Accredited universities in Hungary

SubjectsCivil Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Architecture · Chemical Technology and Biotechnology · Electrical Engineering and Informatics · Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering · Natural Sciences · Economic and Social Sciences

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); CESAER; TIME network. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

admission@bme.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1782 by Emperor Joseph II as the Institutum Geometricum, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME or Műegyetem) is the WORLD'S OLDEST INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY of university rank still in continuous operation. Approximately 21,000 students. **6 Nobel laureates** affiliated including Eugene Wigner (Physics 1963), Dennis Gabor (Physics 1971, holography), George de Hevesy (Chemistry 1943), János Harsányi (Economics 1994). 🕯️ MAJOR HONEST CONTEXT — 22 OCTOBER 1956: BME is the BIRTHPLACE OF THE 1956 HUNGARIAN REVOLUTION. On 22 October 1956, BME students formulated their famous '16 Points' — a list of demands including withdrawal of Soviet troops, free elections, freedom of press, restoration of national symbols, and the rehabilitation of Imre Nagy. The mass demonstration the following day, 23 October, ignited the Revolution. Soviet tanks crushed the uprising on 4 November 1956; approximately 2,500-3,000 Hungarians were killed and ~200,000 fled as refugees. The BME 16 Points are commemorated annually; 23 October is a Hungarian national day. Every BME student knows their university's role in this defining moment of Hungarian history. The Műegyetem's central building (Wigner-Jenő Korszerű Mérnökképzésért Alapítvány site) bears witness to this history.

SubjectsEconomics · Business Administration · Management · Finance · International Studies · Social Sciences · Communication · Sociology

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); AMBA (Association of MBAs); EQUIS adjacent. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; many programmes English-medium at IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Corvinus post-2019 reform: EU EUR 4,500-7,500/yr, non-EU EUR 6,000-9,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

admissions@uni-corvinus.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1920 as the Royal Hungarian University of Economic Sciences, renamed Corvinus University in 2004 after Matthias Corvinus (1443-1490), the Renaissance Hungarian king. Approximately 12,000 students. Hungary's leading specialist economics and business university. 🕯️ Recent governance context: Corvinus was the first major Hungarian public university transferred to 'private foundation' (Foundation for the Maecenas Universitas) governance in 2019 under PM Orbán's Fidesz reform — a model subsequently extended to most Hungarian public universities. Critics argue these foundations are dominated by Fidesz-aligned political appointees; EU has expressed concerns. Corvinus remains a respected institution but operates under the new structure.

SubjectsLaw · Humanities · Education and Psychology · Sciences · Informatics · Social Sciences · Primary and Pre-School Education · Bárczi Gusztáv Faculty of Special Needs Education

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group; UNICA Network. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; many Master's programmes available in English.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1635 by Cardinal Péter Pázmány in Nagyszombat (now Trnava in Slovakia), relocated to Buda in 1777 by Empress Maria Theresa, then to Pest in 1784, becoming the modern University of Budapest. Renamed in 1950 after Loránd Eötvös (1848-1919) — the great Hungarian physicist who taught here and whose pendulum measurements of gravitational acceleration were foundational to Einstein's verification of the equivalence principle in General Relativity. Approximately 28,000 students across eight faculties. Hungary's largest and flagship research university. **5 Nobel laureates** affiliated including George de Hevesy (Chemistry 1943, radioactive tracers), Eugene Wigner (Physics 1963 — also worked at ELTE before WW2 emigration), Dénes Gábor (Physics 1971, holography), John Polanyi (Chemistry 1986, briefly), George Olah (Chemistry 1994). Distinguished alumni across Hungarian intellectual life including the founders of the 'Martian' generation of Hungarian Jewish scientists who emigrated to the US in the 1930s-40s. ⚠️ NOTE: ELTE was MISSING from the AlmiStudy collector file — added as critical curator entry given its status as Hungary's flagship and oldest university.

SubjectsAgriculture · Horticulture · Animal Science · Food Science · Mechanical and Process Engineering · Economics and Regional Sciences · Landscape Architecture · Environmental Sciences

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 2021 through the merger of Szent István University, the Eszterházy Károly University, the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Kaposvár University — bringing together Hungary's principal agricultural higher education institutions. Heritage of constituent institutions extends to 1787 (Georgicon Keszthely — Europe's first agricultural college founded by Count György Festetics). Approximately 17,000 students across multiple campuses (Gödöllő main, Budapest, Kaposvár, Keszthely, Gyöngyös, others). ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsPainting · Sculpture · Graphic Arts · Restoration · Art Theory · Intermedia · Visual Education

