List of 100 best universities in Poland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 15.7M citations received by 1.34M academic publications made by 127 universities from Poland, the popularity of 4,000 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Warsaw

#103 in Europe

#277 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

#118 in Europe

#310 in the World

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

3. Adam Mickiewicz University

#210 in Europe

#532 in the World

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

4. Warsaw University of Technology

#214 in Europe

#538 in the World

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

5. AGH University of Science and Technology

#228 in Europe

#577 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

6. University of Wroclaw

#242 in Europe

#599 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

7. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

#260 in Europe

#644 in the World

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

8. Medical University of Lublin

#298 in Europe

#747 in the World

Founded: 1950

9. University of Gdansk

#311 in Europe

#783 in the World

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

10. Wroclaw University of Technology

#312 in Europe

#785 in the World

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

11. University of Silesia in Katowice

#331 in Europe

#840 in the World

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

12. Silesian University of Technology

#340 in Europe

#870 in the World

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

13. Nicolaus Copernicus University

#374 in Europe

#969 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

14. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

#379 in Europe

#980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

15. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

#385 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Founded: 1955

16. Medical University of Warsaw

#389 in Europe

#1019 in the World

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

17. Gdansk University of Technology

#391 in Europe

#1023 in the World

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

18. Poznan University of Technology

#401 in Europe

#1044 in the World

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

19. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

#411 in Europe

#1073 in the World

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

20. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

#456 in Europe

#1239 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

21. Cracow University of Technology

#493 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

22. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

#497 in Europe

#1373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

23. Warsaw School of Economics

#520 in Europe

#1445 in the World

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

24. Wroclaw Medical University

#524 in Europe

#1453 in the World

Founded: 1945

25. University of Zielona Gora

#534 in Europe

#1508 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

26. University of Szczecin

#538 in Europe

#1522 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

27. Medical University of Gdansk

#554 in Europe

#1564 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

28. University of Bialystok

#559 in Europe

#1579 in the World

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

29. Lodz University of Technology

#583 in Europe

#1681 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

30. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

#608 in Europe

#1769 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

31. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

#610 in Europe

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

32. Poznan University of Economics

#612 in Europe

#1779 in the World

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

33. Pedagogical University of Cracow

#614 in Europe

#1798 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

34. Cracow University of Economics

#615 in Europe

#1800 in the World

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

35. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

#620 in Europe

#1819 in the World

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

36. University of Rzeszow

#625 in Europe

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

37. Poznan University of Life Sciences

#626 in Europe

#1836 in the World

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

38. Czestochowa University of Technology

#637 in Europe

#1874 in the World

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

39. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

#642 in Europe

#1889 in the World

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

40. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

#653 in Europe

#1931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

41. Lublin University of Technology

#668 in Europe

#1995 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

42. University of Lodz

#670 in Europe

#2004 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

43. University of Opole

#677 in Europe

#2046 in the World

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

44. Medical University of Bialystok

#699 in Europe

#2115 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

45. Wroclaw University of Economics

#708 in Europe

#2152 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

46. Medical University of Lodz

#715 in Europe

#2168 in the World

Founded: 1950

47. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

#741 in Europe

#2306 in the World

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

48. University of Agriculture of Krakow

#760 in Europe

#2403 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

49. University of Economics of Katowice

#764 in Europe

#2410 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

50. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

#774 in Europe

#2461 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

51. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

#788 in Europe

#2538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

52. Kozminski University

#792 in Europe

#2546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

53. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

#799 in Europe

#2578 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

54. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

#808 in Europe

#2614 in the World

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

55. Opole University of Technology

#839 in Europe

#2781 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

56. Kielce University of Technology

#896 in Europe

#3010 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

57. Koszalin University of Technology

#955 in Europe

#3259 in the World

Founded: 1968

58. Military University of Technology

#956 in Europe

#3262 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

59. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

#1011 in Europe

#3584 in the World

Founded: 1994

60. Bialystok Technical University

#1023 in Europe

#3652 in the World

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

61. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

#1028 in Europe

#3693 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

62. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

#1047 in Europe

#3775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

63. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

#1140 in Europe

#4321 in the World

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

64. University of Physical Education in Krakow

#1141 in Europe

#4324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

65. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

#1150 in Europe

#4390 in the World

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

66. Maritime University of Szczecin

#1157 in Europe

#4428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

67. University of Bielsko-Biala

#1199 in Europe

#4713 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

68. Lazarski University

#1295 in Europe

#5263 in the World

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

69. Academy of Fine Art of Krakow

#1305 in Europe

#5316 in the World

Founded: 1818

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

#1432 in Europe

#6008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1991

71. Graduate School of International Trade and Finance

#1556 in Europe

#6905 in the World

Founded: 1995

72. School of Banking of Wroclaw

#1670 in Europe

#7561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1995

73. Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw

#1673 in Europe

#7571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 13%
Founded: 1904

74. Academy of Finance and Business Vistula

#1716 in Europe

#7740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1992

75. Academy of Music of Warsaw

#1744 in Europe

#7848 in the World

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

76. Pomeranian University of Slupsk

#1769 in Europe

#7908 in the World

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

77. University of Arts of Poznan

#1785 in Europe

#7951 in the World

Founded: 1919

78. Maritime University of Gdynia

#1787 in Europe

#7957 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 81%
Founded: 1920

79. Academy of Music of Krakow

#1804 in Europe

#7996 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1888

80. Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw

#1809 in Europe

#8012 in the World

Founded: 1946

81. Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School

#1816 in Europe

#8034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1948

82. Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice

#1831 in Europe

#8069 in the World

Founded: 1970

83. Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education

#1834 in Europe

#8072 in the World

Enrollment: 6,900
Founded: 1922

84. University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw

#1844 in Europe

#8106 in the World

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

85. Academy of Physical Education of Poznan

#1859 in Europe

#8152 in the World

Founded: 1919

86. Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk

#1881 in Europe

#8204 in the World

Founded: 1945

87. Academy of Fine Arts and Design of Lodz

#1886 in Europe

#8224 in the World

Founded: 1945

88. Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz

#1900 in Europe

#8257 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1945

89. School of Economics of Katowice

#1913 in Europe

#8294 in the World

Founded: 1991

90. Academy of Music of Gdansk

#1922 in Europe

#8315 in the World

Founded: 1947

91. Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics

#1932 in Europe

#8344 in the World

Founded: 1992

92. Academy of Music of Katowice

#1941 in Europe

#8367 in the World

Founded: 1929

93. University of Computer Sciences and Skills Lodz

#1969 in Europe

#8440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1997

94. Academy of Fine Arts of Katowice

#1973 in Europe

#8449 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 2001

95. Academy of Music of Poznan

#1987 in Europe

#8485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Founded: 1920

96. Academy of Humanities and Economics of Lodz

#2016 in Europe

#8575 in the World

Founded: 1993

97. Academy of Music of Wroclaw

#2067 in Europe

#8714 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1948

98. AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow

#2076 in Europe

#8756 in the World

Founded: 1946

99. Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz

#2083 in Europe

#8773 in the World

Founded: 1974

100. Christian Theological Academy

#2100 in Europe

#8837 in the World

Founded: 1954

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

Average cost of living for students in Poland is $529 + $101-719 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).