List of 100 best universities in Poland

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EduRank

Top 100 universities in Poland ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 10.5M citations received by 1.14M academic publications made by 127 universities from Poland, the popularity of 3,736 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Warsaw

#110 in Europe
#294 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
42,700
Founded
1816

2. Jagiellonian University

#126 in Europe
#329 in the World
Acceptance Rate
53%
Enrollment
41,661
Founded
1364

3. Adam Mickiewicz University

#212 in Europe
#539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Enrollment
37,013
Founded
1919

4. Warsaw University of Technology

#217 in Europe
#551 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
27,072
Founded
1826

7. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

#261 in Europe
#644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,700
Founded
1944

9. Wroclaw University of Technology

#311 in Europe
#776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
27,388
Founded
1945

10. University of Gdansk

#312 in Europe
#777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
25,063
Founded
1970

11. University of Silesia in Katowice

#335 in Europe
#858 in the World
Acceptance Rate
33%
Enrollment
25,000
Founded
1968

13. Silesian University of Technology

#352 in Europe
#909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
27,200
Founded
1945

15. Gdansk University of Technology

#387 in Europe
#1015 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
23,600
Founded
1904

17. Poznan University of Technology

#392 in Europe
#1024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
15,903
Male:Female
67:33
Founded
1919

18. Medical University of Warsaw

#395 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
44%
Enrollment
9,147
Founded
1809

19. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

#412 in Europe
#1075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
16,443
Founded
1816

24. University of Szczecin

#537 in Europe
#1506 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1968

28. Warsaw School of Economics

#562 in Europe
#1606 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
11,529
Founded
1906

29. University of Bialystok

#584 in Europe
#1694 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
13,160
Founded
1997

33. Poznan University of Economics

#614 in Europe
#1791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Enrollment
11,000
Founded
1926

34. Cracow University of Economics

#619 in Europe
#1821 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1925

35. Poznan University of Life Sciences

#620 in Europe
#1828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
11,500
Founded
1870

36. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

#622 in Europe
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
17,700
Founded
1951

37. Czestochowa University of Technology

#623 in Europe
#1837 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
34,000
Founded
1949

38. University of Rzeszow

#625 in Europe
#1843 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Founded
2001

40. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

#666 in Europe
#1961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1996

41. University of Lodz

#668 in Europe
#1965 in the World
Enrollment
38,000
Founded
1945

44. University of Opole

#693 in Europe
#2062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
10,300
Founded
1994

52. Kozminski University

#799 in Europe
#2569 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1993

54. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

#819 in Europe
#2640 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Enrollment
43,000
Founded
1948

59. Bialystok Technical University

#986 in Europe
#3436 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
12,400
Founded
1949

63. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

#1128 in Europe
#4277 in the World
Enrollment
6,390
Male:Female
48:52
Founded
1950

66. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

#1160 in Europe
#4473 in the World
Acceptance Rate
63%
Enrollment
5,391
Founded
1929

68. Lazarski University

#1267 in Europe
#5110 in the World
Acceptance Rate
71%
Enrollment
5,000
Founded
1993

72. School of Banking of Wroclaw

#1663 in Europe
#7518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
94%
Founded
1995

73. Academy of Fine Arts of Warsaw

#1665 in Europe
#7524 in the World
Acceptance Rate
13%
Founded
1904

74. Academy of Finance and Business Vistula

#1725 in Europe
#7747 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
1992

75. Academy of Music of Warsaw

#1741 in Europe
#7811 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
1,015
Founded
1810

76. Pomeranian University of Slupsk

#1761 in Europe
#7865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
3,000
Founded
1969

78. Maritime University of Gdynia

#1783 in Europe
#7934 in the World
Acceptance Rate
81%
Founded
1920

79. Academy of Music of Krakow

#1796 in Europe
#7962 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1888

93. Academy of Fine Arts of Katowice

#1969 in Europe
#8425 in the World
Enrollment
1,000
Founded
2001

94. Academy of Music of Poznan

#1977 in Europe
#8445 in the World
Acceptance Rate
24%
Founded
1920

96. Academy of Music of Wroclaw

#2062 in Europe
#8706 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1948

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 $463 + $94-674 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).