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Warsaw's higher education establishments count over 230,000 students on their roles and this number is growing. By the number of students, Warsaw takes the lead before Kraków and Wrocław. Out of all higher education establishments, 12 are state institutions. The remaining are private colleges (41), which chiefly provide education in finance, banking, marketing and management.
Warsaw University, Warsaw University of Technology, the Warsaw Agricultural University and Central School of Commerce are Warsaw`s biggest and most renowned schools. Each of them is the biggest institution of its kind, and Warsaw University is not only the biggest Polish university, but also Poland`s biggest higher education establishment over all. Alongside these, there are other state colleges, such as the Teacher`s Training College, the Catholic Theological Academy, the Frederic Chopin Academy of Music, the Academy of Fine Arts, the Aleksander Zelwerowicz Academy of the Dramatic Arts and Józef Piłsudski Academy of Physical Education.
Warsaw`s student ratio per 1,000 residents is higher than the corresponding figure for several large European capitals.
The presence of so many students and their teachers makes Warsaw a city of young and educated people.
A total 20 percent of Warsaw`s inhabitants are university graduates.
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