34 Best universities for Theoretical Physics in Poland

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 261K citations received by 14.3K academic papers made by 34 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

#24 in Europe

#62 in the World

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

2. Jagiellonian University

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#92 in Europe

#190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Enrollment: 41,661
Founded: 1364

3. University of Wroclaw

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theoretical Physics

#98 in Europe

#201 in the World

Enrollment: 25,500
Founded: 1702

4. University of Gdansk

Poland | Gdansk

For Theoretical Physics

#104 in Europe

#213 in the World

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

5. University of Lodz

For Theoretical Physics

#212 in Europe

#456 in the World

Enrollment: 38,000
Founded: 1945

6. Adam Mickiewicz University

Poland | Poznan

For Theoretical Physics

#217 in Europe

#469 in the World

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

7. Nicolaus Copernicus University

For Theoretical Physics

#222 in Europe

#484 in the World

Enrollment: 28,900
Founded: 1945

8. University of Silesia in Katowice

Poland | Katowice

For Theoretical Physics

#250 in Europe

#558 in the World

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

9. Gdansk University of Technology

Poland | Gdansk

For Theoretical Physics

#264 in Europe

#606 in the World

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

10. Warsaw University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#274 in Europe

#640 in the World

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

11. AGH University of Science and Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#288 in Europe

#689 in the World

Enrollment: 21,738
Founded: 1919

12. Wroclaw University of Technology

Poland | Wroclaw

For Theoretical Physics

#294 in Europe

#703 in the World

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

13. University of Szczecin

Poland | Szczecin

For Theoretical Physics

#300 in Europe

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1968

14. University of Bialystok

Poland | Bialystok

For Theoretical Physics

#301 in Europe

#727 in the World

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

15. University of Zielona Gora

Poland | Zielona Gora

For Theoretical Physics

#305 in Europe

#735 in the World

Enrollment: 12,700
Founded: 2001

16. Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#306 in Europe

#736 in the World

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

17. University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Poland | Olsztyn

For Theoretical Physics

#338 in Europe

#874 in the World

Enrollment: 22,800
Founded: 1999

18. University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

Poland | Kielce

For Theoretical Physics

#362 in Europe

#960 in the World

Enrollment: 15,600
Founded: 1969

19. Lodz University of Technology

For Theoretical Physics

#367 in Europe

#975 in the World

Enrollment: 12,376
Founded: 1945

20. Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theoretical Physics

#428 in Europe

#1167 in the World

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

21. Czestochowa University of Technology

Poland | Czestochowa

For Theoretical Physics

#460 in Europe

#1317 in the World

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

22. Poznan University of Technology

Poland | Poznan

For Theoretical Physics

#466 in Europe

#1328 in the World

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

23. University of Rzeszow

Poland | Rzeszow

For Theoretical Physics

#472 in Europe

#1361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 34%
Founded: 2001

24. Cracow University of Technology

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#478 in Europe

#1380 in the World

Enrollment: 17,280
Founded: 1945

25. Pedagogical University of Cracow

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#485 in Europe

#1402 in the World

Enrollment: 14,900
Founded: 1946

26. Silesian University of Technology

Poland | Gliwice

For Theoretical Physics

#513 in Europe

#1529 in the World

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

27. University of Agriculture of Krakow

Poland | Krakow

For Theoretical Physics

#518 in Europe

#1540 in the World

Enrollment: 10,840
Founded: 1890

28. Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#528 in Europe

#1597 in the World

Enrollment: 9,736
Founded: 1954

29. Warsaw School of Economics

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#560 in Europe

#1791 in the World

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

30. John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#576 in Europe

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1918

31. Lublin University of Technology

Poland | Lublin

For Theoretical Physics

#587 in Europe

#1936 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1953

32. University of Opole

For Theoretical Physics

#598 in Europe

#1999 in the World

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

33. Warsaw University of Life Sciences

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#599 in Europe

#2005 in the World

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

34. Military University of Technology

Poland | Warsaw

For Theoretical Physics

#609 in Europe

#2111 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 Physics22

Astrophysics and Astronomy65

Atomic and Molecular physics41

Condensed Matter Physics43

Materials Science67

Medical Physics15

Nanotechnology56

Nuclear Physics55

Optical Engineering64

Quantum and Particle physics65