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Rankings: The 21 best universities in Poland for 2021/2022

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.

Top ranked universities in Poland

University QS Ranking 2021 THE Ranking 2021 ARWU Ranking 2020
University of Warsaw 321 801 301
Jagiellonian University 326 501 401
Warsaw University of Technology 511 1001 801
AGH University of Science and Technology 801 1001 701
Lodz University of Technology 801 1001 –
Gdansk University of Technology 801 1001 801
Nicolaus Copernicus University 801 1001 –
Wroclaw University of Technology 801 1001 –
University of Wroclaw 801 1001 –
University of Lodz 801 1001 –
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM) 801 1001 801
University of Gdansk 801 1001 –
Poznan University of Technology 801 – –
Silesian University of Technology 801 1001 –
Cracow University of Technology 801 1001 –
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities – 1001 –
Medical University of Warsaw – 801 901
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences – 1001 –
Warsaw University of Life Sciences – 1001 –
University of Silesia in Katowice – 1001 –
Medical University of Silesia – – 901

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.

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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

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