Academic Rankings as a Source of Information for Study Candidates
Academic Rankings as a Source of Information for Study Candidates

Summary/Abstract: Objectives: The aim of the article is to present a proposal for a ranking of public universities in Poland, taking intoaccount the position of their graduates on the labour market.Research Design & Methods: Three reflective indicators were used to create the ranking: average time (in months) fromobtaining a diploma to taking up the first job under a contract of employment by graduates; the relative unemploymentrate of graduates in the fifth year after graduation among graduates with no work experience prior to graduation;the relative wage rate of graduates in the fifth year after graduation among graduates with no pre-graduation workexperience. The structure of three indicators has been based on zero-unitarisation.Findings: The leading universities in the ranking were technical and economic universities. Their 2014 graduates(in all the variety of fields of study offered by these universities) found a job relatively quickly – i.e. within five yearsof obtaining their diploma – as well as experienced less than average unemployment in the poviats of their residenceand their earnings were higher than the average in the poviats of their residence.Implications / Recommendations: It is advisable to continue research on the methodology of creating academic rankings(including reflective indicators). In this regard, it is worth taking into account possibly large – but at the same timehomogeneous – research samples.Contribution / Value Added: Extended research on how to create academic rankings (in particular devoted to studycandidates).

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