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FINAL RAPORT

General information on ranking

Name of the ranking Rzeczpospolita Ranking of Law Faculties
Geographical scope specialised ranking
Website of the ranking https://www.rp.pl/prawnicy/art40697871-gdzie-ucza-...
Publication frequency annual
First year of publication 2012
Most recent year of publication 2024
Date of last update 2024-11-03
Ranking organization Rzeczpospolita
Website of the methodology https://www.rp.pl/prawnicy/art40697871-gdzie-ucza-najlepszych-prawnikow-w-polsce-ranking-wydzialow-prawa-2024
Methodology

In 2024, a university could achieve a maximum score of 30 points in the ranking, based on indicators grouped into three main areas:

ACADEMIC POTENTIAL (12 POINTS)

  • Parametric evaluation (up to 4 points): A+ Category – 1.75 points, A Category – 1.25 points, B+ Category – 1 point, B Category – 0.75 points, C Category – 0 points.
  • Number of PhD or habilitation degrees in law granted in 2023, relative to student enrollment (1 point).
  • Academic staff per student ratio (including only staff with a PhD or habilitation degree in law) (2 points).
  • Authorization to confer PhD and habilitation degrees (1 point).
  • Total Education Excellence Certificates awarded by the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) (1 point).
  • Number of PhD students (2 points).
  • Number of doctoral school participants (1 point).

 

TEACHING QUALITY (16 POINTS)

  • Eligibility criteria for application (5 points).
  • Candidates per available place (full-time studies) (3 points).
  • Number of admitted Olympians (1 point).
  • Internship availability – ratio of students per internship tutor (2 points).
  • Alumni economic status, based on graduate earnings (2.5 points) and employment indicators (2.5 points), as measured in the nationwide “Alumni’s Economic Situation” survey conducted by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education with data from ZUS (Social Insurance Company).

 

INTERNATIONALIZATION (2 POINTS)

  • Percentage of foreign students relative to the total student population (1.5 points).
  • Programs offered in English (0.5 points).

Additional information

  • Type of publication: internet, print - magazine, newspaper
  • Internet users access to ranking: paid access
  • Main target groups: students and parents, higher education institutions
  • Level of comparison: institutional (faculties of law): 22 (public universities) and 17 (private universities)
  • Major dimensions covered: teaching, employability, internationalization, research
  • Structure of presentation: standard presentation (league tables)
  • Data sources: third-party database (data not provided by HEI): National Information Processing Institute (National Research Institute), the Integrated System of Information on Science and Higher Education (POL-on)
  • Website of the ranking organization: https://www.rp.pl
  • Types of the ranking organization: commercial/for-profit (incl. media)
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