Academic Index Last updated: June 22, 2026

55 Best Universities in Poland for Literature

We ranked the top 55 universities for Literature in Poland based on strict academic metrics. To determine these leaders, we isolated 1.2M specialized research publications which collectively generated 13.89M citations. This targeted approach bypasses general university reputation, directly revealing the strongest programs.

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1

Warsaw

University of Warsaw

#94 in Europe #254 in the World

25% Acceptance

42,700 Enrollment

1816 Founded

2

Krakow

Jagiellonian University

#110 in Europe #281 in the World

53% Acceptance

33,549 Enrollment

1364 Founded

3

Poznan

Adam Mickiewicz University

#198 in Europe #488 in the World

58% Acceptance

37,013 Enrollment

1919 Founded

4

Lodz

University of Lodz

#1014 in Europe #3545 in the World

64% Acceptance

23,188 Enrollment

1945 Founded

5

Krakow

AGH University of Science and Technology

#218 in Europe #532 in the World

52% Acceptance

19,750 Enrollment

1919 Founded

6

Warsaw

Warsaw University of Technology

#217 in Europe #531 in the World

71% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1826 Founded

7

Wroclaw

Wroclaw University of Technology

#316 in Europe #767 in the World

30% Acceptance

27,388 Enrollment

1945 Founded

8

Gdansk

Gdansk University of Technology

#396 in Europe #993 in the World

30% Acceptance

23,600 Enrollment

1904 Founded

9

Warsaw

Warsaw University of Life Sciences

#451 in Europe #1166 in the World

60% Acceptance

16,443 Enrollment

1816 Founded

10

Lodz

Lodz University of Technology

#782 in Europe #2383 in the World

40% Acceptance

12,376 Enrollment

1945 Founded

11

Gliwice

Silesian University of Technology

#345 in Europe #844 in the World

50% Acceptance

27,200 Enrollment

1945 Founded

12

Krakow

Cracow University of Technology

#504 in Europe #1307 in the World

23% Acceptance

17,280 Enrollment

1945 Founded

13

Czestochowa

Jan Dlugosz University of Czestochowa

#965 in Europe #3247 in the World

60% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1971 Founded

14

Warsaw

Kozminski University

#792 in Europe #2417 in the World

32% Acceptance

11,529 Enrollment

1993 Founded

15

Szczecin

University of Szczecin

#517 in Europe #1345 in the World

50% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

16

Krakow

University of Agriculture of Krakow

#274 in Europe #662 in the World

53% Acceptance

10,840 Enrollment

1890 Founded

17

Czestochowa

Czestochowa University of Technology

#681 in Europe #1929 in the World

60% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1949 Founded

18

Warsaw

SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities

#625 in Europe #1716 in the World

81% Acceptance

17,500 Enrollment

1996 Founded

19

Bielsko-Biala

University of Bielsko-Biala

#1663 in Europe #7352 in the World

48% Acceptance

67,200 Enrollment

2001 Founded

20

Olsztyn

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

#464 in Europe #1199 in the World

33% Acceptance

22,800 Enrollment

1999 Founded

21

Kielce

Kielce University of Technology

#1156 in Europe #4334 in the World

61% Acceptance

9,800 Enrollment

1965 Founded

22

Warsaw

Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University of Warsaw

#597 in Europe #1619 in the World

50% Acceptance

9,736 Enrollment

1954 Founded

23

Gdansk

University of Gdansk

#314 in Europe #764 in the World

50% Acceptance

25,063 Enrollment

1970 Founded

24

Poznan

Poznan University of Economics

#362 in Europe #897 in the World

50% Acceptance

11,000 Enrollment

1926 Founded

25

Kielce

University of Humanities and Sciences of Kielce

#803 in Europe #2460 in the World

46% Acceptance

15,600 Enrollment

1969 Founded

26

Warsaw

Warsaw School of Economics

#529 in Europe #1388 in the World

20% Acceptance

11,529 Enrollment

1906 Founded

27

Koszalin

Koszalin University of Technology

#1294 in Europe #5105 in the World

54% Acceptance

34,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

28

Poznan

Poznan University of Life Sciences

#285 in Europe #689 in the World

60% Acceptance

11,500 Enrollment

1870 Founded

29

Lublin

Lublin University of Technology

#655 in Europe #1833 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,700 Enrollment

