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Bachelor's Degrees in English in Poland: Where They Are and What They Cost

Fee figures: catalogue of 6 October 2026.

Poland has one of the largest English-taught undergraduate offers in continental Europe, at public and private universities alike, and fees that are moderate by Western European standards. The catch is that English-taught study is usually paid by everyone, including Polish and EU students, while study in Polish at a public university is free for EU citizens. This guide covers the English side.

How many programmes

Our catalogue lists 446 bachelor's and long-cycle programmes taught in English, out of 4,951 in Poland. Almost all of them are taught entirely in English. You can browse them on the English-taught list for Poland.

Where they are

About two thirds are at public universities. In our data the largest providers are Lodz University of Technology, the University of Warsaw, the Warsaw University of Technology, the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poznan University of Technology and the University of Wrocław, followed by the University of Lodz, AGH University of Krakow, the Krakow University of Economics and Gdańsk University of Technology. The public medical universities run English divisions for Medicine and Dentistry.

Among private universities, VIZJA University, Vistula University and Lazarski University in Warsaw have the most English-taught programmes.

Warsaw dominates, with roughly a quarter of the list. Kraków, Łódź, Wrocław and Poznań follow, then Lublin, Gdańsk, Katowice and Szczecin, and dozens of smaller cities have one or two programmes each.

Which subjects

Business and management is by far the largest group, followed by computer science. Then come economics, finance and accounting, engineering (automation and electronics, mechanical engineering, architecture), international relations, and medicine. Nursing, psychology, English and other language studies, and music at the music academies complete the list.

Medicine and Dentistry are the most sought-after English-taught degrees in Poland and have their own admission rules and fees. They are covered in studying medicine in English in Poland.

What it costs

Each university sets its fees, in złoty, euros or US dollars.

A few programmes show no tuition for some students, usually because of a university's own rule or an exemption; confirm on the programme's page before you count on it. On top of tuition, expect an application fee for each programme. Euro figures for fees set in złoty or dollars move with the exchange rate. See how much it costs to study in Poland.

How to apply

There is no national portal. You register in each university's own online recruitment system, often called IRK, and apply programme by programme. Admission is mainly on school-leaving results, converted by the university's own table; entrance exams appear in arts, music, architecture and sport, and English-taught Medicine has its own procedure. Campaigns usually open in spring and run into the summer.

Certificates from EU, OECD and EFTA countries and the IB are accepted for admission; others need a statement from NAWA, and the law now requires an extra entrance exam for those applicants. See how to get into a university in Poland and NAWA recognition.

Proof of English

Since 2025, applicants from outside the EU must prove at least B2 in the language of the programme with a document from a list set by the Ministry of Science. For English the list includes IELTS from 5.5, TOEFL iBT from 72 and Cambridge B2 First or higher, and a university may ask for more. EU applicants follow the university's own rules. See IELTS and TOEFL for European universities.

Do you need Polish?

Not for admission or classes in an English-taught programme. Outside the university you will meet it everywhere: landlords, offices and most part-time employers use Polish, especially outside Warsaw and Kraków. In Medicine, Nursing and other health degrees, clinical training means working with Polish-speaking patients, and some universities make Polish classes part of the curriculum.

Polish also changes the price. Full-time study in Polish at a public university is free for EU citizens and for some non-EU groups, such as holders of the Karta Polaka or a C1 Polish certificate. A preparatory year of Polish can be the cheaper route if you have the time.

Non-EU students need a national visa and then a residence permit; see the student visa for Poland.

Where to look next

Official sources

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.