63 Best Physical Therapy schools 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 Physical Therapy. A graph of 310K citations received by 25.3K academic papers made by 63 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. Medical University of Lodz

For Physical Therapy

#196 in Europe

#502 in the World

Founded: 1950

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#199 in Europe

#507 in the World

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

3. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#223 in Europe

#552 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

4. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#231 in Europe

#583 in the World

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

5. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Physical Therapy

#238 in Europe

#605 in the World

Founded: 1945

6. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Physical Therapy

#245 in Europe

#622 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

7. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Physical Therapy

#261 in Europe

#673 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

8. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Physical Therapy

#281 in Europe

#733 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

9. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#290 in Europe

#767 in the World

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

10. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Physical Therapy

#313 in Europe

#811 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

11. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Physical Therapy

#346 in Europe

#938 in the World

Founded: 1950

12. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Physical Therapy

#368 in Europe

#1007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

13. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Physical Therapy

#372 in Europe

#1014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

14. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Physical Therapy

#376 in Europe

#1026 in the World

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

15. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Physical Therapy

#404 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

16. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#428 in Europe

#1253 in the World

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

17. Opole University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#462 in Europe

#1397 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

18. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#465 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

19. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#466 in Europe

#1408 in the World

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

20. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Physical Therapy

#469 in Europe

#1419 in the World

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

21. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#479 in Europe

#1468 in the World

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

22. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Physical Therapy

#481 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

23. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Physical Therapy

#492 in Europe

#1524 in the World

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

24. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Physical Therapy

#500 in Europe

#1553 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

25. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Physical Therapy

#502 in Europe

#1568 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

26. University of Lodz

For Physical Therapy

#512 in Europe

#1602 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

27. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Physical Therapy

#518 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

28. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Physical Therapy

#543 in Europe

#1763 in the World

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

29. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Physical Therapy

#549 in Europe

#1777 in the World

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

30. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Physical Therapy

#561 in Europe

#1858 in the World

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

31. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Physical Therapy

#566 in Europe

#1876 in the World

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

32. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Physical Therapy

#570 in Europe

#1895 in the World

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

33. Lodz University of Technology

For Physical Therapy

#580 in Europe

#1952 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

34. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Physical Therapy

#610 in Europe

#2112 in the World

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

35. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Physical Therapy

#622 in Europe

#2161 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

36. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Physical Therapy

#629 in Europe

#2207 in the World

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

37. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Physical Therapy

#635 in Europe

#2235 in the World

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

38. University of Opole

For Physical Therapy

#645 in Europe

#2295 in the World

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

39. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#647 in Europe

#2301 in the World

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

40. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Physical Therapy

#660 in Europe

#2358 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

41. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Physical Therapy

#665 in Europe

#2383 in the World

Founded: 1955

42. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Physical Therapy

#677 in Europe

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

43. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#679 in Europe

#2463 in the World

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

44. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Physical Therapy

#737 in Europe

#2784 in the World

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

45. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#744 in Europe

#2832 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

46. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#752 in Europe

#2907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

47. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#776 in Europe

#3033 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

48. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Physical Therapy

#788 in Europe

#3079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

49. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#807 in Europe

#3192 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

50. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Physical Therapy

#823 in Europe

#3264 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

51. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Physical Therapy

#829 in Europe

#3293 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

52. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Physical Therapy

#838 in Europe

#3338 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

53. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Physical Therapy

#841 in Europe

#3344 in the World

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

54. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Physical Therapy

#852 in Europe

#3393 in the World

Enrollment: 11,230
Founded: 1937

55. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Physical Therapy

#854 in Europe

#3407 in the World

Enrollment: 6,390
Male:Female: 48:52
Founded: 1950

56. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Physical Therapy

#855 in Europe

#3414 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

57. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Physical Therapy

#858 in Europe

#3422 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

58. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Physical Therapy

#860 in Europe

#3448 in the World

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

59. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Physical Therapy

#872 in Europe

#3519 in the World

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

60. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Physical Therapy

#875 in Europe

#3536 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

61. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Physical Therapy

#879 in Europe

#3554 in the World

Founded: 1994

62. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#886 in Europe

#3593 in the World

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

63. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Physical Therapy

#912 in Europe

#3775 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

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

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

Plastic Surgery13

Public Health64

Radiation Therapy31

Radiology and Nuclear medicine65

Respiratory Therapy15

Sonography and Ultrasound16

Sports / Exercise science22

Sports Medicine49