17 Best universities for Criminology and Criminal Justice in Poland

Updated: March 02, 2025

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 9.26K citations received by 3.43K 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

#123 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#141 in Europe

#466 in the World

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

3. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#243 in Europe

#771 in the World

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

4. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#252 in Europe

#793 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

5. University of Lodz

Poland | Lodz

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#270 in Europe

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

6. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#279 in Europe

#893 in the World

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

7. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#284 in Europe

#912 in the World

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

8. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#309 in Europe

#987 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

#315 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

10. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#333 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

11. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#349 in Europe

#1098 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

#356 in Europe

#1129 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

13. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#363 in Europe

#1162 in the World

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

14. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#411 in Europe

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

15. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#419 in Europe

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

16. University of Opole

Poland | Opole

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#438 in Europe

#1404 in the World

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

17. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Criminology and Criminal Justice

#442 in Europe

#1412 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

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.