In the academic year 2025/26, 12,171 students were enrolled at institutions based in the region – 0.9% of all students in Poland; 395 of them were international students. Source: Statistics Poland (GUS).
According to the POL-on register the region has 5 higher education institutions and 0 research organisations.
Academic cities: Gorzów Wielkopolski.
Universities (5)
- Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Uniwersytet Zielonogórski w Zielonej Górze Zielona Góra
- Wyższa Szkoła Biznesu w Gorzowie Wlkp. Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Wyższa Szkoła Zawodowa w Gorzowie Wielkopolskim Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Łużycka Szkoła Wyższa im. Jana Benedykta Solfy z siedzibą w Żarach Żary
Branch campuses of institutions from other regions (2)
- Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. Eugeniusza Piaseckiego w Poznaniu Gorzów Wielkopolski
- Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu Słubice
Data: RAD-on (OPI PIB), POL-on register, as of 2026-11-06. Names of institutions and degree programmes are given in Polish, as in the register.