Rankings: The 40 best universities in Poland for 2024/2025

Poland is an exciting country to study abroad, and Polish universities have been increasingly successful in international university rankings over recent years. The best-ranked universities in Poland are the University of Warsaw (the country’s largest) and Jagiellonian University in Cracow (the country’s oldest, dating back to the 14th century).

One strength of the Polish higher education system are its specialised universities of technology and its medical schools. These institutions offer world-class education at modest tuition fees.

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Top ranked universities in Poland

University	QS Ranking 2024	THE Ranking 2024	ARWU Ranking 2023
University of Warsaw	262	601	401
Jagiellonian University	304	601	401
Warsaw University of Technology	571	1201	901
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM)	731	1001	901
Poznan University of Life Sciences	801	1201	–
Gdańsk University of Technology	851	1001	901
AGH University of Science and Technology	901	1001	801
Nicolaus Copernicus University	901	1001	901
University of Wroclaw	901	1001	–
Wrocław University of Science and Technology	901	1201	–
University of Gdansk	951	1201	–
University of Lodz	951	1501	–
Cracow University of Technology	1001	1501	–
Lodz University of Technology	1001	1201	–
Poznan University of Technology	1001	1201	–
Silesian University of Technology	1001	1201	–
Warsaw University of Life Sciences	1001	1201	–
Lublin University of Technology	1201	–	–
University of Bialystok	1201	–	–
University of Rzeszów	1201	–	–
University of Silesia in Katowice	1201	1501	–
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	1201	1501	–
Bialystok University of Technology	–	1501	–
Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce	–	1501	–
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin	–	1201	–
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University	–	1501	–
Medical University of Bialystok	–	1001	–
Medical University of Gdansk	–	1001	–
Medical University of Lodz	–	801	–
Medical University of Lublin	–	1201	–
Medical University of Silesia	–	1201	–
Medical University of Warsaw	–	1001	901
Opole University of Technology	–	1201	–
Poznan University of Medical Sciences	–	1001	–
Rzeszow University of Technology	–	1501	–
SGH Warsaw School of Economics	–	1501	–
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities	–	1001	–
University of Life Sciences in Lublin	–	1501	–
Wroclaw Medical University	–	601	801
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences	–	1201	–

Explained: How do the university rankings work?

The QS World University Rankings are among the most important, most-referenced rankings. The QS ranking relies heavily on its academic survey, asking thousands of academics worldwide about the reputation of universities.

The Times Higher Education World University Rankings (or the THE Rankings for short) compile a wide range of statistics. Equal weight is put on teaching quality, research excellence, and research impact through citations (meaning how often a university’s research is referenced elsewhere).

The Academic Ranking of World Universities by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (often just Shanghai Ranking, or ARWU) focuses on research output and quality, for example measured by the number of published and cited scientific papers and the number of staff or alumni winning the Nobel Prize or Fields Medal.

Study in Poland

Poland is an exciting and modern destination for international students. Tuition fees in the Eastern European country are modest and cost of living extremely low, while the quality of teaching is high.

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Relevant links

• Studying abroad in Poland: Basic information for international students
• Study programmes in Poland
• Visit the website of the QS World University Rankings
• Visit the website of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
• Visit the website of the Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities