CWTS Leiden Poland University Rankings 2021

It’s always a good idea to know where your university ranks

When it comes to selecting your university and course, it’s always wise to take university rankings into account. While QS and THE World University Rankings are quite popular, there is another one that many students look out for. Do you know about the CWTS (Dutch: Centrum voor Wetenschap en Technologische Studies) Leiden ranking system? 

CWTS Leiden ranking

The CWTS Leiden Ranking is a global university ranking recorded on an annual basis exclusively on bibliometric indicators. These rankings get compiled by the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands using the Clarivate Analytics bibliographic database i.e. Web of Science as its source of the publication and citation data. 

With CWTS rankings, you can check:

• The top-ranked institutions in your study abroad destinations
• Ranking of your desired institution
• The best institution in your field

You can also check the ranking as per the indicator which is most important for you.

Information about the CWTS Leiden Ranking

The CWTS Leiden Ranking is an online platform that offers important insights into the scientific performance of over 1200 major universities worldwide. Below we provide some general information about the Leiden Ranking.

CWTS Leiden Ranking 2020

Source:  https://www.leidenranking.com/ranking/2021/list

Fast Facts

• Located in central Europe
• Area: 312,685 sq km
• Population: around 38.4 million
• Capital: Warsaw (also the largest city)
• Borders with Belarus, Czech Republic, Germany, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, and the Baltic sea
• Students will need a minimum of 30,000 PLN (~US$7,820) per year to cover their living costs in Poland.
• International tuition fees can reach up to ~US$4,180 per year at public universities.
• Poland has a TV channel dedicated to the Pope.
• National currency: zloty (PLN)
• More winners of the “World’s Strongest Man” competition than any other location
• 17 Nobel Prize winners
• 9,300 lakes, 23 National Parks, and one desert
• 90 percent of Poles have completed at least secondary education, the highest score in the EU, along with Czechs, Slovaks and Slovenes.
• Polish-born astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus was the first person to suggest that the Earth was in fact not the center of the universe.
• 70 percent of the Nazi extermination camps during WWII were located in Poland, including the three most infamous, Auschwitz, Treblinka and Belzec.

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
• Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU)
• Webometrics Ranking of World Universities
• CWTS Leiden Ranking of universities
• Studying Poland FAQs