Academic Index Last updated: May 31, 2026

18 Best Universities in Budapest

Exploring the academic landscape of Budapest, our index provides a definitive ranking of the top 18 higher education institutions. We analyzed 167.3K scientific publications and 3.36M citations to accurately measure the research output of these institutions.

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1

Eotvos Lorand University

#1 in Hungary #151 in Europe

51% Acceptance

2,800 Enrollment

1635 Founded

2

Budapest University of Technology and Economics

#3 in Hungary #249 in Europe

40% Acceptance

20,152 Enrollment

1782 Founded

3

Semmelweis University

#4 in Hungary #264 in Europe

42% Acceptance

16,000 Enrollment

1769 Founded

4

Corvinus University of Budapest

#7 in Hungary #576 in Europe

20% Acceptance

9,000 Enrollment

1920 Founded

5

Central European University

#8 in Hungary #592 in Europe

40% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1991 Founded

6

Obuda University

#12 in Hungary #746 in Europe

47% Acceptance

12,888 Enrollment

2010 Founded

7

Pazmany Peter Catholic University

#13 in Hungary #755 in Europe

54% Acceptance

12,888 Enrollment

1635 Founded

8

Budapest Business School

#18 in Hungary #1026 in Europe

71% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1857 Founded

9

Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design

#19 in Hungary #1230 in Europe

65% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1880 Founded

10

International Business School

#20 in Hungary #1357 in Europe

63% Acceptance

18,000 Enrollment

1991 Founded

11

Academy of Drama and Film

#23 in Hungary #1507 in Europe

70% Acceptance

1,500 Enrollment

1865 Founded

12

Karol Gaspar University of the Reformed Church in Hungary

#25 in Hungary #1552 in Europe

66% Acceptance

1993 Founded

13

Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music

#27 in Hungary #1749 in Europe

53% Acceptance

900 Enrollment

1875 Founded

14

Budapest Metropolitan University of Applied Sciences

#28 in Hungary #1786 in Europe

39% Acceptance

2001 Founded

15

Hungarian University of Fine Arts

#29 in Hungary #1824 in Europe

14% Acceptance

1871 Founded

16

Andrassy University Budapest

#31 in Hungary #2018 in Europe

49% Acceptance

350 Enrollment

2001 Founded

17

Milton Friedman University

#37 in Hungary #2230 in Europe

75% Acceptance

1,200 Enrollment

2000 Founded

18

Tomori Pal College

#41 in Hungary #2596 in Europe

82% Acceptance

1,000 Enrollment

2004 Founded