Łódź is the dynamic centre of academic life. The city hosts 6 state, public universities, existing for over half a century: Uniwersytet Łódzki (The University of Łódź), Politechnika Łódzka (The Technical University of Łódź), Uniwersytet Medyczny (The Medical University of Łódź), Akademia Muzyczna (The Academy of Music in Łódź), Państwowa Wyższa Szkoła Filmowa, Telewizyjna i Teatralna (The Polish Higher School of Film, Television and Theatre), Akademia Sztuk Pięknych (The Academy of Fine Arts). Moreover, 15 non-public universities have been established during the last 10 years, including Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczno - Ekonomiczna (The Academy of Humanities and Economics in Łódź) - the largest in Łódź and one of the largest in Poland, thus increasing educational options open for the students.

Beside the outstanding academic personnel of the universities of Łódź, there are also academics and researchers in the Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences and scientific institutes active in various sectors of economy like occupational health care, and textile, paper and leather industries. The number of students is steadily growing up, to reach presently 100,000 Polish and foreign students.