World rankings 2026
Best medical schools in Poland
37 universities in Poland ranked on the medicine research they published from 2021 to 2025. Wroclaw Medical University leads the country and ranks 292nd in the world.
Can graduates of medical schools in Poland train in the US?
The country has a WFME-recognized accreditor. Graduates of schools it accredits meet ECFMG's accreditation requirement for US residency.
- Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA): recognized until 2035 September
A school must itself be accredited by that agency. Every country's status.
Universities in Poland
| # | University | In country | Articles 2021–25 | Cited 50+ times | International | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 292 | Wroclaw Medical UniversityWroclaw | 1 | 5,162 | 4.2% | 37% | 57 |
| 317 | Jagiellonian UniversityKrakow | 2 | 6,650 | 3.0% | 34% | 56 |
| 344 | Medical University of WarsawWarsaw | 3 | 7,189 | 2.4% | 29% | 54 |
| 388 | Gdańsk Medical UniversityGdansk | 4 | 4,105 | 3.2% | 38% | 52 |
| 396 | Medical University of LodzLodz | 5 | 4,977 | 2.7% | 31% | 51 |
| 405 | Medical University of SilesiaKatowice | 6 | 6,204 | 2.0% | 26% | 51 |
| 406 | Poznan University of Medical SciencesPoznan | 7 | 4,973 | 2.5% | 29% | 51 |
| 499 | University of WrocławWroclaw | 8 | 1,807 | 3.9% | 40% | 44 |
| 505 | Medical University of LublinLublin | 9 | 4,264 | 1.7% | 22% | 44 |
| 548 | Pomeranian Medical UniversitySzczecin | 10 | 2,204 | 2.5% | 27% | 40 |
| 904 | Nicolaus Copernicus UniversityTorun | 11 | 2,648 | 0.0% | 28% | 16 |
| 922 | Medical University of BiałystokBialystok | 12 | 2,332 | 0.0% | 30% | 15 |
| 965 | University of RzeszówRzeszów | 13 | 1,706 | 0.0% | 32% | 13 |
| 980 | Collegium Medicum in BydgoszczBydgoszcz | 14 | 1,919 | 0.0% | 22% | 13 |
| 1010 | University of Warmia and Mazury in OlsztynOlsztyn | 15 | 1,342 | 0.0% | 36% | 12 |
| 1140 | Gdansk University of Physical Education and SportGdansk | 16 | 496 | 0.0% | 68% | 10 |
| 1178 | Wrocław University of Science and TechnologyWroclaw | 17 | 827 | 0.0% | 37% | 9 |
| 1211 | University of WarsawWarsaw | 18 | 819 | 0.0% | 34% | 9 |
| 1307 | Jan Kochanowski UniversityKielce | 19 | 1,263 | 0.0% | 0% | 7 |
| 1455 | University of OpoleOpole | 20 | 905 | 0.0% | 0% | 5 |
| 1556 | University of Zielona GóraZielona Góra | 21 | 718 | 0.0% | 0% | 4 |
| 1581 | University of ŁódźLodz | 22 | 661 | 0.0% | 0% | 3 |
| 1587 | Warsaw University of Life SciencesWarsaw | 23 | 648 | 0.0% | 0% | 3 |
| 1593 | Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow UniversityKrakow | 24 | 638 | 0.0% | 0% | 3 |
| 1606 | Wroclaw University of Health and Sport SciencesWroclaw | 25 | 607 | 0.0% | 0% | 3 |
| 1607 | University of GdańskGdansk | 26 | 601 | 0.0% | 0% | 3 |
| 1617 | Wrocław University of Environmental and Life SciencesWroclaw | 27 | 578 | 0.0% | 0% | 2 |
| 1631 | Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego im. Jerzego Kukuczki w KatowicachKatowice | 28 | 544 | 0.0% | 0% | 2 |
| 1656 | University of Life Sciences in LublinLublin | 29 | 484 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1658 | Warsaw University of TechnologyWarsaw | 30 | 480 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1662 | Poznań University of Life SciencesPoznan | 31 | 471 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1667 | Adam Mickiewicz University in PoznańPoznan | 32 | 467 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1673 | Silesian University of TechnologyGliwice | 33 | 454 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1675 | University of Physical Culture in KrakówKrakow | 34 | 450 | 0.0% | 0% | 1 |
| 1687 | Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in WarsawWarsaw | 35 | 432 | 0.0% | 0% | 0 |
| 1694 | Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in WarsawWarsaw | 36 | 426 | 0.0% | 0% | 0 |
| 1712 | University of Silesia in KatowiceKatowice | 37 | 400 | 0.0% | 0% | 0 |
# = world rank of 1,712. Medicine articles 2021–2025 in OpenAlex.
Questions
What is the best medical school in Poland?
Wroclaw Medical University ranks first in Poland on medical research output, citations and international collaboration from 2021 to 2025, followed by Jagiellonian University.
Can graduates of medical schools in Poland do residency in the US?
Yes, if the school is accredited by Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA), which the World Federation for Medical Education recognizes. ECFMG certification also requires passing the USMLE exams.
Sources: OpenAlex (CC0), medicine-field articles published 2021–2025; World Federation for Medical Education, agencies with recognition status (October 2026). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)