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Poland

Country: Poland

Population (million): 36.5 (2025)

Area (km²): 313933

Official language: Polish

Currency: Polish zloty (PLN)

Dialling code: +48

Internet users (million): 24.8 (2025)

Number of students: 1,397,522 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 41.8 (2024)

Women among students (%): 60.1 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 917,239 (2024)

Students - master's level: 459,478 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 20,433 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): free for full-time Polish-taught programmes at public universities (EU/EEA citizens and some other foreigners); English-taught usually €2,000–6,000 a year (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): free for full-time Polish-taught programmes at public universities (EU/EEA citizens and some other foreigners); English-taught usually €2,000–6,000 a year (2026/27)

Full-time Polish-taught programmes at public universities are free for EU/EEA and Swiss citizens, while English-taught ones usually cost €2,000–6,000 a year. Poland has 344 higher education institutions, and full-time non-EU/EEA students with a student visa or temporary residence permit can work without a permit. Find out how admission works and what a student typically spends a month (PLN 1,500–2,000).

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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