The Rating Systems of Ranking of the Higher Education Institutions: Ukrainian and International Methodologies

The main aim of this article is to analyze the methodology of ranking of the higher education institutions by using the international and Ukrainian rating systems. The article describes the conceptual bases of methodology of the realization the ranking of higher education institutions according to Ukrainian and international rating systems. The influence of rating systems on the behavior of applicants in choosing the higher education institution are uncovered. The methodologies of Ukrainian rankings are analyzed, the most popular of them are selected, the leaders of national ratings are represented. The methodologies of the international ranking of the higher education institutions universities and the position of Ukrainian universities in them are distinguished. Additionally, the new multivariate rating system as U-Multirank is explored. It was proved, that the rating "TOP-200 Ukraine" highlights the actual indicators such as the number of teachers, foreign students and others, while the rating of "Compass reflects an assessment of the higher education institution by the graduates and employers in terms of conformity of the level of educational services to the needs of the labor market, that is more objective assessment. Moreover, it was defined, that the unifying the indicators for international methods are: the number of articles. which are published in relevant international journals; the level of citation and also the share of the foreign students and teachers.