List of universities in Poland explained

This is a list of universities in Poland. In total, there are approximately 457 universities and collegiate-level institutions of higher education in Poland, including 131 government-funded and 326 privately owned universities, with almost 2 million enrolled students .^[1] According to the March 18, 2011 Act of the Polish Parliament, the universities are divided into categories based on their legal status and level of authorization.^[2]

There are forty publicly funded and two private universities considered classical, granting doctoral degrees on top of bachelor's and master's degrees in at least ten fields of knowledge. The remaining universities are divided according to their educational profile usually reflected in their differing names. Academy is used for institutions which focus on fine arts, music and drama. The technical universities specialize in engineering and the physical sciences. (The name refers to the subjects taught; they are not technical schools.)

In total, there are 24 cities in Poland,^[3] with between one and eight state-funded universities each.^[4] Among the top are Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, Łódź and Wrocław.^[5] The Polish names of listed universities are given in brackets, followed by a standard abbreviation (if commonly used or if existent). Note that some of the institutions might choose to translate their own name as university in English, even if they do not officially have the Polish-language equivalent name of uniwersytet.

Public universities

Please use table sort buttons for year of establishment in chronological order and alphabetical list of locations

Name in Polish (abbreviation)	Location	Est.
University of Białystok	Uniwersytet w Białymstokufaculty: Faculty of Biology, Chemistry, Economics, Education, History, Law, Mathematics, Philology, Physics, Psychology, Sociology, Theology	Białystok	1997
Casimir the Great University	Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, UKW Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Technical Sciences Natural Sciences Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology Faculty of Administration and Social Sciences Faculty of Physical Education, Health and Tourism	Bydgoszcz	1969
University of Gdańsk	Uniwersytet Gdański, UG Faculty of Biology Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Economics Faculty of History Faculty of Languages Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Management Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics Faculty of Oceanography and Geography Faculty of Social Sciences Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology (with Medical University of Gdańsk)	Gdańsk	1970
Jagiellonian University	Uniwersytet Jagielloński, UJ Law and Administration Medicine Pharmacy and Medical Analysis Health Care Philosophy History Philology Polish Language and Literature Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science Mathematics and Computer Science Chemistry Biology and Earth Sciences Management and Social Communication International and Political Studies Biochemistry, Biophysics and Biotechnology	Kraków	1364
John Paul II Catholic University	Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, KUL	Lublin	1918
Maria Curie-Skłodowska University	Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej, UMCS Arts Biology and Biotechnology Chemistry Economics Geosciences and Land Management Philosophy and Sociology Humanities Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Pedagogy and Psychology Political Science Law and Administration	Lublin	1944
University of Łódź	Uniwersytet Łódzki, UŁ Biology and Environmental Protection Chemistry Economics and Sociology Philology Philosophy and History Physics and Applied Informatics Mathematics and Computer Science Geographical Sciences Educational Sciences Law and Administration Management International and Political Studies	Łódź	1945
University of Warmia and Mazury	Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, UWM The Faculty of Animal Bioengineering The Faculty of Arts The Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology The Faculty of Economic Sciences The Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture The Faculty of Environmental Sciences and Fisheries The Faculty of Food Sciences The Faculty of Geodesy and Land Management The Faculty of Humanities The Faculty of Law and Administration Flags of the university in Kortowo campus The Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Sciences The Faculty of Medical Sciences The Faculty of Societal Sciences The Faculty of Technical Sciences The Faculty of Theology The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine	Olsztyn	1999
Opole University	Uniwersytet Opolski, UO Faculty of Philology Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Theology Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Computer Science Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology Faculty of Economics Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Art	Opole	1994
Adam Mickiewicz University	Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, UAM Faculty of English Faculty of Biology Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Educational Studies Faculty of Geographical and Geological Sciences Faculty of History Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Modern Languages and Literature Faculty of Physics Faculty of Polish and Classical Philology Faculty of Political Science and Journalism Faculty of Social Sciences and Philosophy Faculty of Theology Faculty of Pedagogy and Fine Arts, in Kalisz	Poznań	1919
