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, Łódź 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 | 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 Radom | Uniwersytet Radomski, UR | Radom | 1950 |
| 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 in Warsaw|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
- AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków
- University of Bielsko-Biała
- Białystok Technical University
- Częstochowa University of Technology
- Gdańsk University of Technology
- Silesian University of Technology in Gliwice
- Kielce University of Technology
- Koszalin University of Technology
- Lublin University of Technology
- Łódź University of Technology
- Opole University of Technology
- Poznań University of Technology
- Rzeszów University of Technology
- Tadeusz Kościuszko University of Technology
- West Pomeranian University of Technology
- Warsaw University of Technology
- Wrocław University of Technology
Business schools
- University of Economics in Katowice
- Cracow University of Economics
- Poznań University of Economics and Business
- Wrocław University of Economics
- Warsaw School of Economics
Teacher universities
- Academy of Special Education in Warsaw
- Jan Długosz University ''
- Pedagogical University of Cracow
- Pomeranian Academy in Słupsk
Life sciences
- University of Technology and Life Sciences in Bydgoszcz
- Agricultural University of Kraków
- University of Life Sciences in Lublin
- University of Life Sciences in Poznań
- University of Natural Sciences and Humanities in Siedlce
- Warsaw University of Life Sciences
- Wroclaw University of Environmental and Life Sciences
Colleges of physical education
- Józef Piłsudski University of [Physical Education in Warsaw]
- Gdańsk University of Physical Education and Sport
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
Academies of music
- Bydgoszcz Music Academy - "Feliks Nowowiejski"
- 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
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
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
Non-public universities
- Kozminski University
- SWPS University in Warsaw
- VIZJA University, previously the University of Economics and Human Sciences in Warsaw
- Wyższa Szkoła Przedsiębiorczości i Administracji w Lublinie
- Wyższa Szkoła Prawa
- Prywatna Wyższa Szkoła Nauk Społecznych
- Akademia Jagiellońska w Toruniu
- Warszawska Akademia Medyczna
- WSB University in Dąbrowa Górnicza
Former universities and colleges in Poland
- Lubrański Academy
- Collegium Hosianum founded in 1565
- Jesuit College in Polotsk
- Akademia Zamojska
- 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, now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
- Szczecin University of Technology, now part of West Pomeranian University of Technology
- Wyższa Szkoła Wojenna Academy, 1919, now War Studies University