List of 100 best universities in Poland

Top 100 universities in Poland ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 6.89M citations received by 564K academic publications made by 127 universities from Poland, the popularity of 3,400 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Warsaw

#99 in Europe
#267 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

2. Jagiellonian University

#131 in Europe
#342 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
41,661
Founded
1364

3. Warsaw University of Technology

#207 in Europe
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
27,072
Founded
1826

4. Adam Mickiewicz University

#233 in Europe
#594 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
37,013
Founded
1919

7. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

#275 in Europe
#687 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1944

8. Wroclaw University of Technology

#292 in Europe
#746 in the World
Acceptance Rate
93%
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1945

10. University of Gdansk

#311 in Europe
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
25,063
Founded
1970

11. University of Silesia in Katowice

#333 in Europe
#871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
41%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1968

13. Silesian University of Technology

#355 in Europe
#945 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,200
Founded
1945

14. Poznan University of Technology

#371 in Europe
#993 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
15,903
Male:Female
67:33
Founded
1919

15. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

#389 in Europe
#1069 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,443
Founded
1816

16. Medical University of Warsaw

#390 in Europe
#1070 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
9,147
Founded
1809

17. Gdansk University of Technology

#393 in Europe
#1077 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
23,600
Founded
1904

23. University of Szczecin

#535 in Europe
#1560 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1968

26. University of Bialystok

#549 in Europe
#1625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,160
Founded
1997

27. Warsaw School of Economics

#557 in Europe
#1670 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
11,529
Founded
1906

29. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

#583 in Europe
#1754 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,700
Founded
1951

30. Poznan University of Economics

#603 in Europe
#1839 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1926

31. Cracow University of Economics

#606 in Europe
#1865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1925

32. University of Opole

#609 in Europe
#1881 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
10,300
Founded
1994

33. Czestochowa University of Technology

#614 in Europe
#1898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1949

36. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

#632 in Europe
#1959 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1996

38. University of Rzeszow

#649 in Europe
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

41. University of Lodz

#680 in Europe
#2146 in the World
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1945

47. Poznan University of Life Sciences

#742 in Europe
#2410 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,500
Founded
1870

48. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

#763 in Europe
#2531 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
43,000
Founded
1948

51. Kozminski University

#777 in Europe
#2599 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1993

54. Bialystok Technical University

#867 in Europe
#2988 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,400
Founded
1949

61. University of Agriculture of Krakow

#1048 in Europe
#3947 in the World
Enrollment
10,840
Founded
1890

64. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

#1130 in Europe
#4363 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
5,391
Founded
1929

66. Lazarski University

#1161 in Europe
#4539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1993

67. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

#1182 in Europe
#4671 in the World
Enrollment
6,390
Male:Female
48:52
Founded
1950

72. School of Banking of Wroclaw

#1666 in Europe
#7281 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1995

73. Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw

#1697 in Europe
#7412 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1904

74. Pomeranian University of Slupsk

#1736 in Europe
#7596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1969

75. Academy of Music of Warsaw

#1745 in Europe
#7632 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,015
Founded
1810

76. Academy of Music of Krakow

#1784 in Europe
#7748 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1888

78. Maritime University of Gdynia

#1794 in Europe
#7779 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1920

90. Academy of Music of Poznan

#1952 in Europe
#8264 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1920

92. Academy of Fine Arts of Katowice

#1966 in Europe
#8298 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
2001

93. Academy of Finance and Business Vistula

#2007 in Europe
#8401 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

95. Academy of Music of Wroclaw

#2054 in Europe
#8590 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1948

97. Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz

#2060 in Europe
#8608 in the World
Acceptance Rate
18%
Founded
1974

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 $374 + $75-538 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).