University of Radom	Uniwersytet Radomski, UR Faculty of Materials Science, Technology and Design Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Transport and Electrical Engineering Faculty of Economics Faculty of Computer Science and Mathematics Faculty of Art Faculty of Philology and Pedagogy Faculty of Health Sciences and Physical Culture	Radom	1950
University of Rzeszów	Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, UR Faculty of Biology and Agriculture Faculty of Economics Faculty of Philology Faculty of Mathematics and Nature Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Pedagogy and Art Faculty of Law Faculty of Sociology and History Faculty of Physical Education Branch Campus of the Faculty of Biotechnology	Rzeszów	2001
University of Silesia	Uniwersytet Śląski, UŚ Faculty of Fine Arts and Music Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection Faculty of Ethnology and Sciences of Education Faculty of Philology Faculty of Computer Science and Materials Science Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Faculty of Earth Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Pedagogy and Psychology Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Radio and Television Faculty of Theology	Katowice	1968
University of Szczecin	Uniwersytet Szczeciński, US Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Mathematics and Physics Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Management and Economics of Services Faculty of Theology Faculty of Geosciences Faculty of Philology	Szczecin	1945
Nicolaus Copernicus University	Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, UMK Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Earth Sciences Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management Faculty of Education Sciences Faculty of Fine Arts Faculty of Health Sciences Faculty of History Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Languages Faculty of Law and Administration Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Pharmacy Faculty of Political Science and International Studies Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Informatics Faculty of Theology	Toruń	1945
University of Warsaw	Uniwersytet Warszawski, UW Liberal Arts Applied Linguistics Applied Social Sciences and Resocialization Biology Chemistry Economic Sciences Education Geography and Regional Studies Geology History Law and Administration Journalism, Information and Bibliology Management Mathematics, Informatics, and Mechanics Modern Languages Oriental Studies Philosophy and Sociology Physics Political Science and International Studies Polish Studies Psychology	Warsaw	1816
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University	Uniwersytet Stefana Wyszyńskiego, UKSW Faculty of Theology Institute of Theology: theology, missiology, religious studies Institute of Medial Education and Journalism: medial education and journalism, journalism and social communication Theological Institute of Radom: theology Faculty of Canon Law Canon law Faculty of Family Studies Institute of Family Studies: family studies Faculty of Christian Philosophy Institute of Philosophy: philosophy Institute of Psychology: psychology Institute of Ecology and Bioethics: ecology Faculty of History and Social Sciences Institute of History: history, history of early Christian literature, musicology Institute of Archeology: archeology Institute of Political Science: political science, european studies Institute of Sociology: sociology, economics, social work Institute of History of Art: history of art Faculty of Law and Administration Law, administration, international relations Faculty of Humanistic Sciences Institute of Polish Philology: Polish philology, cultural studies, classical philology Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Mathematics, computer science and econometry, physics, chemistry, macrofaculty (mathematics, chemistry, physics), computer science Faculty of Biology and Environmental Sciences Biology, environmental engineering Faculty of Pedagogy Pedagogy	Warsaw	1954
University of Wrocław	Uniwersytet Wrocławski, UWr Faculty of Biotechnology Faculty of Chemistry Faculty of Philology Faculty of Physics and Astronomy Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Faculty of Biological Sciences Faculty of History and Pedagogy Faculty of Earth and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Social Sciences	Wrocław	1702
University of Zielona Góra	Uniwersytet Zielonogórski, UZ Faculty of Law Collegium Medicum Faculty of Arts Faculty of Biological Sciences Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Economics and Management Faculty of Education, Psychology and Sociology Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Telecommunications Faculty of Humanities Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Econometrics Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Faculty of Physics and Astronomy Branch Faculty of the University of Zielona Góra in Sulechów	Zielona Góra	2001
Jan Kochanowski University	Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego, UJK	Kielce	1969

