The top 42 best universities in Poland: 2025 rankings

Top ranked universities in Poland

University	QS Ranking 2025	THE Ranking 2025	ARWU Ranking 2024
University of Warsaw	258	601	401
Jagiellonian University	312	601	401
Warsaw University of Technology	527	1201	901
Adam Mickiewicz University Poznan (UAM)	761	1001	901
Gdańsk University of Technology	801	1001	801
AGH University of Science and Technology	851	1001	901
Poznan University of Life Sciences	851	1201	–
University of Gdansk	851	1201	–
University of Wroclaw	851	1201	–
Nicolaus Copernicus University	901	1201	901
University of Lodz	901	1501	–
Wrocław University of Science and Technology	901	1201	–
Cracow University of Technology	1001	1501	–
Lodz University of Technology	1001	1201	–
Poznan University of Technology	1001	1201	–
Silesian University of Technology	1001	1201	–
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn	1001	1501	–
Warsaw University of Life Sciences	1001	1201	–
Lublin University of Technology	1201	1501	–
University of Bialystok	1201	–	–
University of Rzeszów	1201	–	–
University of Silesia in Katowice	1201	1501	–
Wroclaw Medical University	–	501	901
Medical University of Lodz	–	801	–
Medical University of Bialystok	–	1001	–
Medical University of Gdansk	–	1001	–
Medical University of Warsaw	–	1001	–
Medical University of Lublin	–	1201	–
Medical University of Silesia	–	1201	–
Opole University of Technology	–	1201	–
Poznan University of Medical Sciences	–	1201	–
SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities	–	1201	–
John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin	–	1201	–
Gdynia Maritime University	–	1501	–
University of Szczecin	–	1501	–
Bialystok University of Technology	–	1501	–
Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce	–	1501	–
Maria Curie-Sklodowska University	–	1501	–
Rzeszow University of Technology	–	1501	–
SGH Warsaw School of Economics	–	1501	–
University of Life Sciences in Lublin	–	1501	–
Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences	–	1501	–

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.

Study in Poland

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.