Impact of Policy-Making on the University Autonomy in Macro Medical Universities of Region Three

of university independence, leadership independence had the most impact with R2=0.942 and path coefficient=0.971. Discussion & Conclusion: Based on the path coefficients, a factor load of 0.644 was established between the two variables of policy-making and university autonomy which was above average and, therefore, significant. Moreover, since the t-statistic value of 16.247 was established out of the (-2.58, 2.58) range, it can be concluded that the relationship between policy-making and university autonomy in macro medical universities in region 3 was positive and meaningful.