Studying in Warsaw 2026: Admission Cut-offs for Top Programs

The most common mistake made by high school graduates applying to Warsaw is the direct comparison of point thresholds between universities. The threshold of “190” at the Warsaw University of Technology sounds scary, until you understand that the algorithm there allows you to score a maximum of 225 points, while at the neighboring University of Warsaw the maximum value is 100 points.

Recruitment formula of the University of Warsaw (UW)

The University of Warsaw converts the results of the matura exams into points on a scale of 0-100.

• General Formula: Qualification points are calculated on the basis of weights assigned to specific subjects (usually the extended level is multiplied by a factor of 1, and the basic level by a lower weight – e.g. 0.6). In fields such as English Philology or Journalism, the weights are distributed between Polish, a foreign language and an additional subject.

SGH Recruitment System – The Role of the Entrepreneurship Test

SGH recruits for a uniform block of bachelor’s studies (the choice of a specific field, e.g. Finance and Accounting, takes place only at the end of the first year). The maximum number of points is 433:

• Up to 300 points in three Matura subjects (Mathematics compulsory + Foreign Language + third elective subject).
• Up to 100 points from the Entrepreneurship Test organized by the Warsaw School of Economics (a test of general knowledge about the economy, economics and entrepreneurship).
• Up to 33 points for documented achievements (e.g. language certificates, olympiads).

University of Warsaw (UW) – Point thresholds 2026

The University of Warsaw remains the most crowded classical university in the country. The most difficult to get an index is at the faculties of science and psychology.

The most popular courses at the University of Warsaw and estimated thresholds in the 2026/2027 recruitment process:

• Computer Science (MIMUW – Faculty of Mathematics, Computer Science and Mechanics, 2 Banacha Street): The threshold has been at 86-92 points for years. To get to Ochota, you need to have almost 100% in extended mathematics and a very high score in computer science or physics.
• Psychology (full-time, long-term Master’s degree – Faculty of Psychology, 5/7 Stawki Street): One of the most prestigious destinations in Muranów. The estimated threshold for 2026 is 78-82 points. Very strong competition (often more than 15 candidates per place).
• Management / Finance and Accounting (Faculty of Management, 3 Szturmowa Street): Located in Służewiec, the campus attracts students with its practical business profile. The recruitment threshold oscillates around 68–74 points.
• Journalism and Media Studies (Faculty of Journalism, Information and Book Studies, 2/4 Bednarska Street): Beautiful offices in Śródmieście attract humanists. The threshold is typically 65-70 points.

Warsaw University of Technology (WUT) – Point thresholds 2026

Warsaw University of Technology is an absolute leader in engineering education. The fight for indexes in IT fields is reminiscent of Olympic competition.

• Computer Science and Information Systems (Faculty of Mathematics and Information Sciences – MiNI, 75 Koszykowa Street): The most difficult field of study at the university. The point threshold in 2026 is forecast at the level of 185-195 points (out of 225 possible).
• Computer Science (Faculty of Electronics and Information Technology – WEiTI, 15/19 Nowowiejska Street): A field of study with a more hardware and network profile. The threshold is usually 168-180 points.
• Cybersecurity (WEiTI): A very dynamically developing course, extremely desirable on the labor market. The threshold is estimated at 160–172 points.
• Architecture (Faculty of Architecture, 55 Koszykowa Street): Specific recruitment requiring passing the test of artistic aptitudes (hand-drawn drawing). The point threshold from the matura exams alone is usually about 110-130 points, but the result from the drawing is decisive.

Medical University of Warsaw (WUM) & SGGW – Elite medical and natural sciences faculties

For those who dream of working as a doctor or veterinarian, Warsaw offers two leading facilities with strict recruitment thresholds.

MUW (Faculty of Medicine, full-time – 61 Żwirki i Wigury Street)

Recruitment is based on results from three extended subjects: Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics or Physics. Each item gives a maximum of 100 points (300-point scale).

• Threshold 2026: Estimated at 246-256 points. This means that the average result from the three extended matura exams must be above 82-85%.

Warsaw University of Life Sciences (Veterinary Medicine, Master’s Degree – Ursynów, 166 Nowoursynowska Street)

One of the best faculties of veterinary medicine in this part of Europe, located on a modern campus in Ursynów.

• Threshold 2026: Calculated according to a complicated procedure that takes biology and chemistry into account, it is usually about 76–83 points (on a 100-point scale).

Comparison Table: Point thresholds in Warsaw for 2026/2027

The table below provides a summary of the most popular fields of study in Warsaw, along with their point thresholds from the previous year and forecasts for the upcoming summer 2026 recruitment.

How to optimize the chances of getting in? Recruitment strategy

Submitting papers to study in Warsaw requires cool calculation and understanding of administrative processes. Many students with excellent high school results lose the chance to get an index due to procedural errors.