Technical universities

• AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków (Akademia Górniczo-Hutnicza, AGH)
• University of Bielsko-Biała (Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej, ATH)
• Białystok Technical University (Politechnika Białostocka, PB)
• Częstochowa University of Technology (Politechnika Częstochowska, PCz)
• Gdańsk University of Technology (Politechnika Gdańska, PG)
• Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice (Politechnika Śląska w Gliwicach, PŚl or Pol.Śl.)
• Kielce University of Technology (Politechnika Świętokrzyska, PSK)
• Koszalin University of Technology (Politechnika Koszalińska, PK)
• Lublin University of Technology (Politechnika Lubelska, PL)
• Łódź University of Technology (Politechnika Łódzka, PŁ)
• Opole University of Technology (Politechnika Opolska, PO)
• Poznań University of Technology (Politechnika Poznańska, PP)
• Rzeszów University of Technology (Politechnika Rzeszowska, PRz)
• Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology (Politechnika Krakowska, PK)
• West Pomeranian University of Technology (Zachodniopomorski Uniwersytet Technologiczny w Szczecinie, ZUT)
• Warsaw University of Technology (Politechnika Warszawska, PW)
• Wrocław University of Technology (Politechnika Wrocławska, PWr)

Business schools

• University of Economics in Katowice (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Katowicach)
• Cracow University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Krakowie)
• Poznań University of Economics and Business (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny w Poznaniu)
• Wrocław University of Economics (Uniwersytet Ekonomiczny we Wrocławiu)
• Warsaw School of Economics (Szkoła Główna Handlowa, SGH)

Teacher universities

• Academy of Special Education in Warsaw (Akademia Pedagogiki Specjalnej im. Marii Grzegorzewskiej w Warszawie)
• Jan Długosz University (Akademia im. Jana Długosza w Częstochowie)
• Pedagogical University of Cracow (Uniwersytet Pedagogiczny im. K.E.N. w Krakowie)
• Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk (Akademia Pomorska w Słupsku)

Life sciences

• University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz (Uniwersytet Technologiczno-Przyrodniczy w Bydgoszczy, UTP)
• Agricultural University of Kraków (Uniwersytet Rolniczy w Krakowie)
• University of Life Sciences in Lublin (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie)
• University of Life Sciences in Poznań (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu)
• University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach)
• Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Szkoła Główna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, SGGW)
• Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences (Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy we Wrocławiu)

Colleges of physical education

• Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw
• Gdańsk University of Physical Education and Sport (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego i Sportu im. Jędrzeja Śniadeckieg)

Specialist universities

Medical universities and colleges

• Jagiellonian University Medical College (Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego)
• Medical University of Białystok (Uniwersytet Medyczny w Białymstoku)
• Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Toruń (Collegium Medicum w Bydgoszczy Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu)
• Medical University of Gdańsk (Gdański Uniwersytet Medyczny)
• Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (Śląski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach)
• Medical University of Lublin (Uniwersytet Medyczny w Lublinie)
• Medical University of Łódź (Uniwersytet Medyczny w Łodzi)
• Poznań University of Medical Sciences (Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Karola Marcinkowskiego w Poznaniu)
• Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin (Pomorski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Szczecinie)
• Medical University of Warsaw (Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, WUM)
• Wrocław Medical University (Uniwersytet Medyczny we Wrocławiu)
• Collegium Medicum of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn (Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie)
• Collegium Medicum of the University of Zielona Góra (Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego)

Business schools

• Kozminski University (Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego)

Universities of economics

• WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza (Akademia WSB, previously Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Dąbrowie Górniczej, WSB)

Academies of music

• Bydgoszcz Music Academy - "Feliks Nowowiejski" (Akademia Muzyczna im. Feliksa Nowowiejskiego w Bydgoszczy)
• Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk (Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanisława Moniuszki w Gdańsku)
• University of Music in Katowice (Akademia Muzyczna w Katowicach)
• Academy of Music in Kraków (Akademia Muzyczna w Krakowie)
• Academy of Music in Łódź (Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi)
• Academy of Music in Poznań (Akademia Muzyczna w Poznaniu)
• Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw (Uniwersytet Muzyczny im. Fryderyka Chopina w Warszawie)
• Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław (Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Lipińskiego we Wrocławiu)

Academies of theatre and film

• The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw
• Ludwik Solski Academy for the Dramatic Arts in Kraków
• National Film School in Łódź

