63 Best Surgeons Medical schools 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 Surgery. A graph of 1.63M citations received by 104K 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. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#97 in Europe

#279 in the World

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

2. Medical University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#109 in Europe

#305 in the World

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

3. Medical University of Silesia, Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Surgery

#153 in Europe

#436 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1948

4. Poznan University of Medical Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Surgery

#163 in Europe

#460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1950

5. Medical University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Surgery

#164 in Europe

#469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1945

6. Wroclaw Medical University

Poland | Wroclaw

For Surgery

#167 in Europe

#474 in the World

Founded: 1945

7. Medical University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Surgery

#192 in Europe

#546 in the World

Founded: 1950

8. Medical University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Surgery

#200 in Europe

#567 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Founded: 1950

9. Medical University of Lodz

For Surgery

#209 in Europe

#596 in the World

Founded: 1950

10. Pomeranian Medical University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Surgery

#222 in Europe

#636 in the World

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

11. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Surgery

#320 in Europe

#997 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

12. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Surgery

#334 in Europe

#1073 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

13. University of Lodz

For Surgery

#360 in Europe

#1168 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

14. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Surgery

#371 in Europe

#1225 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

15. University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#380 in Europe

#1265 in the World

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

16. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Surgery

#391 in Europe

#1298 in the World

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

17. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#402 in Europe

#1356 in the World

Enrollment: 19,750
Founded: 1919

18. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#403 in Europe

#1359 in the World

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

19. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Surgery

#406 in Europe

#1363 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

20. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Surgery

#421 in Europe

#1451 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

21. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Surgery

#426 in Europe

#1469 in the World

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

22. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Surgery

#445 in Europe

#1544 in the World

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

23. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#447 in Europe

#1546 in the World

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

24. University of Physical Education in Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#448 in Europe

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 43%
Founded: 1950

25. Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

Poland | Wroclaw

For Surgery

#491 in Europe

#1712 in the World

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

26. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Surgery

#498 in Europe

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

27. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Surgery

#500 in Europe

#1758 in the World

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

28. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Surgery

#511 in Europe

#1778 in the World

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

29. Lodz University of Technology

For Surgery

#514 in Europe

#1795 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

30. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Surgery

#527 in Europe

#1855 in the World

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

31. Poznan University of Life Sciences

Poland | Poznan

For Surgery

#552 in Europe

#1969 in the World

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

32. Opole University of Technology

For Surgery

#556 in Europe

#1981 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1966

33. University of Life Sciences of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Surgery

#564 in Europe

#2009 in the World

Founded: 1955

34. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#575 in Europe

#2046 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

35. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Surgery

#578 in Europe

#2052 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

36. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Surgery

#582 in Europe

#2064 in the World

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

37. University of Opole

For Surgery

#593 in Europe

#2111 in the World

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

38. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#601 in Europe

#2135 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

39. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Surgery

#630 in Europe

#2220 in the World

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

40. University of Physical Education of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#643 in Europe

#2287 in the World

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

41. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#682 in Europe

#2559 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

42. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Surgery

#711 in Europe

#2707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

43. University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Surgery

#730 in Europe

#2829 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Founded: 1951

44. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Surgery

#731 in Europe

#2830 in the World

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

45. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Surgery

#742 in Europe

#2881 in the World

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

46. West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Surgery

#744 in Europe

#2888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2009

47. University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

Poland | Siedlce

For Surgery

#745 in Europe

#2894 in the World

Enrollment: 5,245
Founded: 1969

48. SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#767 in Europe

#3070 in the World

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

49. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#770 in Europe

#3078 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

50. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Surgery

#791 in Europe

#3191 in the World

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

51. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Surgery

#799 in Europe

#3240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

52. University of Bielsko-Biala

Poland | Bielsko-Biala

For Surgery

#803 in Europe

#3261 in the World

Enrollment: 67,200
Founded: 2001

53. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Surgery

#805 in Europe

#3273 in the World

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

54. Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

Poland | Bydgoszcz

For Surgery

#816 in Europe

#3345 in the World

Enrollment: 13,000
Founded: 1969

55. Kielce University of Technology

Poland | Kielce

For Surgery

#837 in Europe

#3434 in the World

Enrollment: 9,800
Founded: 1965

56. Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

Poland | Czestochowa

For Surgery

#909 in Europe

#3847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1971

57. Poznan University of Economics

Poland | Poznan

For Surgery

#929 in Europe

#3983 in the World

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

58. University of Economics of Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Surgery

#948 in Europe

#4087 in the World

Enrollment: 8,077
Founded: 1937

59. Wroclaw University of Economics

Poland | Wroclaw

For Surgery

#949 in Europe

#4092 in the World

Enrollment: 11,653
Founded: 1947

60. University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

For Surgery

#953 in Europe

#4106 in the World

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

61. Cracow University of Economics

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#961 in Europe

#4154 in the World

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

62. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Surgery

#963 in Europe

#4186 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

63. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Surgery

#1015 in Europe

#4528 in the World

Founded: 1968

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

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