1953 Founded

30

Katowice

University of Economics of Katowice

#748 in Europe #2218 in the World

40% Acceptance

8,077 Enrollment

1937 Founded

31

Siedlce

University of Natural Sciences and Humanities of Siedlce

#1055 in Europe #3774 in the World

61% Acceptance

5,245 Enrollment

1969 Founded

32

Poznan

Poznan University of Technology

#229 in Europe #553 in the World

30% Acceptance

15,903 Enrollment

1919 Founded

33

Lublin

University of Life Sciences of Lublin

#391 in Europe #967 in the World

49% Acceptance

10,840 Enrollment

1955 Founded

34

Katowice

University of Silesia in Katowice

#332 in Europe #812 in the World

33% Acceptance

25,000 Enrollment

1968 Founded

35

Zielona Gora

University of Zielona Gora

#584 in Europe #1576 in the World

44% Acceptance

12,700 Enrollment

2001 Founded

36

Opole

Opole University of Technology

#971 in Europe #3290 in the World

60% Acceptance

9,800 Enrollment

1966 Founded

37

Lublin

John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin

#387 in Europe #956 in the World

70% Acceptance

9,736 Enrollment

1918 Founded

38

Radom

University of Technology and Humanities of Radom

#1183 in Europe #4440 in the World

55% Acceptance

6,390 Enrollment

1950 Founded

39

Bydgoszcz

University of Technology and Life Sciences of Bydgoszcz

#942 in Europe #3135 in the World

94% Acceptance

16,443 Enrollment

1951 Founded

40

Opole

University of Opole

#651 in Europe #1823 in the World

70% Acceptance

10,300 Enrollment

1994 Founded

41

Lublin

Marie Curie-Sklodowska University

#259 in Europe #638 in the World

60% Acceptance

1,700 Enrollment

1944 Founded

42

Wroclaw

Wroclaw University of Economics

#375 in Europe #928 in the World

57% Acceptance

11,653 Enrollment

1947 Founded

43

Bydgoszcz

Kazimierz Wielki University of Bydgoszcz

#771 in Europe #2335 in the World

35% Acceptance

13,000 Enrollment

1969 Founded

44

Warsaw

University of Physical Education of Warsaw

#1104 in Europe #4021 in the World

63% Acceptance

5,391 Enrollment

1929 Founded

45

Rzeszow

Polytechnic University, Rzeszow

#668 in Europe #1879 in the World

60% Acceptance

17,700 Enrollment

1951 Founded

46

Wroclaw

Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences

#317 in Europe #769 in the World

53% Acceptance

10,600 Enrollment

1951 Founded

47

Krakow

University of Physical Education in Krakow

#450 in Europe #1163 in the World

43% Acceptance

5,391 Enrollment

1950 Founded

48

Warsaw

Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology

#1024 in Europe #3610 in the World

65% Acceptance

12,700 Enrollment

1994 Founded

49

Rzeszow

University of Rzeszow

#621 in Europe #1698 in the World

34% Acceptance

15,600 Enrollment

2001 Founded

50

Wroclaw

University of Wroclaw

#149 in Europe #362 in the World

52% Acceptance

20,158 Enrollment

1702 Founded

51

Krakow

Cracow University of Economics

#348 in Europe #854 in the World

94% Acceptance

20,000 Enrollment

1925 Founded

52

Bialystok

University of Bialystok

#545 in Europe #1444 in the World

60% Acceptance

13,160 Enrollment

1997 Founded

53

Warsaw

Military University of Technology

#883 in Europe #2816 in the World

44% Acceptance

27,072 Enrollment

1951 Founded

54

Szczecin

West Pomeranian University of Technology of Szczecin

#674 in Europe #1901 in the World

60% Acceptance

23,600 Enrollment

2009 Founded

55

Krakow

Pedagogical University of Cracow

#330 in Europe #808 in the World

48% Acceptance

14,900 Enrollment

1946 Founded