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Study in Europe · Hungary
STUDY IN HUNGARY · BEST FOR MEDICINE
Trusted for medicine, affordable for everything else.
Hungary trains thousands of international doctors, dentists and vets every year at long-established universities, with affordable options in other fields.
Medicine
€12,000–18,000 a year
Other fields
€3,000–8,000 a year
Proof of funds
€6,000–10,000 a year
Scholarship
Stipendium Hungaricum
WHY HUNGARY
Medicine at a premium. Everything else at real value.
Semmelweis, Debrecen, Pécs and Szeged have taught medicine in English for decades. Business at Corvinus and BME is considerably cheaper.
The Stipendium Hungaricum government scholarship covers tuition plus a living stipend. It is competitive, but worth applying for.
WHAT IT COSTS
European medical training without the Western European price.
| Item | Typical cost |
|---|---|
| Tuition, medicine and dentistry | €12,000–18,000 a year |
| Tuition, other fields | €3,000–8,000 a year |
| Accommodation | €200–400 a month |
| Food and household | €150–250 a month |
| Transport | About €10 a month |
| Health insurance | €40–70 a month |
All in: Medicine around €17,000–23,000 all in. Other fields around €8,000–13,000. Outside Budapest, the lower end.
THE HONEST PART
There is an entrance exam, and it is not a formality.
- Biology and chemistry, usually with an interview. Prepare properly, several months out. Exams often run in regional centres in South Asia and the Gulf.
- Show funds over time. A consistent six-month bank history, not a sudden lump sum.
Hungary suits you if
- Your child is set on medicine or dentistry
- They can prepare for a real science exam
- You want central European costs
Look elsewhere if
- You want admission without an entrance exam (Romania)
- You are looking outside medicine and sciences
- Your child needs a lot of part-time work
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Medical university, or an affordable general programme?
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