The European University Association is today issuing a new "autonomy scorecard" that compares the autonomy given to university systems throughout Europe. The rankings are in four areas: organizational, financial, staffing and academic autonomy. Following are the countries where the higher education systems have the most and least autonomy.
| Category | 3 Most Autonomous (from top) | 3 Least Autonomous (from bottom) |
| Organizational | Britain, Denmark, Finland | Luxembourg, Turkey, Greece |
| Financial | Luxembourg, Estonia, Britain | Cyprus, Hesse, Greece |
| Staffing | Estonia, Britain, and three-way tie between Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland | Greece, France and tie between Cyprus and Spain |
| Academic | Ireland, Norway, Britain | France, Greece, Lithuania |
