University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw (Polish: Uniwersytet Warszawski, Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well as 100 specializations in humanities, technical, and the natural sciences.
Uniwersytet Warszawski | |
| Latin: Universitas Varsoviensis | |
Former names | Royal University of Warsaw (1816–1863) Imperial University of Warsaw (1863–1919) Józef Piłsudski University of Warsaw (1935–1945) |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 19 November 1816 (208 years ago) |
Academic affiliations | EUA, Socrates-Erasmus, EAIE, UNICA |
| Endowment | PLN 1.8 billion (~US$0.4 billion) |
| Rector | Alojzy Nowak |
Academic staff | 3,974 (2021) |
Administrative staff | 3,841 (2021) |
Total staff | 7,815 (2021) |
| Students | 40,300 |
| Undergraduates | 44,400 (2017) |
| Postgraduates | 3,000 (2017) |
| 2,127 (2021) | |
| Location | , 00-927 Warszawa , Poland |
| Campus | Urban, 55,000 square metres (590,000 sq ft) |
| Language | Polish, English |
| Colors | |
Sporting affiliations | University Sports Association of Poland |
| Website | www.uw.edu.pl |
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World | 401-500 (2021) |
| QS World | 262 (2024) |
| QS Employability | 181-190 (2022) |
| THE World | 801-1000 (2023) |
| USNWR Global | 345 (2023) |
| Global – Business and economics | |
| QS Accounting | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Business | 351-400 (2022) |
| QS Economics | 251-300 (2022) |
| THE Business and Economics<ref"University of Warsaw". 30 October 2021.</ref> | 601+ (2022) |
| Global – Education | |
| THE Education | 501+ (2022) |
| Global – Law | |
| QS Law | 151-200 (2022) |
| THE Law | 201+ (2022) |
| Global – Liberal arts | |
| QS Arts & Humanities | 126 (2022) |
| QS Politics | 101-150 (2022) |
| QS Social Sciences and Management | 254 (2022) |
| THE Arts and Humanities | 201-250 (2022) |
| THE Social Sciences | 601+ (2022) |
| Global – Life sciences and medicine | |
| QS Life Sciences & Medicine | 451-500 (2022) |
| THE Life Sciences | 401-500 (2022) |
| THE Psychology | 201-250 (2022) |
| Global – Science and engineering | |
| QS Chemistry | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Engineering & Tech. | 251-300 (2022) |
| QS Natural Sciences | 157 (2022) |
| THE Computer Science | 126-150 (2022) |
| THE Physical Sciences | 301-400 (2022) |
| Regional – Overall | |
| THE Europe | =283 (2022) |
| THE Emerging Economies | 87 (2018) |
| USNWR Europe | 147 (2022) |
| National – Overall | |
| USNWR National | 2 (2022) |
The University of Warsaw consists of 126 buildings and educational complexes with over 18 faculties: biology, chemistry, journalism and political science, philosophy and sociology, physics, geography and regional studies, geology, history, applied linguistics and philology, Polish language, pedagogy, economics, law and public administration, psychology, applied social sciences, management and mathematics, computer science and mechanics.
Among the university's notable alumni are heads of state, prime ministers, Nobel Prize laureates, including Sir Joseph Rotblat and Olga Tokarczuk as well as several historically important individuals in their respective fields, such as Frédéric Chopin, Hilary Koprowski, Bohdan Paczyński, Bolesław Prus, Wacław Sierpiński, Alfred Tarski, Ludwik Zamenhof and Florian Znaniecki.