AGH University of Krakow

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Checked against the sources listed at the bottom of this page on 10 November 2026.

About AGH University of Krakow

AGH is a public technical university in Kraków. According to Wikipedia it was founded in 1913 as the Mining Academy and opened in 1919, was renamed the Academy of Mining and Metallurgy in 1947, was rendered in English as “AGH University of Science and Technology” from 2003, and in 2023 its Senate changed the English name to “AGH University of Krakow”.^[1] Many older sources, including the table on our country page, still use the earlier English name.

The university reports 21,121 students at the end of 2025: 20,212 in bachelor’s and master’s programmes and 909 in doctoral programmes. Its academic and research staff numbered 2,362, including 265 professors.^[2] It has 18 faculties.^[2] The university’s international office is at al. Mickiewicza 30 in Kraków.^[6]

How is AGH University of Krakow ranked?

In the QS World University Rankings 2027, published on 18 June 2026, AGH is in the 761–770 band and second among Polish technical universities, according to the university’s rankings page.^[3] An adviser’s overview of Polish results gives the same band.^[7] The position is a band, not a single rank.

The university’s own news item of 18 June 2026 describes a rise in the QS 2027 results.^[8] The Warsaw University of Technology (504th) ranks higher among Polish technical universities.^[7] Rankings differ by publisher and year, so treat one position as one view. How we compile rankings. See all Polish universities on our Poland page.

What can you study at AGH University of Krakow?

For 2026/27 AGH lists 109 degree programmes, 30 of them in English, and its doctoral school offers 17 disciplines.^[2] The English-taught fields in the fee table belong to these faculties:^[4]

• Civil Engineering and Resource Management; Metals Engineering and Industrial Computer Science
• Electrical Engineering, Automatics, Computer Science and Biomedical Engineering; Computer Science, Electronics and Telecommunications
• Mechanical Engineering and Robotics; Space Technologies; Physics and Applied Computer Science
• Geology, Geophysics and Environmental Protection; Geo-Data Science, Geodesy and Environmental Engineering
• Materials Science and Ceramics; Non-Ferrous Metals; Drilling, Oil and Gas; Energy and Fuels; Management

Examples of English-taught bachelor’s programmes are Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronic Engineering, Space Engineering and Computer Physics; examples of master’s programmes are Mining Engineering, Automatic Control and Robotics, Energy Engineering and International Management. Some fields open only if a minimum number of candidates is accepted.^[4]

How much does AGH University of Krakow cost in 2026/27?

All international students are admitted on a fee-paying basis.^[4] The university publishes semester fees in euros for its English-taught full-time programmes. Examples for 2026/27:^[4]

Across the table, bachelor’s fees run from €1,250 to €3,000 per semester and master’s fees from €0 to €3,500. The €0 programme is run with partners under a project financed by the EU’s Structural Funds and EIT RawMaterials. One part-time master’s programme, Metalcasting Engineering, costs PLN 4,300 per semester.^[4]

Payment and other fees

The first-semester fee is due on 15 October (October start) or 15 March (February/March start); euro fees may be converted into złoty at the National Bank of Poland’s average rate on the payment date.^[4] The recruitment fee is PLN 85 per field, or PLN 100 where an entrance exam is involved; the electronic student ID costs PLN 22.^[4] The page lists fee exemptions only for full-time Polish-language studies, for groups such as holders of a Pole’s Card, permanent residents, refugees and holders of a C1 Polish certificate. An exemption is also possible under the university’s fee regulation or through a NAWA or ministerial decision.^[4] For living costs in Kraków, see our Poland guide.

How do you apply to AGH University of Krakow?

International candidates register in the e-Rekrutacja system during the recruitment period. For a bachelor’s programme the steps are:^[9]

1. Choose your field of study (you can declare several) and pay the recruitment fee for each declaration.
2. Upload the required documents and watch your account for messages.
3. Take the AGH maths exam if your field requires it.
4. Wait for the qualification result, choose a field if you qualified for several and request a visa document if you need one.
5. Register for studies by booking a date and bringing the listed documents.

For a master’s programme you upload your bachelor’s diploma with the diploma supplement, an apostille or legalisation, an English certificate and a valid passport. A recognition statement from NAWA (the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange) is not needed for diplomas from authorised universities in EU, OECD or EFTA states.^[5] The university publishes deadlines separately for bachelor’s and master’s studies; we give none here because they change every year. Check the timetable of your programme before you start.

Which language level do you need?

For English-taught master’s programmes the minimum is level B2 (the upper-intermediate level on the European CEFR scale) in listening, reading, speaking and writing. Accepted proofs include Cambridge exams (FCE, CAE, CPE), IELTS at least 5.5, TOEFL iBT at least 72, PTE Academic at least 59, Trinity ISE II or higher, LanguageCert, LCCI Level 2, ECL B2 and telc certificates. Only official final certificates are accepted, not score reports.^[5]

You do not need a certificate if you hold a higher-education diploma from Poland, a diploma that states English as the language of instruction, an IB or European Baccalaureate diploma with English, or a preparatory-course certificate of at least 9 months.^[5] The bachelor’s application pages we read do not state an English level, so ask your programme. Polish courses are offered by the university’s foreign-languages department.^[6]

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