The purpose of our research is to analyze the features of tendency to Machiavellianism and rigidity in gender perspective. We put forward the next hypotheses: the students with a high level of Machiavellianism are characterized by a higher level of rigidity, as well as more masculine type of gender identity. The methodological complex includes the “Mach-IV” questionnaire by R. Christie and F. Geis adapted by V. V. Znakov to measure student’s Machiavellianism level, the “Bem Sex-Role Inventory” to study student’s gender self-identification and the “Tomskiy questionnaire of rigidity” by G. V. Zalevskiy to study student’s rigidity. It was revealed that the male’s level of Machiavellianism is higher than the female’s. We found a negative correlation between the level of Machiavellianism and masculinity. The dominant type of student’s gender identity is androgynous. Androgynous and masculine students are characterized by a high level of Machiavellianism. Studies results demonstrate different features of rigidity and gender identity of students with different Machiavellianism level. We assume that studying the level of Machiavellianism and rigidity of students at different stages of education at the university will help to build an effective program of psychological support for students in order to identify and correct inclinations and the tendency to machiavellianism.