Assessment of Higher Education Institutions in the Rio de Janeiro based on RUF Rankings: An Application of the Thor 2 Method

The ranking method of higher education institutions use indicators to provide an overall performance analysis based on the scientific contribution of faculty, the relevance of research in the institution, and the quality of graduates' integration into the job market. This research study proposes the use of the Multicriteria Decision Support Method THOR 2 for selecting the best universities in the Rio de Janeiro, in accordance with the indicators used by the Folha University Ranking (RUF). The data, collected directly from the websites of each institution, include 203 universities, comprising federal, state, municipal, and private institutions, with 5 criteria. However, the research will be limited to institutions located in the Rio de Janeiro, totaling 17 institutions. The THOR 2 method, through the computational tool THOR Web, determined that the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Federal Fluminense University (UFF), the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) are the highest ranked in the Rio de Janeiro.