Pavol Josef Safarik University: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #2224 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #701 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #5 of 34 | In Slovakia |
| #2 of 4 | In Kosice |
| #1534 of 1,650 | For Oncology and Cancer research |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 7,067
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- upjs.sk
- Languages
- Slovak;English
- Acceptance rate
- 63%*
* Pavol Josef Safarik University is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (maturitné vysvedčenie) or recognized foreign equivalent, and entrance examination |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to August (September - February; February-August) |
| Enrollment | 7,067 |
| Full time employee | 850 |
| Student:staff ratio | 8:1 |
Publications & Citations
Pavol Josef Safarik University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 1 |
| 2002 | 4 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 6 |
| 2004 | 9 | 12 |
| 2005 | 11 | 25 |
| 2006 | 24 | 35 |
| 2007 | 32 | 75 |
| 2008 | 30 | 108 |
| 2009 | 45 | 233 |
| 2010 | 78 | 324 |
| 2011 | 63 | 488 |
| 2012 | 87 | 597 |
| 2013 | 101 | 832 |
| 2014 | 146 | 1086 |
| 2015 | 170 | 1333 |
| 2016 | 151 | 1342 |
| 2017 | 209 | 1837 |
| 2018 | 199 | 2720 |
| 2019 | 210 | 3663 |
| 2020 | 256 | 4602 |
| 2021 | 235 | 5385 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | $500 |
| International students | $500 | $500 |
Pavol Josef Safarik University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | + |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | – | + | + |
| Engineering | IT | – | – | – | + |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Bakalár | Fine Arts, Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Public Administration, Sports |
|---|---|
| Doktor lekárstva/ Magister/ Inžinier | Dentistry, Medicine |
| Magister | Fine Arts, Law, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Physical Therapy, Public Administration, Public Health |
| Doktor | Law, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Public Administration |
Notable alumni
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Štefan Harabin
- Occupations
- politicianjudge
- Biography
-
Štefan Harabin is a former Slovak judge and politician. He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Slovakia for two terms (1998–2003 and 2009–2014) and Minister of Justice from 2006 to 2009. In 2019 he ran unsuccessfully for President of Slovakia.
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Anna Šišková
- Occupations
- actor
- Biography
-
Anna Šišková is a Slovak actress. She won the Czech Lion award for Best Actress in 2000 for her role in the Academy Award-nominated film Divided We Fall. Her daughters, Dorota Nvotová and Tereza Nvotová are also actresses.
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Richard Raši
- Occupations
- physicianpolitician
- Biography
-
Richard Raši is a Slovak physician and politician who served as Slovakia's Deputy Prime Minister for Investments and Information. A member of the Voice – Social Democracy (Slovak: Hlas – sociálna demokracia) political party, Raši previously served as Mayor of the city of Košice. He also served from 3 June 2008 until 8 June 2010 as Minister of Health in the First cabinet of Robert Fico.
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Radovan Brenkus
- Occupations
- literary criticpoettranslatorwriter
- Biography
-
Radovan Brenkus is a Slovak writer, translator and critic.
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Pavol Hudák
- Occupations
- writerpoetjournalist
- Biography
-
Pavol Hudák was a Slovak poet, journalist and publicist.
General info
| Alternative names | UPJS Univerzita Pavla Jozefa Šafárika v Košiciach |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1959 |
| Accreditation | Accreditation Commission of the Government of the Slovak Republic. |
| Motto | Múdrost minulosti - poznatky prítomnosti - vzdelanie budúcnosti Wisdom of the Past, Knowledge of the Present, Education of the Future |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Arts Faculty of Law Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Public Administration Faculty of Science |
| Affiliations and memberships | European University Association (EUA) |
Location and Contacts
| Address | ?robárova 2 Ko?ice, KoSice, 041 80 Slovakia |
|---|---|
| City population | 239,000 |
| Phone | +421 (55) 234 1100 |
| Fax | +421 (55) 678 6959 |