Efficiency evaluation of human sciences faculties of Shahid Chamran university via Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)

Main purpose of this research was efficiency evaluation of human science faculties of Shahid Chamran university via data envelopment analysis. Methodology of this research was analytical-descriptive. Five human science faculties of Shahid Chamran university (Physical Education, economics Education & Social Psychology, Literature and Humanities, and Theology) in a four-year period were studied. The required quantitative data were collected from these units, after weighting were divided into input indices including “staff, budget” and three output indices consisting of “education, research and services”. By performing the model in three different ways, expected efficiency was calculated for each faculty. Results indicated that in the first state involving two inputs and one output (education), only economics faculty was efficient and Theology, Literature, Education and Psychology and Physical Education were inefficient. In the second state, with two inputs and one output (research) only Education and Psychology Faculty was efficient and economics, Theology, Literature and Physical education faculties were inefficient respectively (ranking 2nd-5th). In the third state, with two inputs and one output (services) only Physical Education faculty was efficient and Literature, Economics, Theology and Education and Psychology were inefficient respectively (ranking 2nd-5th). In the fourth state, with two inputs and three outputs (education, research and service), all five faculties including Education and Psychology, Physical Education, Economics, Literature and Theology faculties were efficient respectively (in a descending orders). This means that Physical Education Faculty, despite it's limitations in comparison with other Human Science faculties, has an efficiency on par with other better equipped faculties. This indicates that this faculty plays a vital role in promoting sports and physical activities in society.