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Rankings: The 42 best universities in Poland for 2027

42 universities in Poland appear in at least one of the three major global university rankings. The table orders them by their combined world position.

Ranking table

#UniversityQS 2027THE 2027ARWU 2026
1University of Warsaw logoUniversity of WarsawWarsaw289801401
2Jagiellonian University logoJagiellonian UniversityCracow329551501
3Wroclaw Medical University logoWroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw–451–
4Warsaw University of Technology logoWarsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw5041,401901
5AGH University of Science and Technology logoAGH University of Science and TechnologyCracow7611,001701
6Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM) logoAdam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM)Poznan7311,001901
7Gdańsk University of Technology logoGdańsk University of TechnologyGdansk8011,001–
8Medical University of Lodz logoMedical University of LodzLodz–801–
9University of Wroclaw logoUniversity of WroclawWroclaw8511,201–
10Nicolaus Copernicus University logoNicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun1,0011,201901
11University of Gdansk logoUniversity of GdanskGdansk9011,401–
12Wrocław University of Science and Technology logoWrocław University of Science and TechnologyWroclaw9011,401901
13Cracow University of Technology logoCracow University of TechnologyCracow1,0011,601–
14Lodz University of Technology logoLodz University of TechnologyLodz1,0011,601–
15Medical University of Gdansk logoMedical University of GdanskGdansk–1,001–
16Medical University of Warsaw logoMedical University of WarsawWarsaw–1,001–
17Poznan University of Life Sciences logoPoznan University of Life SciencesPoznan1,0011,401–
18Poznan University of Technology logoPoznan University of TechnologyPoznan1,0011,601–
19Silesian University of Technology logoSilesian University of TechnologyGliwice1,0011,001–
20University of Lodz logoUniversity of LodzLodz1,0011,601–
21Medical University of Silesia logoMedical University of SilesiaKatowice–1,201–
22Poznan University of Medical Sciences logoPoznan University of Medical SciencesPoznan–1,201–
23SGH Warsaw School of Economics logoSGH Warsaw School of EconomicsWarsaw–1,201–
24University of Silesia in Katowice logoUniversity of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice1,2011,601–
25University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn logoUniversity of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn1,2011,601–
26Warsaw University of Life Sciences logoWarsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw1,2011,601–
27John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin logoJohn Paul II Catholic University of LublinLublin–1,401–
28Lublin University of Technology logoLublin University of TechnologyLublin1,4011,801–
29Medical University of Bialystok logoMedical University of BialystokBialystok–1,401–
30Medical University of Lublin logoMedical University of LublinLublin–1,401–
31Opole University of Technology logoOpole University of TechnologyOpole–1,401–
32SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities logoSWPS University of Social Sciences and HumanitiesWarsaw–1,401–
33Maria Curie-Sklodowska University logoMaria Curie-Sklodowska UniversityLublin–1,601–
34Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences logoWroclaw University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclaw–1,601–
35Bialystok University of Technology logoBialystok University of TechnologyBialystok–1,801–
36Czestochowa University of Technology logoCzestochowa University of TechnologyCzestochowa–1,801–
37University of Life Sciences in Lublin logoUniversity of Life Sciences in LublinLublin–1,801–
38University of Rzeszów logoUniversity of RzeszówRzeszów–1,801–
39Wroclaw University of Economics and Business logoWroclaw University of Economics and BusinessWroclaw–1,801–
40Gdynia Maritime University logoGdynia Maritime UniversityGdynia–2,001–
41Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce logoJan Kochanowski University of KielceKielce–2,001–
42Rzeszow University of Technology logoRzeszow University of TechnologyRzeszów–2,001–

About these rankings

Each ranking uses its own method, so a university can sit in quite different positions across them. A dash (–) means the university is not included in that ranking.

  • QS World University Rankings combine surveys of academics and employers with measures such as citations per faculty, staff-to-student ratio and the share of international staff and students.
  • Times Higher Education World University Rankings assess teaching, the research environment, research quality, international outlook and links with industry.
  • Academic Ranking of World Universities (Shanghai Ranking) are based on research output: highly cited researchers, papers in leading journals, and Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals won by staff and alumni.

Rankings say little about the quality of a single programme. Compare the programmes in Poland on content, fees and entry requirements as well.

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