On August 15, the 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), also known as the Shanghai Ranking, was released. Medical University of Warsaw (MUW) was listed for the second time in the 701-800 rank. The only other Polish medical university listed in the 2019 ARWU was Medical University of Silesia (901-1000 rank). Poland’s Jagiellonian University maintained its position (301-400 rank) in the renown Top 500, as well as University of Warsaw (401-500 rank).
ARWU has conducted the global Top 500 World University Ranking since 2003. It is based on a transparent methodology and on objective third-party data. It has been recognized as the precursor of global university rankings and is considered the most trustworthy.
In 2017, ARWU extended its Top 500 to include a 501-800 rank. Then in 2018, it added a 801-1000 rank. The 2019 Academic Ranking of World Universities named the best 1000 universities on the globe. More than 50 universities entered the Top 1000 list for the very first time in 2019. These universities now have the prospect of moving up into the Top 500 rank like fourteen universities did this year.