Pavol Josef Safarik University: Statistics

Updated: June 02, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 1525 of 9,560	In the World
# 574 of 2,786	In Europe
# 4 of 34	In Slovakia
# 644 of 9,274	For Respiratory Therapy
Top 1-3	For 9 other topics

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Quick Review

Acceptance rate

63%

Enrollment

7,067

Languages

Slovak;English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Doctorate

Website

upjs.sk

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	63%
Admissions Requirements	Secondary school certificate (maturitné vysvedčenie) or recognized foreign equivalent, and entrance examination
Academic Calendar	September to August (September - February; February-August)
Enrollment	7,067

We've calculated the 63% acceptance rate for Pavol Josef Safarik University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Pavol Josef Safarik University faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Pavol Josef Safarik University.

Academy : Christian

Anthropology Ethics

Centre : Information and Communication Technologies

Information Technology Telecommunications Engineering

Faculty : Arts

American Studies Classical Languages Communication Studies Education Educational Psychology English Studies Ethics Germanic Studies History Philology Philosophy Psychology Romance Languages Slavic Languages Social Work

Faculty : Law

Administrative Law Canon Law Civil Law Commercial Law Comparative Law Constitutional Law Criminal Law European Union Law Finance Fiscal Law Government History of Law Human Rights International Law Justice Administration Labour Law Law Notary Studies Taxation

Faculty : Medicine

Anatomy Biochemistry Biomedicine Biophysics Clinical Psychology Dentistry Embryology and Reproduction Biology Forensic Medicine and Dentistry Histology Medicine Nursing Obstetrics and Gynaecology Pathology Pharmacology Pharmacy Physiology Public Health Surgery

Faculty : Public Administration

Economics Law Political Sciences Public Administration Sociology

Faculty : Science

Biology Chemistry Computer Science Ecology Geography Mathematics Physics

Institute : Physical Education and Sports

Physical Education Sports

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Pavol Josef Safarik University.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	No	No	No
Biology	Yes	Yes	Yes
Business	Yes	Yes	Yes
Chemistry	Yes	Yes	Yes
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Economics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Engineering	No	No	No
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	Yes
Mathematics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Medicine	Yes	Yes	Yes
Physics	Yes	Yes	Yes
Psychology	Yes	Yes	Yes

Bakalár

Fine Arts Law Medicine Natural Sciences Public Administration Sports

Doktor lekárstva/ Magister/ Inžinier

Dentistry Medicine

Magister

Fine Arts Law Natural Sciences Nursing Physical Therapy Public Administration Public Health

Doktor

Law Medicine Natural Sciences Public Administration

Research profile

Pavol Josef Safarik University has published 11,606 scientific papers with 180,739 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Medicine, Engineering, Quantum and Particle physics, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Science, and Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Publications

11,606

Citations

180,739

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology	6,858 / 118,503
Chemistry	6,447 / 110,356
Physics	5,657 / 89,696
Medicine	5,390 / 93,566
Engineering	5,136 / 76,926
Quantum and Particle physics	4,149 / 68,455
Organic chemistry	3,925 / 71,575
Biochemistry	3,905 / 71,361
Environmental Science	3,614 / 51,713
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	3,460 / 39,438
Genetics	3,322 / 57,105
Computer Science	3,183 / 53,105
Materials Science	2,952 / 42,743
Psychology	2,563 / 42,810
Pathology	2,283 / 48,708
Philosophy	1,826 / 17,361
Geology	1,689 / 25,240
Geography and Cartography	1,598 / 18,458
Optics	1,591 / 28,036
Mathematics	1,584 / 35,274
Metallurgy	1,515 / 23,766
Ecology	1,507 / 24,582
Psychiatry	1,461 / 32,290
Statistics	1,351 / 32,986
Sociology	1,310 / 18,049
Paleontology	1,305 / 19,366
Condensed Matter	1,291 / 14,498
Political Science	1,246 / 12,544
Law	1,157 / 12,288
Surgery	1,148 / 24,395
Linguistics	1,112 / 11,032
Neuroscience	1,112 / 16,285
Immunology	1,057 / 25,891
Botany	1,039 / 17,649
Nuclear Physics	1,018 / 26,992
Chemical Engineering	898 / 15,032
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	864 / 9,624
History	864 / 11,154
Public Health	863 / 14,386
Business	859 / 8,765

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6 Notable alumni

1. Vladimíra Marcinková

1991-. (aged 35)

politician

Vladimíra Marcinková is a Slovak politician, since 2020 a member of the National Council of the Slovak Republic, where she currently also serves as the chairperson of the Committee for European Affairs. She is currently a member of the SaS parliamentary club, also running for the party as a non-member candidate in 2023 Slovak parliamentary election.

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2. Radovan Brenkus

1974-. (aged 52)

translator poet literary critic writer

Radovan Brenkus is a Slovak writer, translator and critic.

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3. Pavol Hudák

1959-2011 (aged 52)

poet writer journalist

Pavol Hudák was a Slovak poet, journalist and publicist.

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4. Štefan Harabin

1957-. (aged 69)

jurist judge politician

Štefan Harabin is a former Slovak judge and politician. He served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Slovakia for two terms (1998–2003 and 2009–2014) and Minister of Justice from 2006 to 2009. In 2019 and 2024 he ran unsuccessfully for President of Slovakia.

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All 6 notable alumni