66 Best universities for Biology 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 Biology. A graph of 10.9M citations received by 639K academic papers made by 66 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 Biology

#125 in Europe

#348 in the World

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

2. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#204 in Europe

#572 in the World

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

3. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#236 in Europe

#681 in the World

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

4. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Biology

#251 in Europe

#725 in the World

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

5. University of Lodz

For Biology

#263 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

6. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Biology

#268 in Europe

#773 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

7. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Biology

#282 in Europe

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

8. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Biology

#285 in Europe

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

9. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Biology

#288 in Europe

#844 in the World

Founded: 1950

10. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#291 in Europe

#854 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

11. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Biology

#294 in Europe

#871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

12. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#300 in Europe

#881 in the World

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

13. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Biology

#303 in Europe

#901 in the World

Founded: 1945

14. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Biology

#310 in Europe

#927 in the World

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

15. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Biology

#315 in Europe

#951 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

16. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Biology

#317 in Europe

#961 in the World

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

17. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#319 in Europe

#968 in the World

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

18. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Biology

#326 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

19. Lodz University of Technology

For Biology

#361 in Europe

#1110 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

20. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Biology

#362 in Europe

#1114 in the World

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

21. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Biology

#371 in Europe

#1142 in the World

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

22. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Biology

#372 in Europe

#1143 in the World

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

23. Medical University of Lodz

For Biology

#373 in Europe

#1147 in the World

Founded: 1950

24. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#378 in Europe

#1171 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

25. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Biology

#379 in Europe

#1172 in the World

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

26. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Biology

#386 in Europe

#1198 in the World

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

27. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Biology

#398 in Europe

#1243 in the World

Founded: 1955

28. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Biology

#401 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

29. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Biology

#407 in Europe

#1293 in the World

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

30. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Biology

#413 in Europe

#1317 in the World

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

31. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Biology

#450 in Europe

#1483 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

32. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Biology

#452 in Europe

#1493 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

33. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Biology

#482 in Europe

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

34. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Biology

#487 in Europe

#1634 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

35. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#538 in Europe

#1896 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

36. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Biology

#547 in Europe

#1950 in the World

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

37. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Biology

#578 in Europe

#2144 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

38. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Biology

#591 in Europe

#2202 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

39. University of Opole

For Biology

#618 in Europe

#2332 in the World

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

40. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Biology

#623 in Europe

#2366 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

41. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Biology

#625 in Europe

#2376 in the World

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

42. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Biology

#626 in Europe

#2379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

43. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Biology

#633 in Europe

#2428 in the World

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

44. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#638 in Europe

#2470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

45. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Biology

#656 in Europe

#2570 in the World

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

46. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Biology

#699 in Europe

#2827 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

47. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Biology

#702 in Europe

#2838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

48. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#711 in Europe

#2865 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

49. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#723 in Europe

#2928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

50. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Biology

#731 in Europe

#2957 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

51. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Biology

#754 in Europe

#3061 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

52. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#761 in Europe

#3098 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

53. Opole University of Technology

For Biology

#793 in Europe

#3218 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

54. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Biology

#821 in Europe

#3393 in the World

Founded: 1968

55. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#824 in Europe

#3403 in the World

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

56. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Biology

#833 in Europe

#3465 in the World

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

57. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Biology

#844 in Europe

#3516 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

58. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#848 in Europe

#3531 in the World

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

59. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Biology

#860 in Europe

#3620 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

60. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Biology

#884 in Europe

#3782 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

61. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Biology

#890 in Europe

#3810 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

62. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#1002 in Europe

#4395 in the World

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

63. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Biology

#1015 in Europe

#4459 in the World

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

64. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Biology

#1079 in Europe

#4754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

65. Kozminski University

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#1099 in Europe

#4858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

66. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Biology

#1207 in Europe

#5287 in the World

Founded: 1994

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