55 Best universities for Nursing 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 Nursing. A graph of 368K citations received by 23.6K 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

#154 in Europe

#447 in the World

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

2. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#195 in Europe

#563 in the World

Founded: 1945

3. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#201 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

4. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#237 in Europe

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

5. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#259 in Europe

#737 in the World

Founded: 1950

6. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#267 in Europe

#758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

7. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#275 in Europe

#775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

8. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#348 in Europe

#1024 in the World

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

9. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#357 in Europe

#1057 in the World

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

10. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Nursing

#362 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

11. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#443 in Europe

#1431 in the World

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

12. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#467 in Europe

#1529 in the World

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

13. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#473 in Europe

#1555 in the World

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

14. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Nursing

#485 in Europe

#1616 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

15. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Nursing

#492 in Europe

#1653 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

16. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#504 in Europe

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

17. University of Lodz

For Nursing

#532 in Europe

#1828 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

18. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Nursing

#536 in Europe

#1845 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

19. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#569 in Europe

#2039 in the World

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

20. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#574 in Europe

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

21. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#580 in Europe

#2137 in the World

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

22. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#581 in Europe

#2138 in the World

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

23. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#590 in Europe

#2184 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

24. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#595 in Europe

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

25. University of Opole

For Nursing

#601 in Europe

#2243 in the World

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

26. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#623 in Europe

#2385 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

27. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#632 in Europe

#2473 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

28. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#633 in Europe

#2474 in the World

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

29. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Nursing

#651 in Europe

#2585 in the World

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

30. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Nursing

#668 in Europe

#2701 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

31. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Nursing

#670 in Europe

#2718 in the World

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

32. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#701 in Europe

#2947 in the World

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

33. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Nursing

#705 in Europe

#2967 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

34. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#711 in Europe

#2983 in the World

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

35. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#724 in Europe

#3074 in the World

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

36. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#728 in Europe

#3097 in the World

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

37. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Nursing

#751 in Europe

#3243 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

38. Kozminski University

Poland | Warsaw

For Nursing

#757 in Europe

#3275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1993

39. Lodz University of Technology

For Nursing

#764 in Europe

#3299 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

40. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#765 in Europe

#3305 in the World

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

41. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#794 in Europe

#3449 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

42. Opole University of Technology

For Nursing

#795 in Europe

#3451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

43. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Nursing

#801 in Europe

#3484 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

44. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Nursing

#807 in Europe

#3527 in the World

Founded: 1955

45. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#835 in Europe

#3661 in the World

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

46. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Nursing

#840 in Europe

#3680 in the World

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

47. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Nursing

#853 in Europe

#3777 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

48. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Nursing

#873 in Europe

#3858 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

49. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Nursing

#880 in Europe

#3882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

50. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#882 in Europe

#3887 in the World

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

51. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Nursing

#904 in Europe

#4012 in the World

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

52. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Nursing

#906 in Europe

#4016 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

53. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Nursing

#917 in Europe

#4095 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

54. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Nursing

#918 in Europe

#4109 in the World

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

55. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Nursing

#920 in Europe

#4119 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

Anesthesiology41

Bioethics/Medical Ethics15

Biomedical Engineering33

Clinical Psychology46

Critical Care Nursing28

Family medicine31

Forensic Science14

Gastroenterology and Hepatology36

Health Science49

Healthcare Management (MHA)40

Medical Physics15

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)48

Occupational Therapy19

Oncology and Cancer research46

Ophthalmology26

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine28

Physical Therapy63

Plastic Surgery13

Public Health64

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine65

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound16

Sports / Exercise science22

Sports Medicine49