The academic staff of the University of Wrocław is the best in Poland: CWUR 2024 ranking
The University of Wrocław ranked 900th globally and 4th among Polish universities in the 2024 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR). We were the only Polish institution ranked in the faculty category, placing 263rd worldwide.
The University of Wrocław ranked 900th globally in this year’s edition of the Center for World University Rankings, placing us in the top 4.3% of universities worldwide. In Europe, we ranked 347th.
We were fourth among Polish classical universities. The Jagiellonian University, the University of Warsaw, and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań preceded us, with the latter ahead by only 0.3 points. Our strongest indicator, as in the previous year, was Faculty, where we were the only Polish institution ranked, achieving 263rd place worldwide. We also secured a very good 482nd place globally and 3rd in the country in the quality of education category.
The ranking assessed nearly 21,000 higher education institutions and research organizations worldwide, with the final list containing the top 2,000. Harvard University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Stanford University topped the list.
This year, 41 Polish universities and research institutions made it into the TOP 2000.
The ranking is compiled by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR), a consulting organization providing strategic advice on improving the quality of higher education and research. CWUR publishes globally trusted university rankings known for their objectivity, transparency, and consistency.
Published since 2012, the CWUR rankings do not rely on information provided by universities or surveys. Data for the ranking is sourced from various bibliographic databases and publicly available sources. CWUR compares higher education institutions and research institutes in four categories:
- Quality of Education (25% weight)
- Employability (25% weight)
- Faculty (10% weight)
- Research Performance (40% weight)
In the most heavily weighted category, research performance, both the quantity and quality of research are considered. This includes the total number of scientific publications of an institution, publications in the most prestigious journals (top-tier), articles in the most influential journals, and citations.
Quality of education is assessed by the number of alumni who have won prestigious academic awards, adjusted for the size of the institution. In this category, the University of Wrocław ranked 482nd globally. In Poland, considering the quality of education indicator, we are third among all universities, surpassed only by Warsaw University of Technology and SGGW.
Alumni employment is measured by the number of graduates holding top executive positions in the world’s largest companies, adjusted for the size of the university. These companies are listed in the Forbes Global 2000.
The quality of faculty is evaluated by the number of staff members who have won prestigious academic awards (international prizes, medals, etc.). The quality of faculty is our university’s strongest point. The University of Wrocław ranked 263rd worldwide in this category.
More information about the ranking can be found on the CWUR website.
Translated by Oliwia Kowalińska (student of English Studies at the University of Wrocław) as part of the translation practice.
