A model for ranking universities and higher education centers

Abstract In recent decades, universities have been investing more in collecting and reproducing knowledge. Competition for achieving such a situation has created new systems for ranking and evaluating universities. The main purpose of this research is to provide a good model for ranking universities and higher education institutions throughout the country. Methods and Materials: In this research, the results of theoretical research were first analyzed and then the data from semi-structured interviews were analyzed through the method of analysis. The encoding of strong relationships between concepts was accomplished by revising the text of the interview and reviewing the code, and ultimately the final components were extracted. At the end of this stage, the selected components were matched according to the model obtained from the theoretical framework and the background and, finally, the final values ​​of ranking of universities and higher education centers were obtained. The indexes obtained in this research for the ranking of universities and higher education institutions included: educational function, research performance, university magnitude, job creation and entrepreneurship, and academic rank and scientific and international reputation Based on the results, the calculated fit of the proposed model for ranking universities is suitable with experimental data and has favorable conditions.