• Declare alternative directions (“safety” directions): Don’t put everything on one card. When applying for Computer Science at MiNI WUT, also apply for Cybersecurity or Telecommunications at WEiTI. The recruitment fee (usually 85-150 PLN) is a small cost in short for the safety of your future.
• Monitor reserve lists (second and third round): This is the key to success in Warsaw. Many outstanding high school graduates submit their papers at the same time at the University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and AGH University of Science and Technology in Krakow. When they get into all these universities, they choose one, freeing up places in the others. The thresholds in the second half of July and August can drop drastically.
• Keep an eye on the deadlines for the delivery of paper documents: If you are qualified for the admission list, you usually have only a few days to physically deliver the original of the matura certificate to the appropriate dean’s office (e.g. in the WUT Main Building at 1 Politechniki Square or in the Small Courtyard of the University of Warsaw at Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28). Failure to arrive on time results in automatic removal from the list!
• Prepare for the SGH Entrepreneurship Test: If your goal is SGH, do not underestimate this test. Questions from previous years are available on the university’s website – studying them can give an additional 20-30 points, which determines the qualification.

“Side door” strategy – How to enter MIMUW or MiNI PW through related directions?

If your dream is to study computer science at the most popular faculties in Poland – MIMUW (Ochota, Banacha Street) or MiNI PW (Śródmieście, Koszykowa Street) – and your mock results indicate that you will be just below the recruitment threshold, you need to know the mechanism of interdirectional transfer. This is a legal, albeit requiring absolute academic discipline, way to get your dream degree.

Pathway at the University of Warsaw (MIMUW):

The threshold for Mathematics at MIMUW is usually around 50-58 points, while for Computer Science it is as high as 87-91 points.

• How to play it? You are recruiting for Mathematics. Throughout the first year, you follow almost the same program in the field of mathematical subjects (Mathematical Analysis I/II, Linear Algebra) and choose programming subjects as electives. Your goal is to achieve a grade point average of at least 4.2 – 4.5. After completing the first year, you submit an application to the Vice-Dean for Student Affairs for a transfer to the field of Computer Science. Most common subjects will be rewritten, and you will only need to fill in a few curriculum differences.

Track at the Warsaw University of Technology (MiNI / WEiTI):

A similar strategy can be applied at WUT when recruiting for the field of Engineering and Data Analysis (MiNI) or Technical Physics (Faculty of Physics), where the thresholds are significantly lower than in classical Computer Science. After the first year, in the absence of ECTS credit debt and a high average, transfers within the same faculty (MiNI) are formally facilitated.

Appeals against admission decisions (KPA) – Restoration of deadlines for the International Baccalaureate (IB/EB)

In the 2026/2027 recruitment, special attention must be paid to graduates of bilingual schools and classes with the International Baccalaureate (IB – International Baccalaureate or EB – European Baccalaureate). The results of these matura exams are published in July, which often interferes with the rigid schedules for closing the first recruitment rounds in the IRK (UW) and ISR (WUT) systems.

The decision not to qualify for studies due to the lack of timely delivery of documents is an administrative decision. It is subject to appeal under the provisions of the Code of Administrative Procedure (KPA).

Use of Article 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure (restoration of the deadline):

If the official results of the International Baccalaureate were received after the deadline set by the university for completing the data, and the system automatically rejected your application, you have the right to submit a request for the restoration of the deadline for completing the recruitment activities (pursuant to Article 58 of the Code of Civil Procedure).

• Prerequisite: You must prove that the failure to meet the deadline was through no fault of your own (e.g. by presenting an official letter from the International Baccalaureate organization about the delay in sending the transcripts of the grades). The application must be submitted within 7 days from the date on which the reason for the failure to meet the deadline ceases to exist (i.e. from the day on which you physically received the results).

SGH Entrepreneurship Test – How to make up for a weaker result in extended mathematics?

For many candidates for SGH, the extended matura exam in mathematics turns out to be too difficult to achieve a result of 90-100%. However, there is a unique compensation mechanism in the SGH recruitment system for the 2026/2027 academic year: the Entrepreneurship Test.

Since this test gives as many as 100 points (which is the same as 100% of the extended matura exam in mathematics or a foreign language), an outstanding result from the test can completely offset a weaker matura result.

• Candidate A: Extended Matura Exam: 95% (95 points) + Entrepreneurship Test: 50/100 (50 points) = 145 points
• Candidate B: Extended Matura Exam: 60% (60 points) + Entrepreneurship Test: 95/100 (95 points) = 155 points (Higher position!)

Thematic scope of the Entrepreneurship Test 2026:

The test consists of single-choice closed-ended questions and covers issues related to:

• basics of entrepreneurship and economics in practice,
• knowledge of the modern economic world and European integration,
• the basics of personal finance and the functioning of capital markets (Warsaw Stock Exchange).

