The University Press submits its publications to prestigious national book competitions addressed to the academic publishing community, but has also been successful in competitions targeting a wider range of publishers. At present, the University Press may boast about 130 awards, distinctions and nominations granted in competitions, of which more than 50 were won in the last 7 years in the following competitions:

- The Jan Długosz Award

- Gdynia Literary Award

- The Cracow Book Fair Award

- The Polish Film Institute Award

- The Most Beautiful Books of the Year award of the Polish Society of Book Publishers

- The Bolesław Michałek Award

- Prof. Jerzy Skowronek Award

- the Rev. Edward Pudełko Prize of the Association of University Publishers

- the Best Popular Science Book

- the Best Academic Book

- Gaudeamus Award

- the Most Suitable Editorial Design

- Phoenix Award

- Technicus Award