Analýza vybraných žebříčků kvality vysokých škol

This bachelor thesis analyses selected university rankings. It aims to identify the differences and similarities between those rankings. It also tries to characterize the typical institutions included in university rankings and analyse the evaluation systems used by the rankings and their respective indicators. This thesis is divided into three parts: introductory, theoretical, and analytical. The introductory part of the work presents the issue of university rankings and puts it into a historical context. It also introduces the selected rankings. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the statistical methods used. The analytical part starts with characterizing the typical university included in the rankings. It looks at the location, size, focus, and age of the universities. After that, it tries to analyze the indicators and the evaluation systems. The differences and similarities between the rankings are examined throughout the analytical part. This thesis primarily relies on the measures of central tendency and variability, correlation coefficients and regression analysis. The results indicate significant differences in the evaluation systems among the rankings, with more minor differences in the universities that are included in them. The indicators and their influence on the rankings also vary a lot.