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1871, the Hungarian University of Fine Arts (Magyar Képzőművészeti Egyetem) is Hungary's specialist fine arts academy. Approximately 700 students. Highly selective via portfolio. Distinguished faculty across 19th-21st centuries include Bertalan Székely, Pál Szinyei Merse, Aurél Bernáth, Béla Kondor, and many of modern Hungarian visual arts. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsClassical Music Performance · Composition · Conducting · Music Education · Musicology · Folk Music · Jazz · Church Music · Music Theory

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); AEC (Association Européenne des Conservatoires). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Highly selective; auditions in international repertoire. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1875 by Franz Liszt (Ferenc Liszt, 1811-1886) — the great Hungarian composer and pianist — as the Royal National Hungarian Academy of Music. Approximately 700 students. One of the world's most internationally distinguished music conservatories. **Faculty and alumni include essentially the entire 20th-century Hungarian musical tradition**: composers Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály (both taught here), Ernő Dohnányi, György Ligeti, György Kurtág; conductors Sir Georg Solti, Antal Doráti, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Ormandy, Iván Fischer; pianists György Cziffra, András Schiff, Zoltán Kocsis. Beautiful Art Nouveau main building (1907) in central Budapest. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission of an internationally renowned institution).

SubjectsDesign · Architecture · Animation · Media Design · Photography · Object and Industrial Design · Graphic Design · Textile Design

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Cumulus International Association of Universities and Colleges of Art, Design and Media. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1880 as the Royal Hungarian School of Applied Arts, renamed in 2005 after László Moholy-Nagy (1895-1946) — the Hungarian-born avant-garde artist, photographer, and design theorist who taught at the Bauhaus (1923-1928) and later founded the New Bauhaus in Chicago (1937, now Illinois Institute of Technology Institute of Design). Approximately 1,200 students. Hungary's specialist art and design university with strong international design partnerships. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsMechanical and Safety Engineering · Electrical Engineering · Light Industry and Environmental Engineering · Informatics · Business Administration

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@uni-obuda.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 2010 from the merger of three earlier technical colleges in Budapest, Óbuda University serves applied technical education. Approximately 12,000 students. Named after the historic Óbuda district of Budapest (the original Roman 'Aquincum' settlement).

SubjectsCatholic Theology · Canon Law · Law · Humanities and Social Sciences · Information Technology and Bionics · Hungarian Linguistics

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); canonically established by the Holy See. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Private Catholic university tuition: typically EUR 3,000-6,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Re-established in 1992 as the Catholic University of Hungary, drawing heritage from the original 1635 Pázmány Foundation (which became ELTE after 1950 secularisation). Named for Cardinal Péter Pázmány (1570-1637) — Hungarian primate, leading Counter-Reformation figure, founder of the 1635 university. Approximately 7,000 students. Hungary's largest private Catholic university. Distinctive Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics combines computer science with biomedical applications. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).

SubjectsMedicine · Dentistry · Pharmacy · Health Sciences · Health and Public Service · Conductive Education

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); WHO World Directory of Medical Schools (WDOMS). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+ + competitive entrance test (biology, chemistry, English).

Tuition

EU/EEA HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Semmelweis Medicine ~EUR 18,500/yr; Dentistry ~EUR 19,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

admission@semmelweis.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1769 as the Medical Faculty of the University of Trnava (predecessor of ELTE) by Empress Maria Theresa, becoming a separate university in 1951, Semmelweis University is one of Central Europe's oldest and most distinguished medical schools. Approximately 11,000 students. Named after Ignaz Semmelweis (1818-1865) — the Hungarian physician who DISCOVERED HAND-WASHING'S ROLE IN PREVENTING INFECTIONS in 1847 while at Vienna General Hospital, transforming surgical and obstetric medicine worldwide. The 'Semmelweis reflex' (rejection of new evidence that contradicts established norms) is named after his tragic experience of having his discovery ignored. He died in an asylum aged 47 — vindicated only posthumously when Pasteur's germ theory proved his observations correct. Semmelweis University offers English-medium MD, dentistry, pharmacy programmes — typically among the most prestigious destinations for international medical students seeking Central European training.

SubjectsEngineering · Computer Science · Economics · Law and Political Sciences · Health and Sport Sciences · Music · Audi Hungaria Faculty of Vehicle Engineering

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

international@sze.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1968, becoming a university in 2002. Named after István Széchenyi (1791-1860), the 'Greatest Hungarian' reformer who founded the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and modernised 19th-century Hungary. Approximately 14,000 students. Particularly distinguished for its Audi Hungaria Faculty of Vehicle Engineering — direct partnership with Audi (whose Hungarian plant in Győr is one of Europe's largest engine manufacturing facilities).

