64 Best universities for Paleontology in Poland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Poland ranked based on their research performance in Paleontology. A graph of 2.44M citations received by 154K academic papers made by 64 universities in Poland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#129 in Europe

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 33,549
Founded: 1364

2. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#172 in Europe

#462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1816

3. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#218 in Europe

#570 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

4. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Paleontology

#220 in Europe

#575 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 37,013
Founded: 1919

5. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Paleontology

#241 in Europe

#653 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

6. University of Lodz

For Paleontology

#263 in Europe

#729 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

7. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Paleontology

#271 in Europe

#763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 25,063
Founded: 1970

8. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Paleontology

#288 in Europe

#816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 33%
Enrollment: 25,000
Founded: 1968

9. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Paleontology

#310 in Europe

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

10. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#314 in Europe

#896 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

11. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#324 in Europe

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 9,884
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1809

12. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Paleontology

#329 in Europe

#949 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

13. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#349 in Europe

#995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

14. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Paleontology

#363 in Europe

#1028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 1944

15. Lodz University of Technology

For Paleontology

#376 in Europe

#1079 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

16. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Paleontology

#378 in Europe

#1084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

17. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Paleontology

#384 in Europe

#1111 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 23,600
Founded: 1904

18. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Paleontology

#390 in Europe

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1870

19. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Paleontology

#397 in Europe

#1162 in the World

Founded: 1955

20. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Paleontology

#408 in Europe

#1208 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

21. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#410 in Europe

#1227 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

22. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Paleontology

#414 in Europe

#1238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

23. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Paleontology

#423 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

24. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Paleontology

#436 in Europe

#1332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 10,600
Founded: 1951

25. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Paleontology

#454 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1950

26. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Paleontology

#465 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

27. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Paleontology

#476 in Europe

#1488 in the World

Founded: 1945

28. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Paleontology

#505 in Europe

#1627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

29. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Paleontology

#515 in Europe

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

30. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Paleontology

#527 in Europe

#1745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

31. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Paleontology

#545 in Europe

#1808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 13,160
Founded: 1997

32. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Paleontology

#548 in Europe

#1828 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

33. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#557 in Europe

#1871 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

34. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Paleontology

#559 in Europe

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

35. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Paleontology

#567 in Europe

#1921 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

36. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Paleontology

#596 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1948

37. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Paleontology

#601 in Europe

#2099 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1949

38. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Paleontology

#620 in Europe

#2211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

39. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Paleontology

#625 in Europe

#2242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,700
Founded: 1951

40. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Paleontology

#632 in Europe

#2266 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

41. University of Opole

For Paleontology

#649 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 10,300
Founded: 1994

42. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#650 in Europe

#2371 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

43. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#651 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

44. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Paleontology

#668 in Europe

#2479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

45. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Paleontology

#702 in Europe

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1926

46. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Paleontology

#726 in Europe

#2771 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

47. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#732 in Europe

#2791 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

48. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Paleontology

#733 in Europe

#2795 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

49. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Paleontology

#734 in Europe

#2799 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

50. Opole University of Technology

For Paleontology

#735 in Europe

#2814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

51. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Paleontology

#749 in Europe

#2922 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

52. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#762 in Europe

#2987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1925

53. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#773 in Europe

#3045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 11,529
Founded: 1906

54. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Paleontology

#807 in Europe

#3232 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

55. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Paleontology

#843 in Europe

#3440 in the World

Founded: 1968

56. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#844 in Europe

#3444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Enrollment: 17,500
Founded: 1996

57. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Paleontology

#868 in Europe

#3556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

58. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Paleontology

#876 in Europe

#3584 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

59. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Paleontology

#880 in Europe

#3608 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

60. Kozminski University

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#948 in Europe

#4041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

61. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#1010 in Europe

#4335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 5,391
Founded: 1929

62. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Paleontology

#1028 in Europe

#4428 in the World

Enrollment: 6,390
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1950

63. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Paleontology

#1036 in Europe

#4457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

64. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Paleontology

#1201 in Europe

#5188 in the World

Founded: 1994

The best cities to study Paleontology in Poland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Krakow, Warsaw, Poznan, and Wroclaw.