In the CWUR ranking – The World University Rankings Center – there were 2,000 universities from all over the world.

American universities dominate the rankings, with eight of them in the top ten. Their high position has not changed since the beginning of listings, that is, since 2012.

Best universities in the world 2022

The places on the podium were occupied by: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stanford University. In fourth and fifth place were two British universities: the University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford. The following places were taken by: Princeton University, the University of Chicago, Columbia University and the University of Pennsylvania.

The second ten – in addition to American universities – included the University of Tokyo and the French University PSL (Paris Sciences & Lettres).

Polish universities – ranking 2022

Among Polish universities, Jagiellonian University takes first place – 381st. A little further – in 402nd place – was the University of Warsaw. AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow took 590th place, Warsaw Technical University 711th and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 818th place in the ranking. Wrocław University of Science and Technology took 999th place.

Among medical universities, the Medical University of Warsaw received the highest rating – it took 917th place. The Medical University of Wrocław occupies 926th place.

The lowest place among Polish universities is occupied by the University of Rzeszów – with number 1867. However, the same university ranks 39th in the national ranking.

CWUR University Rankings is created on the basis of eight criteria: success of graduates and teaching staff in international competitions, employment of graduates in management positions in global companies, publications in respected scientific journals and the most influential periodicals, citation, index Hirsch of the entire university and number of international patents.

Ranking results are available HERE.