Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
YUKSEKOGRETIM DERGISI, cilt.15, sa.2, ss.263-280, 2025 (ESCI)
The aim of this study is to evaluate and rank the performance of state universities in T & uuml;rkiye based on the criteria provided in the Evaluation Report. To achieve this objective, a general ranking, as well as rankings for each of the four main categories ("Education and "Internationalization", and "Social Responsibility"), were conducted. A total of the 56 criteria listed under these main categories are taken into account. We normalized the decision matrix using the percentile rank method, and then, applied the Entropy Weighting Method (EWM) to weigh the criteria. Later, we used the well-known VIKOR method for ranking. This study suggests to use of the percentile rank method for normalizing the decision matrix to overcome the limitations of EWM, which disregards ranking-based differences and only considers numerical differences, potentially leading to incorrect weighting or misinterpreting the importance of criteria when there are numerous zero values in the decision matrix. The study concluded that no single public university outclasses in all categories. Different universities demonstrated high performance in different categories. Hence, this study aims to serve as a guide in the evaluation and ranking of the performance of higher education institutions in terms of its methodology and results.