Model for Estimating the Cost of University Services in Iran

Financing higher education is one of the main concerns of science and technology policy makers. Due to the increasing limitations of the public budget of the government, it is necessary to use new methods of financing in this area. The main purpose of this article is to design a model for calculating the price of university services. The approach of the present study was qualitative and its strategy was the theme analysis method. The method of data collection is through semi-structured interviews. The research population is experts in various fields of higher education. The sampling method is purposeful and theoretical and the number of participants in the present study is equal to 30 people. For validity, the methods of pluralism and peer feedback have been used, and for reliability, the method of reliability between two coders has been used. The results led to the presentation of a model that shows that in order to calculate the cost of university services, in addition to the financial dimension, which is only concerned with student education activities and is calculated based on the per capita student model, another dimension of university services It should also be considered as a brand and identity that oversees research and technology, social and international activities. This dimension includes components such as international status and prestige, national status and prestige, and the position of the university in the higher education system.