Academies of fine arts

• Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
• Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw
  • Art Academy of Szczecin Eugeniusz Geppert Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław
• University of Fine Arts in Poznań
  • Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts in Katowice

Universities of social sciences

• University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw (SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny)

Theological universities

• Pontifical University of John Paul II (Uniwersytet Papieski Jana Pawła II w Krakowie)
• John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin (Katolicki Uniwersytet Lubelski Jana Pawła II, KUL)
• Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław (Papieski Wydział Teologiczny we Wrocławiu)
• Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw (from above) with particular sensitivity to Christian values

Maritime universities

• Gdynia Maritime University (Akademia Morska w Gdyni)
• Maritime University of Szczecin (Akademia Morska w Szczecinie)

Military universities

• War Studies University (Akademia Sztuki Wojennej)
• Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin (Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Sił Powietrznych)
• Military University of Technology in Warsaw (Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna im. Jarosława Dąbrowskiego, WAT)
• Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Wrocław (Wyższa Szkoła Oficerska Wojsk Lądowych im. gen. Tadeusza Kościuszki)
• Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia (Akademia Marynarki Wojennej)

Non-public universities

• Kozminski University (Akademia Leona Koźmińskiego)
• SWPS University (Uniwersytet SWPS)
• University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw (Akademia Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna w Warszawie)
• Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie
• Wyższa Szkoła Prawa (University of Law)^[6]
• Prywatna Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Społecznych
• Akademia Jagiellońska w Toruniu (established in 2003)
• Collegium Humanum – Warsaw Management University (Collegium Humanum – Szkoła Główna Menedżerska)
• Warszawska Akademia Medyczna

Former universities and colleges in Poland

• Lubrański Academy (established in 1518)
• Collegium Hosianum founded in 1565
• Jesuit College in Polotsk
• Akademia Zamojska (1594–1784)
• Politechnika Lwowska, now Lviv Polytechnic in Ukraine
• Wilno University, now Vilnius University in Lithuania
• Lwów University, now Lviv University
• Collegium Nobilium (Warsaw) founded in 1740
• Collegium Nobilium (Jesuit) in Warsaw founded in 1752
• Corps of Cadets (Warsaw), the first state college in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1765
• Jazłowiec College for girls, founded in 1863
• Jesuit College in Khyriv for boys founded in 1886
• Jesuit Collegium in Poznań
• Agricultural University of Szczecin (Akademia Rolnicza w Szczecinie), now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
• Szczecin University of Technology (Politechnika Szczecińska, PS), now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
• Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna Academy, 1919, now War Studies University

See also

• Education in Poland
• List of universities and colleges in Kraków
• Open access in Poland
• Underground Education in Poland During World War II
• List of colleges and universities by country

Notes and references

• Official register of educational institutions by type (Wykaz szkół i placówek oświatowych według typów). Centrum Informatyczne Edukacji, 30 September 2016.

Notes and References

1. [Central Statistical Office (Poland)]
2. http://isap.sejm.gov.pl/DetailsServlet?id=WDU20051641365 Ustawa z dnia 27 lipca 2005 r. – Prawo o szkolnictwie wyższym, Dziennik Ustaw, 2005, No.164, pos.1365.
3. Web site: Ośrodki akademickie . Academic centres . Uczelnie.net . Uczelnie publiczne i niepubliczne (see: left-hand column) . 2013. 30 September 2014.
4. Web site: Wykaz uczelni publicznych nadzorowanych przez Ministra właściwego ds. szkolnictwa wyższego - publiczne uczelnie akademickie . Ministerstwo Nauki i Szkolnictwa Wyższego . 30 September 2014 . MNSW . List of public universities in Poland, by Ministry of Science and Higher Education . PDF file, direct download.
5. Web site: Studia w liczbach: Warszawa bije Kraków . Gazeta.pl, Kraków . . 10 March 2008 . 30 September 2014 . Aneta . Zadroga . University studies in numbers: Warsaw beats Krakow . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20090214120420/http://miasta.gazeta.pl/krakow/1%2C37650%2C5009717.html . 14 February 2009 .
6. Web site: Studia Prawo. 2020-06-18. Wyższa Szkoła Prawa. pl-PL.