64 Best universities for Optical Engineering in Poland

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Poland ranked based on their research performance in Optical Engineering. A graph of 2.62M citations received by 149K 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. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#132 in Europe

#355 in the World

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

2. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#134 in Europe

#361 in the World

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

3. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#150 in Europe

#394 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

4. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#172 in Europe

#434 in the World

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

5. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Optical Engineering

#176 in Europe

#441 in the World

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

6. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#232 in Europe

#619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

7. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Optical Engineering

#233 in Europe

#622 in the World

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

8. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Optical Engineering

#249 in Europe

#679 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

9. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Optical Engineering

#278 in Europe

#742 in the World

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

10. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Optical Engineering

#288 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

11. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Optical Engineering

#307 in Europe

#821 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

12. Lodz University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#308 in Europe

#822 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

13. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Optical Engineering

#318 in Europe

#849 in the World

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

14. University of Lodz

For Optical Engineering

#330 in Europe

#898 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

15. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Optical Engineering

#332 in Europe

#904 in the World

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

16. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Optical Engineering

#341 in Europe

#941 in the World

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

17. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Optical Engineering

#395 in Europe

#1147 in the World

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

18. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#431 in Europe

#1296 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

19. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Optical Engineering

#435 in Europe

#1301 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

20. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Optical Engineering

#459 in Europe

#1407 in the World

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

21. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Optical Engineering

#461 in Europe

#1425 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

22. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#469 in Europe

#1456 in the World

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

23. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Optical Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1589 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

24. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Optical Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

25. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Optical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1950

26. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Optical Engineering

#508 in Europe

#1648 in the World

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

27. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Optical Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1670 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

28. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Optical Engineering

#522 in Europe

#1729 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

29. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Optical Engineering

#524 in Europe

#1743 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

30. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#531 in Europe

#1776 in the World

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

31. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Optical Engineering

#548 in Europe

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

32. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Optical Engineering

#552 in Europe

#1835 in the World

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

33. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Optical Engineering

#556 in Europe

#1849 in the World

Founded: 1945

34. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Optical Engineering

#562 in Europe

#1868 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

35. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Optical Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1889 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

36. Opole University of Technology

For Optical Engineering

#607 in Europe

#2086 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

37. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Optical Engineering

#609 in Europe

#2092 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

38. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Optical Engineering

#627 in Europe

#2156 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

39. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#629 in Europe

#2162 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

40. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Optical Engineering

#640 in Europe

#2216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

41. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#644 in Europe

#2238 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

42. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Optical Engineering

#648 in Europe

#2249 in the World

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

43. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Optical Engineering

#669 in Europe

#2359 in the World

Founded: 1968

44. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Optical Engineering

#687 in Europe

#2438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

45. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Optical Engineering

#690 in Europe

#2457 in the World

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

46. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Optical Engineering

#700 in Europe

#2519 in the World

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

47. University of Opole

For Optical Engineering

#702 in Europe

#2523 in the World

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

48. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Optical Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2636 in the World

Founded: 1955

49. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Optical Engineering

#727 in Europe

#2681 in the World

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

50. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Optical Engineering

#731 in Europe

#2692 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

51. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Optical Engineering

#751 in Europe

#2776 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

52. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Optical Engineering

#759 in Europe

#2801 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

53. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#832 in Europe

#3179 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

54. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Optical Engineering

#848 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

55. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Optical Engineering

#903 in Europe

#3558 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

56. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Optical Engineering

#953 in Europe

#3873 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

57. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#975 in Europe

#3964 in the World

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

58. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#983 in Europe

#3992 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

59. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Optical Engineering

#997 in Europe

#4050 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

60. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#999 in Europe

#4060 in the World

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

61. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Optical Engineering

#1012 in Europe

#4117 in the World

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

62. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#1067 in Europe

#4376 in the World

Founded: 1994

63. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Optical Engineering

#1100 in Europe

#4557 in the World

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

64. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Optical Engineering

#1209 in Europe

#5074 in the World

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

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

Engineering subfields in Poland

Acoustical Engineering64

Aerospace Engineering62

Agricultural Engineering13

Applied/Engineering Physics25

Architectural Engineering29

Automation and Control engineering28

Automotive Engineering35

Biochemical Engineering30

Biomedical Engineering33

Biotechnology47

Chemical Engineering60

Civil Engineering57

Computer Engineering26

Computer Networking61

Construction Management25

Electrical Engineering62

Electronic Engineering49

Engineering Management19

Environmental Engineering50

Firefighting and Fire Science23

Geotechnical Engineering48

Human-Computer Interaction37

Industrial Engineering18

Landscape Architecture35

Marine Engineering16

Materials Science67

Mechanical Engineering64

Metallurgical Engineering60

Mining Engineering15

Nanotechnology57

Nuclear Engineering17

Operations Research38

Petroleum Engineering17

Polymer science and Plastics engineering22

Product and Industrial Design11

Reliability and Quality Engineering28

Remote Sensing32

Renewable Energy Engineering39

Structural Engineering59

Systems Engineering55

Technical Drawing21

Telecommunications61

Transportation Engineering38