List of universities in Poland
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 as of 2010. 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.
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.
In total, there are 24 cities in Poland, with between one and eight state-funded universities each. Among the top are Warsaw, Kraków, Poznań, and Wrocław. The Polish names of listed universities are given in brackets, followed by a standard abbreviation. 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 English | Name in Polish | Location | Est. |
| University of Białystok | Uniwersytet w Białymstoku faculty: | Białystok | 1997 |
| Casimir the Great University | Uniwersytet Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy, UKW | Bydgoszcz | 1969 |
| University of Gdańsk | Uniwersytet Gdański, UG | Gdańsk | 1970 |
| Jagiellonian University | Uniwersytet Jagielloński, UJ | 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 | Lublin | 1944 |
| University of Łódź | Uniwersytet Łódzki, UŁ | Łódź | 1945 |
| University of Warmia and Mazury | Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie, UWM | Olsztyn | 1999 |
| Opole University | Uniwersytet Opolski, UO
| Opole | 1994 |
| Adam Mickiewicz University | Uniwersytet Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, UAM
| Poznań | 1919 |
| University of Rzeszów | Uniwersytet Rzeszowski, UR | Rzeszów | 2001 |
| University of Silesia | Uniwersytet Śląski, UŚ | Katowice | 1968 |
| University of Szczecin | Uniwersytet Szczeciński, US
| Szczecin | 1945 |
| Nicolaus Copernicus University | Uniwersytet Mikołaja Kopernika w Toruniu, UMK
| Toruń | 1945 |
| University of Warsaw | Uniwersytet Warszawski, UW
| Warsaw | 1816 |
| Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University | Uniwersytet Stefana Wyszyńskiego, UKSW
| Warsaw | 1954 |
| University of Wrocław | Uniwersytet Wrocławski, UWr | Wrocław | 1702 |
| University of Zielona Góra | Uniwersytet Zielonogórski, UZ
| Zielona Góra | 2001 |
| Jan Kochanowski University | Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego, UJK | Kielce | 1969 |
Technical universities
Business schools
Teacher universities
Life sciences
Colleges of physical education
Specialist universities
Medical universities and colleges
- Jagiellonian University Medical College
- Medical University of Białystok
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of the Nicolaus Copernicus University of Toruń
- Medical University of Gdańsk
- Medical University of Silesia in Katowice
- Medical University of Lublin
- Medical University of Łódź
- Poznań University of Medical Sciences
- Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin
- Medical University of Warsaw
- Wrocław Medical University
- Collegium Medicum of the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
- Collegium Medicum of the University of Zielona Góra
Universities of economics
- University of Dąbrowa Górnicza
Academies of music
- Academy of Music in Bydgoszcz
- Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music in Gdańsk
- University of Music in Katowice
- Academy of Music in Kraków
- Academy of Music in Łódź
- Academy of Music in Poznań
- Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw
- Karol Lipiński University of Music in Wrocław
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
Theological universities
- Pontifical University of John Paul II
- John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
- Pontifical Faculty of Theology in Wrocław
- Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University in Warsaw with particular sensitivity to Christian values
Maritime universities
- Gdynia Maritime University
- Szczecin Maritime University
- See also: Polish Naval Academy in Military universities section
Military universities
- War Studies University
- Polish Air Force Academy in Dęblin
- Military University of Technology in Warsaw
- Tadeusz Kościuszko Land Forces Military Academy in Wrocław
- Polish Naval Academy in Gdynia
Former universities and colleges in Poland
- Akademia Zamojska
- Lubrański Academy
- Politechnika Lwowska, now Lviv Polytechnic in Ukraine
- Wilno University, now Vilnius University in Lithuania
- Lwów University, now Lviv University
- Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna Academy, 1919, now War Studies University
- Collegium Nobilium founded in 1740
- Collegium Hosianum founded in 1565
- Corps of Cadets, the first state college in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1765
- Jesuit Collegium in Poznań
- Agricultural University of Szczecin, now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
- Szczecin University of Technology, now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
Private universities
- Wyższa Szkoła Prawa