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).
In Poland, school leaving exam results replace entrance exams: Polish applicants are admitted on their matura results, and applicants with foreign certificates according to the university's rules – usually on the grades in their certificate. A university may hold an additional exam only when it needs to check:
Such exams cannot cover subjects that are part of the school leaving exam. Check the admission rules of your programme – for English-taught programmes they explain exactly how foreign certificates are assessed.
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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