17 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Poland

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Poland ranked based on their research performance in Criminology and Criminal Justice. A graph of 10.9K citations received by 3.6K academic papers made by 17 universities in Poland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#120 in Europe

#407 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#142 in Europe

#463 in the World

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

3. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#245 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

4. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#248 in Europe

#776 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

5. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#269 in Europe

#845 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

6. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#277 in Europe

#885 in the World

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

7. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#283 in Europe

#902 in the World

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

8. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#302 in Europe

#956 in the World

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

9. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#317 in Europe

#1004 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

10. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#324 in Europe

#1024 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

11. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#350 in Europe

#1096 in the World

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

12. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#351 in Europe

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

13. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#370 in Europe

#1171 in the World

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

14. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#402 in Europe

#1275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#425 in Europe

#1366 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

16. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#439 in Europe

#1408 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

17. University of Opole

Poland | Opole

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#444 in Europe

#1426 in the World

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

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