Third place is the promotion of Lomza State University of Applied Science by two positions as compared to last year. The school has reached a high, second in the ranking, the index of "scientific strength" (92.20). This is an extensive and the most important category, accounting for 35% of the weight of the whole ranking. It consists of data on the fields of study and postgraduate education offer, research staff and its development, publications and the so called citations, parametric evaluations of individual components of the school. PWSIiP has also ranked highly in the categories of "graduates in the labor market" and "learning conditions".

The educational portal "Perspektywy" has prepared its prestigious ranking for the 18th time. Its methodology was developed by the Committee headed by professor Michal Kleiber.