University of Wrocław in 2025 QS Europe University Rankings
The University of Wrocław has been ranked 306th in the 2025 QS Europe University Ranking. In Central and Eastern Europe, we are ranked 22nd among all universities. The ranking shows that a strong feature of the University of Wrocław is the quality of teaching and international exchanges.
Among Polish universities, we are in fourth place, and among Polish universities in sixth place. The ranking includes 32 universities from our country.
The ETH Zurich Swiss Federal Institute of Technology University of Oxford rose to first place in the ranking, followed by Imperial Collage London in second and the University of Oxford in third.
The Czech Republic’s Charles University and the University of Warsaw are the only universities from the Central and Eastern European countries that can boast places in the top 100 – Charles University ranked 79th and the University of Warsaw 96th.
The ranking shows that the University of Wrocław’s strengths lie in the quality of its teaching and international exchanges. The strongest indicator is the Faculty Student Ratio, i.e. the ratio of the number of academic teachers to the number of students. Taking this indicator into account, we are ranked 137th in Europe and among the universities of Central and Eastern Europe we are in the top 30.
The second best indicator of UWr is the percentage of students coming on international exchanges (174th in Europe).
Top Polish universities in 2025 QS Europe University Ranking:
- University of Warsaw: 96th place
- Jagiellonian University in Kraków: 120th place
- Warsaw University of Technology: 208th place
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań: 258th place
- Gdańsk University of Technology: 302nd place
- University of Wrocław: 306th place
- AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków: 328th place
- University of Gdańsk: 331st place
- Wrocław University of Science and Technology 343rd place
- University of Łódź: 348th place
This is the second time that Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has produced a regional ranking comparing European universities from countries that are members of the Council of Europe. The methodology of the ranking places particular emphasis on international exchange and internationalisation, as these are key to building the ethos of Europe.
In the QS Europe University Rankings, the most important indicator, with a weight of up to 30%, is the university’s recognition among the academic staff (Academic Reputation). The ranking also takes into account the university’s reputation among employers (Employer Reputation) – with a weight of 15%. Other significant indicators, each with a weight of 10%, include the average number of citations of scientific publications (Citations per Paper) and international research collaboration (International Research Network).”
The other indicators include:
- Faculty Student Ratio – 5%
- Papers per Faculty (normalized number of university scientific publications – 5%
- Internationalization of Academic Staff – 5%
- Percentage of International Students – 5%
- Sustainability – 5%
- Employability of Graduates – 5%
- International Student Diversity – 5%
- Percentage of Outbound Exchange Students – 2.5%
- Percentage of Inbound Exchange Students – 2.5%
You can find more details about the ranking on the top universities website.
12 July 2024 r.
