General information on ranking

Name of the ranking (in English) DGP Ranking of Law Faculties
Name of the ranking (in original) Ranking Wydziałów Prawa Dziennika Gazety Prawnej
Scope of the ranking specialised ranking
Website of the ranking https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/konferencje/XVIII-ranking-wydzialow-prawa
First year of publication 2007
Most recent year of publication 2024
Date of last update 2024-11-03
Publication frequency annual
Ranking organization Dziennik Gazeta Prawna
Methodology website https://www.gazetaprawna.pl/konferencje/XVIII-ranking-wydzialow-prawa
Methodology

A maximum of 121 points could be obtained in the following categories:

LEGAL APPLICATION PASS RATE (max 10 points)

STAFF (up to 31 points), including:

  • Student-to-staff ratio (up to 6 points)
  • New hires relative to total academic staff (up to 1.5 points)
  • Number of international faculty teaching law (up to 2 points)
  • Research grants awarded (up to 3.5 points)
  • Scientific publications per faculty member in book form (up to 4 points)
  • Scientific publications per faculty member overall (up to 2 points)
  • Scopus-indexed publications per faculty member (up to 2 points)
  • Doctoral degrees in law and related fields earned by staff (up to 1 point)
  • Postdoctoral qualifications held by faculty members (up to 3 points)
  • Professorships held by faculty (up to 4 points)
  • Faculty participation in national government, self-governing bodies, or professional associations (up to 2 points)

 

QUALITY AND CONDITIONS OF EDUCATION (up to 45.5 points), including:

  • Ability to confer doctoral degrees (up to 5 points)
  • Ability to confer postdoctoral (habilitation) degrees (up to 7 points)
  • Availability of computer workstations equipped with LEX or similar legal software, per 100 law students (up to 3 points)
  • Remote access to legal information systems (up to 1 point)
  • Number of foreign language courses offered (up to 1 point)
  • Presence of a law clinic (up to 2 points)
  • Mandatory participation in the law clinic (up to 1 point)
  • Presence of a foreign law program (up to 3 points)
  • Operation of an alumni association (0.5 points)
  • Operation of a career services office (0.5 points)
  • Number of active associations, self-governing bodies, student organizations, and research clubs (up to 2 points)
  • Distinctions and external awards received by the university, faculty, or students (up to 2.5 points)
  • Number of national face-to-face and online conferences hosted by the faculty (up to 3 points)
  • Number of international face-to-face and online conferences hosted by the faculty (up to 3.5 points)
  • Number of postgraduate programs offered (up to 2 points)
  • Agreements with domestic and international law universities (up to 1.5 points)
  • Admission requirements for applicants (based on the number of admitted students with Olympic-level achievements, up to 2 points)
  • Enrollment of international students in the faculty (up to 1 point)
  • Number of ministerial scholarships awarded (up to 1 point)
  • Additional scholarships awarded beyond statutory requirements (up to 1 point)
  • Running a doctoral school in legal sciences (up to 1 point)
  • Enrollment of doctoral students in the doctoral school (up to 1 point)

 

STUDENT REQUIREMENTS AND GRADUATE QUALITY (up to 34.5 points), including:

  • Number of compulsory courses requiring examinations (up to 2.5 points)
  • Requirement to pass a foreign language examination (up to 3.5 points)
  • Total foreign language exams required (up to 1 point)
  • Mandatory work placements in courts (up to 2 points)
  • Opportunities for students to complete internships in other institutions (up to 1.5 points)
  • Monitoring of graduates' career outcomes (up to 0.5 points)
  • Current assessment by the Polish Accreditation Committee (up to 3 points)
  • Current academic category held (up to 4 points)
  • Option to study law in English (up to 1.5 points)
  • Required lecture hours for examinations in:
    • Civil Law (up to 0.25 points)
    • Criminal Law (up to 0.25 points)
    • Commercial Law (up to 0.25 points)
    • Criminal Procedure (up to 0.25 points)
    • Civil Procedure (up to 0.25 points)
    • Administrative Procedure (up to 0.25 points)
    • European Union Law (up to 0.25 points)
  • Required practical training hours for exams in:
    • Civil Law (up to 0.75 points)
    • Criminal Law (up to 0.75 points)
    • Commercial Law (up to 0.75 points)
    • Criminal Procedure (up to 0.75 points)
    • Civil Procedure (up to 0.75 points)
    • Administrative Procedure (up to 0.75 points)
    • European Union Law (up to 0.75 points)
  • Graduate involvement in government bodies, local authorities, or professional associations (up to 2 points)
  • Graduate career success (measured by employment rate and salary level after graduation, based on data from the National Monitoring System of Graduate Career Outcomes) (up to 6 points)

Additional information

  • Main target groups: students and parents, higher education institutions
  • Level of comparison: institutional (faculties of law)
  • Major dimensions covered: employability, internationalization, research, teaching, student facilities
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