58 Best universities for Civil Engineering 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 358K citations received by 28K academic papers made by 58 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. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Civil Engineering

#89 in Europe

#288 in the World

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

2. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#95 in Europe

#294 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

3. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#108 in Europe

#321 in the World

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

4. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Civil Engineering

#141 in Europe

#403 in the World

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

5. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Europe

#472 in the World

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

6. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Civil Engineering

#189 in Europe

#548 in the World

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

7. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#190 in Europe

#550 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

8. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#234 in Europe

#661 in the World

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

9. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Civil Engineering

#250 in Europe

#699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

10. University of Lodz

For Civil Engineering

#272 in Europe

#770 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

11. Lodz University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#279 in Europe

#794 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

12. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Civil Engineering

#291 in Europe

#819 in the World

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

13. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#301 in Europe

#851 in the World

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

14. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Civil Engineering

#322 in Europe

#907 in the World

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

15. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Civil Engineering

#356 in Europe

#1025 in the World

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

16. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#364 in Europe

#1055 in the World

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

17. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Civil Engineering

#369 in Europe

#1069 in the World

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

18. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Civil Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1074 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

19. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Civil Engineering

#388 in Europe

#1132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

20. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Civil Engineering

#408 in Europe

#1191 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

21. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#416 in Europe

#1212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

22. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#437 in Europe

#1271 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

23. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Civil Engineering

#449 in Europe

#1319 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

24. Opole University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1331 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

25. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Civil Engineering

#490 in Europe

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

26. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Civil Engineering

#503 in Europe

#1515 in the World

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

27. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Civil Engineering

#512 in Europe

#1560 in the World

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

28. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Civil Engineering

#515 in Europe

#1566 in the World

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

29. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Civil Engineering

#535 in Europe

#1646 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

30. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Civil Engineering

#563 in Europe

#1767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

31. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Civil Engineering

#582 in Europe

#1876 in the World

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

32. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Civil Engineering

#612 in Europe

#2026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

33. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Civil Engineering

#617 in Europe

#2044 in the World

Founded: 1968

34. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#630 in Europe

#2115 in the World

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

35. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Civil Engineering

#638 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Founded: 1955

36. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Civil Engineering

#685 in Europe

#2403 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

37. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Civil Engineering

#714 in Europe

#2531 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

38. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Civil Engineering

#716 in Europe

#2541 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

39. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Civil Engineering

#726 in Europe

#2579 in the World

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

40. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#730 in Europe

#2602 in the World

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

41. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#747 in Europe

#2680 in the World

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

42. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Civil Engineering

#758 in Europe

#2728 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

43. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Civil Engineering

#762 in Europe

#2749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

44. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Civil Engineering

#763 in Europe

#2750 in the World

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

45. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Civil Engineering

#783 in Europe

#2857 in the World

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

46. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Civil Engineering

#800 in Europe

#2916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

47. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Civil Engineering

#801 in Europe

#2920 in the World

Founded: 1950

48. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Civil Engineering

#808 in Europe

#2943 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

49. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Civil Engineering

#815 in Europe

#2977 in the World

Founded: 1945

50. University of Opole

For Civil Engineering

#822 in Europe

#3006 in the World

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

51. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Civil Engineering

#847 in Europe

#3146 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

52. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Civil Engineering

#863 in Europe

#3217 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

53. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#866 in Europe

#3236 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

54. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Civil Engineering

#892 in Europe

#3348 in the World

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

55. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#906 in Europe

#3404 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

56. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Civil Engineering

#911 in Europe

#3416 in the World

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

57. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Civil Engineering

#944 in Europe

#3574 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

58. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Civil Engineering

#967 in Europe

#3673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

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

Engineering subfields in Poland

Acoustical Engineering64

Aerospace Engineering62

Agricultural Engineering14

Applied/Engineering Physics25

Architectural Engineering29

Automation and Control engineering28

Automotive Engineering36

Biochemical Engineering31

Biomedical Engineering34

Biotechnology50

Chemical Engineering60

Computer Engineering27

Computer Networking61

Construction Management26

Electrical Engineering62

Electronic Engineering49

Engineering Management21

Environmental Engineering50

Firefighting and Fire Science23

Geotechnical Engineering48

Human-Computer Interaction38

Industrial Engineering18

Landscape Architecture37

Marine Engineering16

Materials Science67

Mechanical Engineering64

Metallurgical Engineering61

Mining Engineering15

Nanotechnology58

Nuclear Engineering17

Operations Research38

Optical Engineering64

Petroleum Engineering18

Polymer science and Plastics engineering21

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering28

Remote Sensing32

Renewable Energy Engineering39

Structural Engineering59

Systems Engineering55

Technical Drawing21

Telecommunications61

Transportation Engineering38