Law Faculty Ranking: How Universities Were Scored

The 15th annual "Rzeczpospolita" ranking of law faculties has detailed its evaluation methodology, focusing on three core areas: scientific potential, quality of education, and international cooperation. This year's assessment aims to provide a comprehensive overview of legal education standards in Poland.

Scientific potential is weighted with a maximum of 11 points. This category includes an assessment of the faculty's scientific category (A+, A, B+, or B), the development of academic staff based on doctoral and postdoctoral degrees awarded in relation to student numbers, the authority to grant doctoral and postdoctoral degrees, PKA Excellence Certificates, and the number of doctoral school participants relative to law students.

Quality of education carries the most weight, with a maximum of 17 points. This section evaluates the pass rates for legal bar exams, the number of candidates per available place, the admission of Olympiad winners, the assessment of professional internships based on student-to-supervisor ratios, and the economic outcomes of graduates, specifically their unemployment rates in the first year after graduation and relative earnings.

International cooperation is allocated a maximum of 2 points. The ranking methodology draws data from the National Information Processing Centre, the Economic Fates of Graduates (ELA) monitoring system, the Polish Accreditation Committee, and the results of bar admission exams held on September 27, 2025. Universities considered must offer integrated master's degree programs in law, have students enrolled in the winter semester of the 2025/2026 academic year, at least 10 graduates in 2024 and 2025, and have admitted a minimum of 10 first-year students.

The ranking employs a standard tie-breaking procedure: if multiple participants achieve the same score, they occupy the same rank, and the next participant is ranked sequentially, skipping the number of tied positions. This ensures a fair comparison reflecting the actual number of participants achieving superior results.