Every year, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education compiles a ranking of the most popular universities in Poland. Find out which ones are currently on top.
According to data for the 2022/2023 academic year, Polish graduates and high school złstudents most often chose public institutions with a technical profile. The top of the ranking is dominated by:
The fact that technical universities are the most złpreferred destinations for students should not come as a surprise to anyone. However, specialists are surprised that only 2 universities from Warsaw złmade it into the Top 10: the University of Warsaw (main campus: Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28) and the No. 1 ranked Politechnika Warszawska (Plac Politechniki 1).
In the academic year 2026/2027, high school graduates most often chose the following fields of study:
The largest increase in the number of applicants compared to the previous academic year was recorded in psychology, management and computer science. More than 4.5 thousand candidates were interested in computer science, the most popular field of study for many years; more than 5 thousand were interested in psychology, and more than 7 thousand in management.
Traditionally, law (4th place), medicine (5th place) and economics (6th place) are at the top of the list. Students choose fields that will allow them to find a satisfying job and earn high salaries. The choice of a field of study is also influenced by the prospect of continuous development and acquiring new skills. Graduates of technical, medical, legal and economic fields have the best chance of finding interesting work.
What is ELS for?
Each of the universities included in the ranking has long since abandoned paper student ID cards. Since 2006, the Electronic Student ID (ELS) has been the identity document of every student. ELS is equipped with a validity date, and the carrier of this date is a special hologram on the student ID card. The ELS sticker is placed on the back of the ID card. UW, PW, and other universities are very proud of this solution as a huge convenience for both students and the universities themselves.
Want to learn more about the most popular universities in the city of Warsaw? Visit their websites:
University of Warsaw – UW: www.uw.edu.pl
Warsaw University of Technology – PW: www.pw.edu.pl
Lazarski University: www.lazarski.pl
Universities that use mLegitimation include: Warsaw University of Technology, Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poznań University of Technology, Wrocław University of Technology, Lodz University of Technology, Gdańsk University of Technology, Stanisław Staszic Academy of Mining and Technology in Kraków, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Warmińsko-Mazurski University in Olsztyn, Zielonogórz University, Higher Banking School in Poznań, Wroclaw University of Technology, Pedagogical University named after the National Education Commission in Kraków, Higher Banking School in Wrocław, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw Medical University, Medical University of Gdańsk, Higher Banking School in Warsaw, Toruń Higher Banking School, Academy of WSB, Poznań University of Life Sciences, Gdańsk University of Technology, Opole University, Hugon Kołłątaj Agricultural University in Kraków, Bydgoszcz Higher Banking School. Jana and Jędrzeja Śniadeckich, Silesian Medical University in Katowice, Higher School of Informatics and Management based in Rzeszów, Warsaw School of Economics, Higher School of Professional Skills in Pińczów, Medical University in Łódź, Higher School of Management and Banking in Poznań, State Higher Vocational School in Elbląg, Higher School of Engineering and Health, Higher School of Administration and Business named after E. Kwiatkowski in Gdynia, Agricultural University in Warsaw.
Student ID cards are becoming increasingly popular among university students. The ability to use a student ID card on a phone makes it increasingly common for universities to make mLegitimation available to students. Information on whether a given university allows students to obtain mLegitimation is available in the deanships and on the websites of individual universities. Students interested in mLegitimation can contact the university's dean's office and request a QR code for activating the electronic document.
Information about the institutions that have joined the mLegitymacja program is available on ose.gov.pl/lista-szkol. Simply select the schools in your area and check whether they are covered by the mLegitymacja program.
Information about the schools that have signed an agreement with the Office of the Prime Minister is available on ose.gov.pl or on the websites of individual educational institutions. Parents of students who are interested in being able to generate mLegitimation can also contact the school directly or by phone. The list of schools participating in the mLegitimation program is available on ose.gov.pl; just find the schools in your area and check which of our city’s schools have joined the mLegitimation program.
Warsaw is not the only city where electronic student ID cards serve as student identification documents. If the ID card has a valid ELS hologram, it can be used in almost any city – Poznań, Zielona Góra, or Białystok are no exception here. Larger cities such as Lublin or Gdańsk also value ELS very much. Thanks to the presence of the sticker on the ID cards, administrative staff have less work to do, and extending the validity of a student ID card takes literally just a moment. Simply apply the current semester hologram to the ELS back side. If the sticker is properly encoded, the sticker on the ID card will serve as proof of the ID card’s validity, which entitles the student to many discounts and benefits.
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