QS EECA Poland University Rankings 2021
QS EECA Poland University Rankings 2021
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 is its specialized 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 |
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM) |
801 |
AGH University of Science and Technology |
801 |
Cracow University of Technology |
801 |
Gdansk University of Technology |
801 |
Jagiellonian University |
326 |
Lodz University of Technology |
801 |
Medical University of Silesia |
– |
Medical University of Warsaw |
– |
Nicolaus Copernicus University |
801 |
Poznan University of Technology |
801 |
Silesian University of Technology |
801 |
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities |
– |
University of Gdansk |
801 |
University of Lodz |
801 |
University of Silesia in Katowice |
– |
University of Warsaw |
321 |
University of Wroclaw |
801 |
Warsaw University of Life Sciences |
– |
Warsaw University of Technology |
511 |
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences |
– |
Wroclaw University of Technology |
801 |
Source: https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2021
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