17 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Poland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 5.19K citations received by 2.7K 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

#139 in Europe

#454 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#149 in Europe

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 41,661
Founded: 1364

3. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#252 in Europe

#819 in the World

Enrollment: 25,500
Founded: 1702

4. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#254 in Europe

#828 in the World

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

5. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#279 in Europe

#897 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1945

6. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#287 in Europe

#922 in the World

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

7. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#319 in Europe

#1028 in the World

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

8. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#338 in Europe

#1094 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

9. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#345 in Europe

#1119 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

10. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#352 in Europe

#1138 in the World

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

11. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#355 in Europe

#1149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

12. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#360 in Europe

#1170 in the World

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

13. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#374 in Europe

#1217 in the World

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

14. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#388 in Europe

#1254 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

15. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#395 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

16. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#399 in Europe

#1286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

17. University of Opole

Poland | Opole

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#402 in Europe

#1289 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, Wroclaw, and Poznan.