List of 100 best universities in Poland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Top 100 universities in Poland ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 17.1M citations received by 1.38M academic publications made by 127 universities from Poland, the popularity of 4,305 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Warsaw

#94 in Europe

#254 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

#110 in Europe

#281 in the World

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

3. University of Wroclaw

#149 in Europe

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

4. Adam Mickiewicz University

#198 in Europe

#488 in the World

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

5. Warsaw University of Technology

#217 in Europe

#531 in the World

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

6. AGH University of Science and Technology

#218 in Europe

#532 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

7. Poznan University of Technology

#229 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

8. Wroclaw Medical University

#233 in Europe

#572 in the World

Founded: 1945

9. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

#259 in Europe

#638 in the World

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

10. University of Agriculture of Krakow

#274 in Europe

#662 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

11. Poznan University of Life Sciences

#285 in Europe

#689 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Lublin

#300 in Europe

#725 in the World

Founded: 1950

13. University of Gdansk

#314 in Europe

#764 in the World

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

14. Wroclaw University of Technology

#316 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

15. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

#317 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

16. Pedagogical University of Cracow

#330 in Europe

#808 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

17. University of Silesia in Katowice

#332 in Europe

#812 in the World

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

18. Silesian University of Technology

#345 in Europe

#844 in the World

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

19. Cracow University of Economics

#348 in Europe

#854 in the World

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

20. Poznan University of Economics

#362 in Europe

#897 in the World

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

21. Nicolaus Copernicus University

#369 in Europe

#917 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

22. Wroclaw University of Economics

#375 in Europe

#928 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

23. Medical University of Warsaw

#379 in Europe

#936 in the World

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

24. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

#387 in Europe

#956 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

25. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

#391 in Europe

#967 in the World

Founded: 1955

26. Gdansk University of Technology

#396 in Europe

#993 in the World

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

27. University of Physical Education in Krakow

#450 in Europe

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

28. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

#451 in Europe

#1166 in the World

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

29. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

#464 in Europe

#1199 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

30. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

#487 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

31. Cracow University of Technology

#504 in Europe

#1307 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

32. Medical University of Gdansk

#508 in Europe

#1316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

33. University of Szczecin

#517 in Europe

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

34. Warsaw School of Economics

#529 in Europe

#1388 in the World

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

35. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

#532 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

36. University of Bialystok

#545 in Europe

#1444 in the World

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

37. University of Zielona Gora

#584 in Europe

#1576 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

38. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

#597 in Europe

#1619 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

39. University of Rzeszow

#621 in Europe

#1698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

40. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

#625 in Europe

#1716 in the World

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

41. University of Opole

#651 in Europe

#1823 in the World

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

42. Lublin University of Technology

#655 in Europe

#1833 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

43. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

#668 in Europe

#1879 in the World

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

44. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

#674 in Europe

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

45. Czestochowa University of Technology

#681 in Europe

#1929 in the World

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

46. Medical University of Bialystok

#682 in Europe

#1938 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

47. Medical University of Lodz

#684 in Europe

#1940 in the World

Founded: 1950

48. University of Economics of Katowice

#748 in Europe

#2218 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

49. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

#751 in Europe

#2244 in the World

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

50. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

#771 in Europe

#2335 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

51. Lodz University of Technology

#782 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

52. Kozminski University

#792 in Europe

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

53. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

#803 in Europe

#2460 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

54. Military University of Technology

#883 in Europe

#2816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

55. Academy of Fine Art of Krakow

#886 in Europe

#2831 in the World

Founded: 1818

56. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

#942 in Europe

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

57. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

#965 in Europe

#3247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

58. Opole University of Technology

#971 in Europe

#3290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

59. Bialystok Technical University

#1008 in Europe

#3512 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,400
Founded: 1949

60. University of Lodz

#1014 in Europe

#3545 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

61. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

#1024 in Europe

#3610 in the World

Founded: 1994

62. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

#1055 in Europe

#3774 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

63. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

#1104 in Europe

#4021 in the World

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

64. Kielce University of Technology

#1156 in Europe

#4334 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

65. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

#1183 in Europe

#4440 in the World

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

66. Maritime University of Szczecin

#1185 in Europe

#4464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

67. Lazarski University

#1238 in Europe

#4823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1993

68. Koszalin University of Technology

#1294 in Europe

#5105 in the World

Founded: 1968

69. Graduate School of International Trade and Finance

#1389 in Europe

#5704 in the World

Founded: 1995

70. Christian Theological Academy

#1409 in Europe

#5833 in the World

Founded: 1954

71. Academy of Music of Warsaw

#1509 in Europe

#6443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 1,015
Founded: 1810

72. AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow

#1513 in Europe

#6505 in the World

Founded: 1946

73. Academy of Music of Krakow

#1534 in Europe

#6637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1888

74. University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw

#1559 in Europe

#6804 in the World

Enrollment: 3,220
Male:Female: 44:56
Founded: 1946

75. Academy of Physical Education of Poznan

#1560 in Europe

#6809 in the World

Founded: 1919

76. Academy of Music of Wroclaw

#1565 in Europe

#6842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1948

77. Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw

#1568 in Europe

#6856 in the World

Founded: 1946

78. Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk

#1575 in Europe

#6888 in the World

Founded: 1945

79. Academy of Music of Gdansk

#1577 in Europe

#6903 in the World

Founded: 1947

80. University of Bielsko-Biala

#1663 in Europe

#7352 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

81. Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw

#1717 in Europe

#7538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1904

82. School of Banking of Wroclaw

#1744 in Europe

#7648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1995

83. Academy of Finance and Business Vistula

#1757 in Europe

#7699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

84. University of Arts of Poznan

#1776 in Europe

#7764 in the World

Founded: 1919

85. Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education

#1810 in Europe

#7854 in the World

Enrollment: 6,900
Founded: 1922

86. Nowy Sacz School of Business - National-Louis University

#1837 in Europe

#7928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1991

87. Maritime University of Gdynia

#1847 in Europe

#7974 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1920

88. Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

#1873 in Europe

#8038 in the World

Founded: 1970

89. Academy of Music of Katowice

#1879 in Europe

#8071 in the World

Founded: 1929

90. School of Economics of Katowice

#1886 in Europe

#8106 in the World

Founded: 1991

91. Pomeranian University of Slupsk

#1896 in Europe

#8130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1969

92. Academy of Fine Arts of Katowice

#1912 in Europe

#8188 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2001

93. Academy of Music of Poznan

#1922 in Europe

#8211 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1920

94. Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics

#1970 in Europe

#8349 in the World

Founded: 1992

95. Staropolska University in Kielce

#2006 in Europe

#8444 in the World

Founded: 2001

96. Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz

#2037 in Europe

#8546 in the World

Founded: 1974

97. School of Banking and Management of Cracow

#2115 in Europe

#8857 in the World

Founded: 1995

98. Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School

#2129 in Europe

#8905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1948

99. University of Computer Sciences and Skills Lodz

#2130 in Europe

#8921 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

100. Pedagogical University of Warsaw

#2132 in Europe

#8924 in the World

Founded: 1993

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

Average cost of living for students in Poland is $584 + $113-809 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).