Ranking Turkish Public Universities by Percentile Rank Based EWM–VIKOR Method

Authors : Sinan Aydın, Önder Dorak, Nedime Selin Çöpgeven

Pages : 263-280

Doi:10.53478/yuksekogretim.1526182

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Publication Date : 2025-08-07

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :The aim of this study is to evaluate and rank the performance of state universities in Türkiye based on the criteria provided in the 2023 Higher Education Council (YÖK) University Monitoring and Evaluation Report. To achieve this objective, a general ranking, as well as rankings for each of the four main categories (“Education and Training”, “Research and Development, Projects, and Publications”, “Internationalization”, and “Social Responsibility”), were conducted. A total of the 56 criteria listed under these main categories are taken into account. We normalized the decision matrix using the percentile rank method, and then, applied the Entropy Weighting Method (EWM) to weigh the criteria. Later, we used the well-known VIKOR method for ranking. This study suggests to use of the percentile rank method for normalizing the decision matrix to overcome the limitations of EWM, which disregards ranking-based differences and only considers numerical differences, potentially leading to incorrect weighting or misinterpreting the importance of criteria when there are numerous zero values in the decision matrix. The study concluded that no single public university outclasses in all categories. Different universities demonstrated high performance in different categories. Hence, this study aims to serve as a guide in the evaluation and ranking of the performance of higher education institutions in terms of its methodology and results.
Keywords : Entropi Ağırlık Yöntemi, Yükseköğretim Sıralaması, Çok Kriterli Karar Verme, Yüzde Sıralaması, VIKOR

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