Best universities in Poland 2022

24 Nov 2021

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Explore the top universities in Poland using data from the Times Higher Education's World University Rankings 2022

Poland’s education system has seen some extraordinary changes in recent years. As a result of a huge drive in the nation’s pursuit of a world-class schooling system in recent years, Poland is now home to more than 450 higher education institutions. Many of these institutions are specialized, unlike a lot of European universities, which tend to follow the traditional model of teaching and research in a wide range of disciplines. These are the best universities in Poland based on the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022.

The increasing prestige of Poland’s higher education system is not the only thing the country has to offer. With a number of universities offering English-language courses, as well as low living costs, a rich cultural legacy, and beautiful scenery, it is easy to see why Poland is fast becoming a very popular place to study.

Among Poland’s academic alumni are some names you may be familiar with, including the first female Nobel prizewinner, Marie Curie (who is also the only woman to have won it twice), the composer Frédéric Chopin and the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

Top 2 universities in Poland

1. Jagiellonian University

Founded in 1364, Jagiellonian University is the oldest university in Poland.

The main campus is centrally located in Cracow, and the university has 16 faculties including humanities, law, natural and social sciences, and medicine.

The university library is one of Poland’s largest and houses several medieval manuscripts as well as an extensive collection of underground political literature.

More than 70 student associations are part of the university, usually to encourage students’ scientific achievements through organising lectures, excursions and international conferences.

2. University of Warsaw

The University of Warsaw is one of Poland’s largest institutions and also one of its most prestigious.

While most of the teaching is in Polish, the university offers more than 20 programmes that are taught in English, including courses in economics, business and political science. The main campus of the university is located in the city centre and comprises several historic palaces.

Four University of Warsaw graduates have won Nobel prizes, including the physicist Joseph Rotblat and the former Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin.

Other notable alumni include the composer Frédéric Chopin and David Ben-Gurion, the founding prime minister of Israel.

World University Rank 2022	Poland Rank 2022	University	City
501–600	1	Jagiellonian University	Cracow
601-800	2	University of Warsaw	Warsaw
1001-1200	=3	Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań	Poznań
1001-1200	=3	Gdańsk University of Technology	Gdańsk
1001-1200	=3	Medical University of Bialystok	Bialystok
1001-1200	=3	Medical University of Warsaw	Warsaw
1001-1200	=3	Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń	Toruń
1001-1200	=3	SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities	Warsaw
1201+	=9	AGH University of Science and Technology	Cracow
1201+	=9	Cracow University of Technology	Cracow
1201+	=9	University of Gdańsk	Gdańsk
1201+	=9	University of Łódź	Łódź
1201+	=9	Lodz University of Technology	Łódź
1201+	=9	Marie Curie-Skłodowska University (UMCS)	Lublin
1201+	=9	Poznań University of Technology	Poznań
1201+	=9	Rzeszów University of Technology	Rzeszów
1201+	=9	Silesian University of Technology	Gliwice
1201+	=9	University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	Olsztyn
1201+	=9	Warsaw University of Life Sciences – SGGW	Warsaw
1201+	=9	Warsaw University of Technology	Warsaw
1201+	=9	Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences	Wrocław
1201+	=9	University of Wrocław	Wrocław
1201+	=9	Wrocław University of Science and Technology	Wrocław