Kauno kolegija / University of Applied Sciences, the leader of rating

Kauno kolegija / University of Applied Sciences prides itself on public recognition. In 2O13, the Lithuanian magazine Veidas (Face) announced, for the fifth time, the rating of Lithuanian colleges, where Kauno kolegija / University of Applied Sciences is the first among the state colleges.

In 2013, 13 state and 11 non-state Lithuanian colleges were rated separately. All of them were rated according to 9 criteria that had a different number of points assigned and weight ratios estimated, and included counselling and applied scientific / artistic performance (18 points); the highest evaluations of the performance of the academic staff and graduates (3 points); the academic staff of the college (6 points); college internationality (15points); the variety of study programmes (8 points); study conditions (11.5 points); students’ opinion (15 points); the demand of the specialty acquired at the college in the labour market (28 points); and college funding (5.5 points).

The sum total of all the indicators of Kauno kolegija / University of Applied Sciences is 47.82 points. The best evaluated spheres are counselling and applied scientific / artistic performance (10.48 points); the performance of the academic staff and graduates (1.75 points); the academic staff (3.18 points); and study conditions (4.69 points).

The rating of Lithuanian state colleges, 2013

  1. Kauno kolegija / University of Applied Sciences (47.82 points).
  2. Vilniaus kolegija / University of Applied Sciences (46.08 points).
  3. Utenos kolegija / Utena University of Applied Scienses (37.36 points).
  4. Kauno miškų ir aplinkos inžinerijos kolegija / Kaunas College of Forestry and Environmental Engineering (37.19 points).
  5. Žemaitijos kolegija / Zemaitija College (36.47 points).
  6. Vilniaus technologijų ir dizaino kolegija / Vilnius College of Technologies and Design (32.73 points).
  7. Klaipėdos valstybinė kolegija / Klaipeda State College (32.31 points).
  8. Kauno technikos kolegija / Kaunas University of Applied Engineering Sciences (27.8 points).
  9. Alytaus kolegija / University of Applied Sciences (27.62 points).
  10. Lietuvos aukštoji jūreivystės mokykla / Lithuanian Maritime Academy (24.67 points).