49 Best universities for Sports Medicine 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 Sports Medicine. A graph of 126K citations received by 12.4K academic papers made by 49 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 Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Sports Medicine

#201 in Europe

#496 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

2. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#222 in Europe

#553 in the World

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

3. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Sports Medicine

#232 in Europe

#578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

4. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Sports Medicine

#242 in Europe

#601 in the World

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

5. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Sports Medicine

#252 in Europe

#627 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

6. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#260 in Europe

#648 in the World

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

7. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Sports Medicine

#294 in Europe

#730 in the World

Founded: 1945

8. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Sports Medicine

#319 in Europe

#808 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

9. Medical University of Lodz

For Sports Medicine

#339 in Europe

#897 in the World

Founded: 1950

10. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Sports Medicine

#347 in Europe

#912 in the World

Founded: 1950

11. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Sports Medicine

#365 in Europe

#971 in the World

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

12. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Sports Medicine

#382 in Europe

#1023 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

13. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Sports Medicine

#384 in Europe

#1025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

14. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#385 in Europe

#1030 in the World

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

15. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Sports Medicine

#399 in Europe

#1084 in the World

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

16. Opole University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#402 in Europe

#1090 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

17. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Sports Medicine

#403 in Europe

#1091 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

18. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Sports Medicine

#420 in Europe

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

19. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Sports Medicine

#428 in Europe

#1186 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

20. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#440 in Europe

#1234 in the World

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

21. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Sports Medicine

#448 in Europe

#1262 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

22. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#460 in Europe

#1326 in the World

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

23. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Sports Medicine

#497 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

24. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Sports Medicine

#509 in Europe

#1548 in the World

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

25. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Sports Medicine

#518 in Europe

#1594 in the World

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

26. Lodz University of Technology

For Sports Medicine

#541 in Europe

#1699 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

27. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Sports Medicine

#543 in Europe

#1709 in the World

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

28. University of Lodz

For Sports Medicine

#545 in Europe

#1728 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

29. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Sports Medicine

#547 in Europe

#1735 in the World

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

30. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Sports Medicine

#565 in Europe

#1802 in the World

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

31. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Sports Medicine

#566 in Europe

#1803 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

32. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Sports Medicine

#579 in Europe

#1873 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

33. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Sports Medicine

#580 in Europe

#1875 in the World

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

34. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#582 in Europe

#1884 in the World

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

35. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#589 in Europe

#1930 in the World

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

36. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Sports Medicine

#591 in Europe

#1935 in the World

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

37. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Sports Medicine

#602 in Europe

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

38. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Sports Medicine

#620 in Europe

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

39. University of Opole

For Sports Medicine

#638 in Europe

#2165 in the World

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

40. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Sports Medicine

#657 in Europe

#2245 in the World

Founded: 1955

41. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Sports Medicine

#680 in Europe

#2349 in the World

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

42. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Sports Medicine

#692 in Europe

#2426 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

43. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Sports Medicine

#695 in Europe

#2434 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

44. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Sports Medicine

#706 in Europe

#2488 in the World

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

45. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Sports Medicine

#714 in Europe

#2544 in the World

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

46. Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#721 in Europe

#2575 in the World

Founded: 1994

47. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Sports Medicine

#723 in Europe

#2581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

48. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Sports Medicine

#743 in Europe

#2677 in the World

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

49. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Sports Medicine

#759 in Europe

#2744 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

The best cities to study Sports Medicine in Poland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Krakow, Warsaw, Poznan, and Katowice.

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