As of 1 October 2024, a total of 462,363 people were admitted to the first year of studies in the academic year 2024/2025 at universities supervised by the Minister of Science, including 347,389 people to BA studies and uniform MA studies, and 114,974 people to MA studies.
A total of 310,812 people were admitted to public universities, and 151,551 to non-public universities (including the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin).
The most popular full-time BA and uniform MA disciplines and study programmes are as follows:
- Management and Quality Sciences – 63,177
- Technical Information Technology and Telecommunications – 55,949
- Economics and Finance – 54,336
- Linguistics – 44,589
- Mechanical Engineering – 42,261
- Psychology – 40,751
The most popular universities, i.e. the ones that are most frequently chosen by candidates for studies (according to the total number of those admitted to the full-time BA and uniform MA studies) are:
- University of Warsaw 9,514
- Jagiellonian University in Krakow 8,266
- Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań 7,056
- University of Lodz 6,625
- University of Wrocław 6,210
Prof. Rafał Matera, Rector of the University of Lodz comments:
We are very proud that students choose the University of Lodz – Human University, believing that the academic environment will help them not only in getting a better job, but also in building lasting relationships and personal development. However, the information provided by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education is not complete, because together with part-time studies and doctoral schools, we have admitted over 10,000 new students and doctoral candidates. This is a significant success and another challenge we need to face – we need to ensure that these numbers are maintained, and the drop-out phenomenon is prevented. This is an extremely demanding and crucial task for the development of our academic community. We are pleased that some faculties have achieved record interest and study programmes such as Psychology, Law, English Studies or Forensic Biology enjoy unflagging popularity.
The full report of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education summing up 2024 admissions (in Polish)
Source: Ministry of Science and Higher Education
Edit: Communications and PR Centre, University of Lodz