38 Best universities for Operations Research 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 Operations Research. A graph of 117K citations received by 8.94K academic papers made by 38 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. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#41 in Europe

#146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 15,903
Male:Female: 67:33
Founded: 1919

2. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#75 in Europe

#220 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

3. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Operations Research

#76 in Europe

#229 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1945

4. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#81 in Europe

#238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 71%
Enrollment: 27,072
Founded: 1826

5. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Operations Research

#131 in Europe

#390 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

6. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Operations Research

#171 in Europe

#494 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,200
Founded: 1945

7. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Operations Research

#189 in Europe

#554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

8. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#237 in Europe

#657 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

9. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#245 in Europe

#691 in the World

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

10. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Operations Research

#263 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

11. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Operations Research

#286 in Europe

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 23,600
Founded: 1904

12. Maritime University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Operations Research

#292 in Europe

#823 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1947

13. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Operations Research

#303 in Europe

#861 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

14. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Operations Research

#310 in Europe

#876 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 34,000
Founded: 1949

15. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#331 in Europe

#963 in the World

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

16. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#332 in Europe

#969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

17. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Operations Research

#356 in Europe

#1039 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

18. Lodz University of Technology

For Operations Research

#372 in Europe

#1088 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

19. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#373 in Europe

#1092 in the World

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

20. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Operations Research

#376 in Europe

#1098 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

21. University of Lodz

For Operations Research

#391 in Europe

#1145 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

22. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Operations Research

#406 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 17,700
Founded: 1951

23. Opole University of Technology

For Operations Research

#418 in Europe

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

24. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Operations Research

#443 in Europe

#1348 in the World

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

25. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Operations Research

#468 in Europe

#1475 in the World

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

26. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#469 in Europe

#1479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 11,000
Founded: 1926

27. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#492 in Europe

#1554 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1925

28. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Operations Research

#494 in Europe

#1558 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

29. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Operations Research

#495 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 11,500
Founded: 1870

30. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#505 in Europe

#1599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 16,443
Founded: 1816

31. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Operations Research

#539 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Founded: 1968

32. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Operations Research

#542 in Europe

#1763 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 11,529
Founded: 1906

33. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Operations Research

#553 in Europe

#1815 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

34. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Operations Research

#578 in Europe

#1901 in the World

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

35. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Operations Research

#589 in Europe

#1935 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

36. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Operations Research

#603 in Europe

#2006 in the World

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

37. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Operations Research

#618 in Europe

#2085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

38. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Operations Research

#619 in Europe

#2092 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

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

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