The state polytechnic established in 1968 in Koszalin as the Higher School of Engineering in Koszalin has borne its present name since 1996. The Koszalin Polytechnic comprises five faculties: Faculty of Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering, Faculty of Electronics and Computer Science, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Economic Sciences, Faculty of Architecture and Design, and Faculty of Humanities.

The university also has interdepartmental Centers: the University Center for Distance Education StudiaNET and the University Center for Information Technology (UCTI).