This paper presents the theoretical assumptions of the method of strategic groups maps and an analysis of the higher schools sector in Poland. Moreover, it presented as a proposal for a simplified version of the method of strategic groups maps. It has used data on the ranking of the universities sector in Poland, which was conducted in 2011 by Perspektywy, thanks to which universities were classified into different strategic groups. It should be also noted that for the purposes of this study the top 50 universities in Poland (higher schools which gained relatively high places in this ranking), were taken into account. Which means that the studies are not fully representative, and therefore are rather pilot researchesW niniejszym opracowaniu...