation from the norm is as natural as adherence to them. The most vulnerable group are the students whose system of views and principles is in the process of formation, and the system of values and norms that has not fixed yet cannot provide the necessary guidelines for behavior. The study attempted to study the dependence of proneness to violate social norms and rules by men and women with regard to the disciplines studied. The study was carried out using the methods by A.N. Orel "Diagnosis of Predisposition to Deviant Behavior".309 students (249 women, 60 men) took part in the study. The results of the study revealed that the difference in the tendency to deviate from the norms among the students of the same sex is that men pursuing the humanities, in contrast to men of natural science, are more prone to risk, they need thrilling experience. The comparison of men and women studying humanitarian disciplines showed that women are inclined to conflict with the generally accepted lifestyle and legal norms. Men have a proneness to an illusory and compensatory solution of personal problems, in addition, they are prone to various kinds of addictions. The results of the research can be of interest to the specialists working in the system of prevention of deviant behavior.