Top 127 universities in Poland: Rankings & Acceptance rate

Rank 🏆	University name	Acceptance rate Acc. rate	City & State
1	University of Warsaw	25%	Warsaw
2	Jagiellonian University	35%	Krakow
3	Adam Mickiewicz University		Poznan
4	AGH University of Science and Technology		Krakow
5	Warsaw University of Technology	75%	Warsaw
6	Silesian University of Technology		Gliwice
7	University of Wroclaw		Wroclaw
8	University of Silesia in Katowice	35%	Katowice
9	Poznan University of Technology	25%	Poznan
10	Nicolaus Copernicus University		Torun
11	Warsaw University of Life Sciences		Warsaw
12	University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn		Olsztyn
13	Cracow University of Technology		Krakow
14	University of Lodz		Lodz
15	Wroclaw University of Technology	85%	Wroclaw
16	Lodz University of Technology		Lodz
17	University of Gdansk		Gdansk
18	West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin		Szczecin
19	Polytechnic University, Rzeszow		Rzeszow
20	Warsaw School of Economics	25%	Warsaw
21	Military University of Technology	45%	Warsaw
22	Wroclaw University of Economics		Wroclaw
23	University of Zielona Gora		Zielona Gora
24	Lublin University of Technology		Lublin
25	Poznan University of Economics		Poznan
26	Bialystok Technical University		Bialystok
27	Czestochowa University of Technology		Czestochowa
28	The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin		Lublin
29	University of Bialystok		Bialystok
30	Marie Curie-Sklodowska University		Lublin
31	Cracow University of Economics	85%	Krakow
32	University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz	95%	Bydgoszcz
33	University of Economics of Katowice		Katowice
34	University of Rzeszow	35%	Rzeszow
35	Gdansk University of Technology		Gdansk
36	Opole University of Technology		Opole
37	Medical University of Warsaw	45%	Warsaw
38	University of Life Sciences of Lublin		Lublin
39	Pedagogical University of Cracow		Krakow
40	Kozminski University		Warsaw
41	University of Opole	25%	Opole
42	Poznan University of Medical Sciences		Poznan
43	Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw		Warsaw
44	Medical University of Gdansk	15%	Gdansk
45	University of Social Sciences and Humanities	85%	Warsaw
46	School of Banking of Wroclaw	85%	Wroclaw
47	Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz		Bydgoszcz
48	Medical University of Silesia, Katowice		Katowice
49	Kielce University of Technology		Kielce
50	Koszalin University of Technology		Koszalin
51	University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce		Kielce
52	Wroclaw Medical University		Wroclaw
53	Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences	35%	Wroclaw
54	Medical University of Lublin		Lublin
55	University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce		Siedlce
56	University of Szczecin		Szczecin
57	Maritime University of Szczecin		Szczecin
58	Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin	25%	Szczecin
59	University of Bielsko-Biala		Bielsko-Biala
60	Lazarski University	75%	Warsaw
61	The School of Banking and Management of Cracow		Krakow
62	Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology		Warsaw
63	Medical University of Bialystok		Bialystok
64	University School of Physical Education in Wroclaw		Wroclaw
65	Academy of Fine Art of Krakow		Krakow
66	Academy of Finance and Business Vistula	75%	Warsaw
67	Pomeranian University of Slupsk		Slupsk
68	Academy of Physical Education of Poznan		Poznan
69	The Jerzy Kukuczka Academy of Physical Education in Katowice		Katowice
70	University of Agriculture of Krakow		Krakow
71	University of Physical Education of Warsaw	65%	Warsaw
72	Maritime University of Gdynia	85%	Gdynia
73	Maria Grzegorzewska Academy of Special Education		Warsaw
74	Nowy Sacz School of Business - National-Louis University	85%	Nowy Sacz
75	Medical University of Lodz		Lodz
76	University of Physical Education in Krakow	25%	Krakow
77	Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw	15%	Warsaw
78	Academy of Music of Warsaw	75%	Warsaw
79	Lomza State University of Applied Sciences	75%	Lomza
80	The Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Art and Design in Wroclaw	35%	Wroclaw
81	Academy of Music of Katowice		Katowice
82	University of Technology and Humanities of Radom		Radom
83	Academy of Fine Arts of Katowice		Katowice
84	Academy of Music of Krakow	25%	Krakow
85	University of Computer Sciences and Skills Lodz	85%	Lodz
86	School of Economics of Katowice		Katowice
87	University of Arts of Poznan		Poznan
88	Poznan University of Life Sciences		Poznan
89	College of Management and Public Administration of Zamosc		Zamosc
90	Academy of Fine Arts of Gdansk		Gdansk
91	The West Pomeranian Business School of Szczecin		Szczecin
92	School of Applied Technology and Management		Warsaw
93	Academy of Music of Gdansk		Gdansk
94	Helena Chodkowska University of Technology and Economics		Warsaw
95	Academy of Music of Poznan	15%	Poznan
96	Pedagogical University of Warsaw		Warsaw
97	Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa		Czestochowa
98	School of Computer Science and Economics of Krakow		Krakow
99	Christian Theological Academy		Warsaw
100	Academy of Music of Wroclaw	25%	Wroclaw
101	Academy of Humanities and Economics of Lodz		Lodz
102	Academy of Finance and Management in Bialystok		Bialystok
103	Pawel Wlodkowic University College of Plock	95%	Plock
104	International School of Logistic and Transport of Wroclaw	75%	Wroclaw
105	College of Foreign Languages of Czestochowa	75%	Czestochowa
106	The State School of Higher Education of Ciechanow		Ciechanow
107	AST National Academy of Theatre Arts in Krakow		Krakow
108	School of Economics, Law and Medical Sciences of Kielce		Kielce
109	Polonia University of Czestochowa		Czestochowa
110	Stanislaw Staszic University of Applied Sciences of Pila	85%	Pila
111	The State Higher Vocational School of Walcz	65%	Walcz
112	Social-Economic Higher School of Gdansk		Gdansk
113	Gdansk Management College of Gdansk		Gdansk
114	Aleksandra Gieysztora Academy of Humanities		Pultusk
115	Jana Wyzykowskiego University		Polkowice
116	The Maria Sklodowskiej-Curie Warsaw Academy		Warsaw
117	School of Computer Science and Management. Prof. Tadeusz Kotarbi	85%	Olsztyn
118	Staropolska University in Kielce		Kielce
119	Jozef Tyszkiewicz International School		Bielsko-Biala
120	Academy of Fine Arts and Design of Lodz		Lodz
121	The Polish National Film, Television and Theatre School	25%	Lodz
122	The State School of Higher Education of Chelm	85%	Chelm
123	The Grazyna and Kiejstut Bacewicz Academy of Music in Lodz	45%	Lodz
124	Academy of Music of Bydgoszcz		Bydgoszcz
125	Graduate School of International Trade and Finance		Warsaw
126	Nadbuzanska College of Siemiatycze		Siemiatycze
127	European School of Sopot		Sopot

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

Average cost of living for students in Poland is $339 + $62-443 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).