Importancia de la gestión institucional en los procesos de acreditación universitaria en Chile

We explore whether there is a relationship between the quality of a university, measured by its level of accreditation, and the variables that shape its institutional administration. We work with the methodology of theoretical and literal replication in three universities, two with high and one with low level of accreditation. We considered the following dimensions of administration, as defined by accreditation criteria: definition of mission and purposes, coherence of the organizational structure, planning and institutional research, administration of human resources, administration of material resources, and financial management. We find that the criteria governing the evaluation of institutional administration have a low and erratic relationship with the level of accreditation attained by the institutions.