35 Best universities for Theoretical Physics 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 Theoretical Physics. A graph of 417K citations received by 17.2K academic papers made by 35 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 Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#27 in Europe

#71 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#85 in Europe

#175 in the World

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

3. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theoretical Physics

#102 in Europe

#208 in the World

Enrollment: 20,158
Founded: 1702

4. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Theoretical Physics

#107 in Europe

#217 in the World

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

5. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Theoretical Physics

#199 in Europe

#417 in the World

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

6. University of Lodz

For Theoretical Physics

#225 in Europe

#495 in the World

Enrollment: 23,188
Founded: 1945

7. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Theoretical Physics

#246 in Europe

#552 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

8. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theoretical Physics

#254 in Europe

#578 in the World

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

9. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#263 in Europe

#595 in the World

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

10. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#276 in Europe

#644 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

11. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theoretical Physics

#290 in Europe

#682 in the World

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

12. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Theoretical Physics

#299 in Europe

#709 in the World

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

13. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Theoretical Physics

#301 in Europe

#722 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

14. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Theoretical Physics

#303 in Europe

#725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

15. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Theoretical Physics

#309 in Europe

#741 in the World

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

16. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#318 in Europe

#769 in the World

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

17. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Theoretical Physics

#343 in Europe

#876 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

18. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Theoretical Physics

#378 in Europe

#988 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

19. Lodz University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#380 in Europe

#996 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

20. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theoretical Physics

#436 in Europe

#1228 in the World

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

21. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Theoretical Physics

#470 in Europe

#1381 in the World

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

22. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Theoretical Physics

#474 in Europe

#1392 in the World

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

23. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theoretical Physics

#486 in Europe

#1430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

24. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#487 in Europe

#1437 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

25. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#498 in Europe

#1475 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

26. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Theoretical Physics

#503 in Europe

#1499 in the World

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

27. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#528 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

28. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#533 in Europe

#1652 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

29. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#567 in Europe

#1819 in the World

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

30. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#594 in Europe

#1967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

31. University of Opole

For Theoretical Physics

#603 in Europe

#2037 in the World

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

32. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#605 in Europe

#2050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

33. Koszalin University of Technology

Poland | Koszalin

For Theoretical Physics

#619 in Europe

#2153 in the World

Founded: 1968

34. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#620 in Europe

#2155 in the World

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

35. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#635 in Europe

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Founded: 1951

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

Physics subfields in Poland

Acoustical Engineering64

Applied/Engineering Physics25

Astrophysics and Astronomy65

Atomic and Molecular physics42

Condensed Matter Physics45

Materials Science67

Medical Physics15

Nanotechnology57

Nuclear Physics55

Optical Engineering64

Quantum and Particle physics65