Entry Criteria:
- In accordance with the adopted methodology, the study programmes included in the Ranking must be offered by a given higher education institution as full-time programmes, either as long-cycle Master's degree programmes or as first- and second-cycle degree programmes (allowing students to continue their studies in the same field after completing a first-cycle degree at the same institution). An exception applies to the Medical Rescue programme.
- At least one of the constituent study programmes within a given Perspektywy 2026 Field Group must have produced graduates from at least two cohorts, either under the same name or a renamed programme.
- The study programme must have a minimum enrolment of 10 students.
- For the following programmes: Medicine, Dentistry, and Law, graduates must participate in the relevant professional examinations (the Medical Final Examination – LEK, the Dental Final Examination – LDEK, or Bar examination).
Reputation
- Academic reputation – a number of indications based on the survey conducted among academic staff (full professors as well as PhDs with habilitation, who have obtained their academic titles in the years 2021-2025. The survey takes also into account votes cast in the previous year. It was completed by Perspektywy Education Foundation in the CAWI method and institutions were split into three groups (academic universities, private universities and state higher vocational schools).
Source: Perspektywy
Employability
- Alumni earnings – the indicator reflects the alumni earnings of a given university in 2020-2023 to average earnings in the county of residence according to the nationwide study of the "Polish Graduate Tracking System" (ELA) by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education based on the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) data.
Source: Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA) - Alumni employment - indicator reflects the average length of employment of graduates of a given university in 2020-2023- according to the nationwide study the "Polish Graduate Tracking System" (ELA) by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education based on the Social Insurance Institution (ZUS) data. The data refer to unemployment rates in the counties of residence of graduates.
Source: Polish Graduate Tracking System (ELA)
Academic potential
- Scientific category – evaluated for the leading discipline for a given field of study, taking into account the evaluation of university.
Source: POL-on
Teaching
- Accreditations – measured by the number of accreditations and international certificates, valid accreditations with a distinction granted by 2018 by the Polish Accreditation Committee (PKA) for a given field of study and Education Certificates of Excellence (granted currently by PKA).
Source: PKA and international accreditation institutions’ databasis - Quality accepted for studies – indicator measured by the results of secondary school-certifications of the first year students who were admitted to university units and started studies in October 1, 2025. The indicator shows the quality of university itself (as the choice of the most talented candidates) and creates this quality as the best students affect the level of the academic process.
Source: universities’ data
Research
- Publications – measured by the ratio of the number of publications in the SCOPUS database covering years 2021-2025 in relations to the leading discipline for a given field of study
Source: SciVal - FWCI (Field-Weighted Citation Impact) – measured by the ratio of citations of the publication to the average number of citations obtained by similar publications indexed in the SCOPUS database for the years 2021-2025; in relation to the leading discipline for a given field of study. Excluding self-citations.
Source: SciVal - FWVI (Field-Weighted View Impact) – indicator measured by the ratio of pageviews of the publications on a website to the average pageviews of similar publications indexed in SCOPUS database in 2021-2025; in relation to the leading discipline for a given field of study.
Source: SciVal - Top 10 (Publications in Top 10 Journal Percentiles) – t indicates the extent to which the university's publications are currently in the 10% of the most frequently cited journals in the world. The ratio of publications in journals with the highest CiteScore coefficient in relation to all university publications in 2021-2025 is counted; in relation to the leading discipline for a given field of study. Excluding self-citations.
Source: SciVal
Internationalization
- Publications in international cooperation – the share of publications co-authored internationally, in the years 2021-2025, among all publications.
Source: SciVal - International students – the percentage of foreigners among the total number of students at the faculty as of 31.12.2025 (note: universities that have an internationalization rate of at least 25 percent will receive the maximum number of points).
Source: POL-on
Additional Criteria
- Medical examinations – additional indicator for the fields of medicine and dentistry; it is based on the results of the State Medical Examination. The effectiveness of the exam is also taken into account.
Source: LEK database - Bar examination – additional indicator for the field of law; it is based on the results of examinations for legal adviser and attorney-at-law.
Source: exam results - EngiRank – an additional indicator for selected technical fields, based on the results of the EngiRank 2025.
Source: EngiRank results