A thorough study of the literature recommended by SGH (m.in. textbooks on the basics of entrepreneurship approved by the Ministry of National Education) and solving the tests from 2020-2025 allows you to achieve a score above 90 points. This is the easiest way to bypass the “mathematical ceiling” of point thresholds.

Medical Field of Study at the Medical University of Warsaw: Full-time vs. part-time (evening) – Financial calculation of thresholds

If your results in Biology and Extended Chemistry place you on the border of the admission threshold for a full-time medical course at MUW (estimated threshold 2026: approx. 248–256 points), you need to consider an alternative in the form of part-time (paid) studies.

MUW conducts part-time studies in the so-called evening mode, which in practice is a purely formal concept. Part-time students study in the same groups, with the same professors and in the same morning hours as free students.

Difference in thresholds and costs:

• Threshold for part-time studies: It is significantly lower and is usually around 205-218 points. This is a decrease of about 35-40 recruitment points, which corresponds, for example, to a weaker result in one of the matura subjects by 20-30%.
• Costs (academic year 2026/2027): Part-time studies in the field of medicine are paid. The cost of one year of studies at MUW in 2026 is approximately PLN 42,000 – 48,000. However, many students treat it as an investment – with high academic results in the first year (average above 4.5), you can apply for a transfer to free full-time studies from the second year, saving on fees for subsequent years of study.

SGGW Veterinary Medicine – Mathematical bonus saving the result in Chemistry

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences in Ursynów (Nowoursynowska Street) is one of the most renowned veterinary facilities in the country. The 2026 admission threshold (estimated at 76–82 points) requires outstanding results in biology and chemistry subjects.

Not many candidates know that the SGGW recruitment algorithm has a hidden bonus for people who have passed mathematics well at the advanced level.

How does the SGGW conversion rate work?

Three subjects are taken into account in the admission: Biology (compulsory) and Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics to choose from.

• Recruitment trick: If your extended chemistry did poorly (e.g. you scored 65%) and you wrote advanced mathematics at 90% – the SGGW recruitment system will automatically select the result in mathematics as more favorable for you. This allows you to bypass the traditional “biology + chemistry” requirement and get into veterinary medicine with a strong math profile, which is rare at other national science colleges.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the point threshold given by the university for a given year the final value?

The point threshold published by the university after the end of the recruitment process is the lowest score obtained by a person who actually qualified and was admitted to a given field of study at the last stage of recruitment (the last round). Before the start of the recruitment process, no one knows the exact threshold – it depends directly on the level of difficulty of the matura exams in a given year and the number and level of candidates applying for a given field.

Do grades from the basic level at the matura exam count towards the thresholds at the University of Warsaw and WUT?

It depends on the direction. In most elite science courses (e.g. Computer Science, Technical Physics), points from the basic level of mathematics or Polish have a symbolic or zero weight (only the advanced level counts). However, in the humanities and social sciences, Polish at the basic level and a basic foreign language may enter the recruitment algorithm with a specific, lower weight.

What to do if I am 1-2 points short of the threshold in my dream major?

If you have missed the minimum number of points after the first round, be sure to indicate in the recruitment system that you want to participate in the next stages of recruitment (the so-called declaration of remaining on the reserve list). The chance that the threshold will drop by a few points in the second or third round is very high. In addition, after the start of the academic year in October, you can apply for a transfer to your dream major (e.g. from a macro major or a related field) with high academic results in the first semester.

Do the winners and finalists of subject olympiads have to worry about the point thresholds?

No. Winners and finalists of the central level of many subject olympiads (e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science Olympiads) are exempt from the recruitment procedure and receive the maximum number of points (free admission index) for selected faculties of the University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology or Warsaw School of Economics. A detailed list of Olympiads recognized by given universities is specified in the resolutions of the Senates of these universities for the academic year 2026/2027.

Where and when should I deliver documents in Warsaw after qualifying?

Documents (maturity certificate, personal questionnaire printed from the system, photos) are delivered in person or by an authorized representative (written power of attorney required) to the Faculty Recruitment Committees (WKR). Dean’s offices and committees are located directly at the faculties (e.g. the Faculty of MIMUW in Ochota, the Faculty of Management in Służewiec, the Main Building of the Warsaw University of Technology in Śródmieście). The deadlines are very short and usually take 3 to 5 working days from the announcement of the results of a given round.

The fight for indexes at the best universities in Warsaw in the academic year 2026/2027 requires candidates to have excellent substantive preparation for the extended matura exams and a well-thought-out recruitment strategy.

Understanding the algorithms for converting points at the University of Warsaw, Warsaw University of Technology and Warsaw School of Economics, flexible selection of alternative courses and patient tracking of subsequent rounds of recruitment and reserve lists is the key to success in Warsaw recruitment.