SubjectsMedicine · Dentistry · Pharmacy · Health Sciences · Sciences and Technology · Engineering · Agriculture, Food Science and Environmental Management · Economics and Business · Law · Humanities · Education · Music · Informatics

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. English Medicine ~EUR 16,000/yr; Dentistry ~EUR 17,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@edu.unideb.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Heritage to 1538 (the Reformed College of Debrecen — one of the most important institutions of Hungarian Protestantism), becoming a modern state university in 1912. Approximately 27,000 students — one of Hungary's largest universities. Distinguished particularly in medicine, agriculture, and natural sciences. Offers English-medium MD, dentistry, pharmacy, and veterinary medicine programmes — a major destination for international medical students (Hungarian medical degrees recognised across EU and by Pakistan Medical Commission, Indian NMC, and many other international medical councils after FMGE/NEXT-equivalent process).

SubjectsEarth Sciences and Engineering · Materials Science and Engineering · Mechanical Engineering and Informatics · Economics · Law · Arts and Humanities · Health Sciences · Music

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available, esp. medicine/engineering/business. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. Non-EU Medicine EUR 8,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum ~5,500 awards/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

international@uni-miskolc.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Heritage to 1735 (the Mining School in Selmecbánya, now Banská Štiavnica in Slovakia — one of Europe's oldest mining academies), relocated multiple times, established in Miskolc 1949. Approximately 10,000 students. Northern Hungary's principal university. The mining and metallurgy heritage remains distinctive.

SubjectsMedicine · Dentistry · Pharmacy · Health Sciences · Sciences · Engineering and Information Technology · Business and Economics · Law · Humanities and Social Sciences · Education · Music and Visual Arts

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999). Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. English Medicine ~EUR 16,000/yr; Dentistry ~EUR 17,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

info@pte.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1367 by King Louis I of Hungary with Papal bull from Urban V — making the University of Pécs the OLDEST university in Hungary by FOUNDING DATE (though the original medieval university closed by ~1543 during Ottoman invasion, and the modern continuous university dates from 1921). Approximately 20,000 students. Offers English-medium MD, dentistry, pharmacy programmes — a major destination for international medical students. The original 1367 founding documents are preserved as national treasures and the institution celebrated its 650th anniversary in 2017.

SubjectsMedicine · Dentistry · Pharmacy · Health Sciences · Sciences and Informatics · Engineering · Agriculture · Economics and Business · Law and Political Sciences · Humanities and Social Sciences · Education · Music

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; Medicine IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+ + biology/chemistry entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. English Medicine ~EUR 16,500/yr; Dentistry ~EUR 17,000/yr. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Email

study@szte.hu

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Heritage to 1581 (the Jesuit Academy of Cluj/Kolozsvár, in present-day Romania — relocated to Szeged 1921 after Treaty of Trianon ceded Transylvania to Romania), becoming the University of Szeged in its modern form. Approximately 21,000 students. **Nobel laureate Albert Szent-Györgyi (Medicine 1937 — isolation of vitamin C) was professor here** when he won the Nobel; Szeged remains particularly distinguished in biochemistry and medical sciences. Offers English-medium MD and dentistry — one of the major destinations for international medical students in Hungary.

SubjectsVeterinary Medicine · Animal Science · Veterinary Hygiene · Wildlife Conservation

Accreditation

Hungarian Accreditation Committee (MAB / Magyar Felsőoktatási Akkreditációs Bizottság); Hungarian Educational Authority; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); European Association of Establishments for Veterinary Education (EAEVE) accredited; AVMA (American Veterinary Medical Association) accreditation. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.

English

Hungarian is primary. English-medium widely available. Typical: IELTS 6.0+ / TOEFL iBT 79+; DVM (Veterinary) IELTS 6.5+ / TOEFL iBT 87+ + entrance test.

Tuition

EU/EEA: HU-medium Bachelor's EUR 1,500-4,000/yr; English-medium EUR 3,000-9,000/yr. English-medium DVM ~EUR 14,000-16,000/yr. Stipendium Hungaricum available. Cost of living EUR 500-900/mo.

Scholarships

Yes

Contact

University contact page

Deadlines

View official deadlinesHungarian academic year begins September. Non-EU/EEA applicants for English-medium programmes typically apply by May-July; Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship deadline mid-January.

Founded in 1787 as a veterinary department of the University of Pest (heritage to ELTE), becoming the independent University of Veterinary Medicine Budapest in 1962 (and re-established as an independent university in 2016 after merger periods). Approximately 1,500 students. **HUNGARY'S ONLY VETERINARY UNIVERSITY** and one of the oldest veterinary schools in continental Europe. Both EAEVE-accredited (EU recognition) AND AVMA-accredited (American Veterinary Medical Association — making it one of few European veterinary schools whose graduates can practice in the USA without additional examination). Offers English-medium DVM programme attracting international students. ⚠️ Added by curator (collector omission).