21 Best universities for Political Economy 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 Political Economy. A graph of 22.9K citations received by 4.26K academic papers made by 21 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. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#84 in Europe

#197 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Political Economy

#133 in Europe

#310 in the World

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

3. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Political Economy

#180 in Europe

#425 in the World

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

4. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Political Economy

#183 in Europe

#433 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

5. University of Lodz

For Political Economy

#217 in Europe

#527 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

6. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#265 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

7. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#301 in Europe

#760 in the World

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

8. Kozminski University

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#305 in Europe

#789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

9. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Political Economy

#362 in Europe

#953 in the World

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

10. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Political Economy

#366 in Europe

#964 in the World

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

11. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Political Economy

#370 in Europe

#979 in the World

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

12. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Political Economy

#385 in Europe

#1022 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

13. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Political Economy

#395 in Europe

#1060 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

14. University of Opole

For Political Economy

#399 in Europe

#1077 in the World

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

15. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Political Economy

#435 in Europe

#1189 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

16. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Political Economy

#449 in Europe

#1240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

17. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Political Economy

#452 in Europe

#1249 in the World

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

18. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Political Economy

#454 in Europe

#1251 in the World

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

19. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Political Economy

#464 in Europe

#1310 in the World

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

20. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Political Economy

#465 in Europe

#1315 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

21. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Political Economy

#471 in Europe

#1344 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

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

Economics subfields in Poland

Actuarial Science19

Agricultural Economics21

Development Studies64

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics53

Environmental Economics33

International Economics51

International Relations and Diplomacy18

International Trade54

Investment Banking and Stock trading28