55 Best universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 407K citations received by 25K academic papers made by 55 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. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#153 in Europe

#440 in the World

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

2. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#191 in Europe

#552 in the World

Founded: 1945

3. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#197 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Enrollment: 9,884
Male:Female: 25:75
Founded: 1809

4. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#236 in Europe

#674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

5. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#257 in Europe

#723 in the World

Founded: 1950

6. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#264 in Europe

#749 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

7. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#269 in Europe

#760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

8. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#352 in Europe

#1024 in the World

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

9. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Nursing

#359 in Europe

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

10. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#369 in Europe

#1089 in the World

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

11. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#441 in Europe

#1407 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 24%
Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 1948

12. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#468 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

13. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#474 in Europe

#1559 in the World

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

14. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Nursing

#476 in Europe

#1563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

15. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Nursing

#487 in Europe

#1625 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

16. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#514 in Europe

#1731 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

17. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Nursing

#527 in Europe

#1791 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

18. University of Lodz

For Nursing

#537 in Europe

#1843 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

19. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#564 in Europe

#1983 in the World

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

20. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#576 in Europe

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

21. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#582 in Europe

#2107 in the World

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

22. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#585 in Europe

#2127 in the World

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

23. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#588 in Europe

#2142 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

24. University of Opole

For Nursing

#594 in Europe

#2173 in the World

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

25. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#597 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

26. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#625 in Europe

#2378 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

27. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#635 in Europe

#2471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

28. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#641 in Europe

#2492 in the World

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

29. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#652 in Europe

#2572 in the World

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

30. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Nursing

#659 in Europe

#2614 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

31. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Nursing

#673 in Europe

#2721 in the World

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

32. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#692 in Europe

#2901 in the World

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

33. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#712 in Europe

#3000 in the World

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

34. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Nursing

#715 in Europe

#3005 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

35. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#727 in Europe

#3091 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 10,600
Founded: 1951

36. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#730 in Europe

#3103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 5,391
Founded: 1929

37. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#754 in Europe

#3263 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

38. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#755 in Europe

#3266 in the World

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

39. Kozminski University

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#759 in Europe

#3288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

40. Lodz University of Technology

For Nursing

#762 in Europe

#3296 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

41. Opole University of Technology

For Nursing

#788 in Europe

#3420 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

42. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#791 in Europe

#3442 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

43. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#796 in Europe

#3465 in the World

Founded: 1955

44. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Nursing

#800 in Europe

#3473 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

45. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#837 in Europe

#3683 in the World

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

46. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#842 in Europe

#3716 in the World

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

47. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#852 in Europe

#3762 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

48. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Nursing

#869 in Europe

#3867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

49. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#884 in Europe

#3937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

50. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#887 in Europe

#3954 in the World

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

51. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#900 in Europe

#4043 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

52. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Nursing

#906 in Europe

#4058 in the World

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

53. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Nursing

#918 in Europe

#4110 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

54. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Nursing

#925 in Europe

#4172 in the World

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

55. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Nursing

#929 in Europe

#4183 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Poland

Anatomy and Physiology60

Anesthesiology42

Bioethics/Medical Ethics15

Biomedical Engineering34

Clinical Psychology46

Critical Care Nursing32

Family medicine32

Forensic Science15

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science49

Healthcare Management (MHA)41

Medical Physics15

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)48

Occupational Therapy20

Oncology and Cancer research48

Ophthalmology26

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine30

Physical Therapy64

Plastic Surgery14

Public Health64

Radiation Therapy32

Radiology and Nuclear medicine65

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound17

Sports / Exercise science22

Sports Medicine49