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Abstract
One of the crucial areas of state engagement is education, including this at a higher level. Public
expenditures on higher education in 2013 were on the level 13,2 mln PLN what constituted the 0,68%
GDP. It’s essential to create stimulators of rational management of public funds. One of the best ways is
to study the efficiency of functioning of the universities and their faculties. In the article it has been taken
the discussion about the efficiency of public universities and the methods of her measurement, by focusing
attention on the non-parametric method - Data Envelopment Analysis. A review of the relevant domestic and
international literature was undertaken. The article presents the results of researches in the DEA efficiency
ratio for forty six faculties representing life sciences. The analysis was conducted using the CCR model
aimed at maximizing effects. The model featured the following variables: two inputs and three outputs.
Eight faculties were found efficient, and the remaining thirty eight – inefficient. There is a need to continue
researches with using alternative methods of measurement.