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Hungary

Country: Hungary
Population (million): 9.5 (2025)
Area (km2): 93030
Official language: Hungarian
Currency: Hungarian forint (HUF)
Dialling code: +36
Internet users (million): 6.7 (2025)
Number of students: 310,414 (2024)
Students as % of population aged 20-24: 30.6 (2024)
Women among students (%): 54.7 (2024)
Students - bachelor's level: 202,962 (2024)
Students - master's level: 85,677 (2024)
Students - doctoral level: 10,730 (2024)
Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): free on state-funded places (Hungarian-taught programmes; EU/EEA citizens); otherwise set by the university; non-EU: fee-paying or Stipendium Hungaricum (2026)
Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): free on state-funded places (Hungarian-taught programmes; EU/EEA citizens); otherwise set by the university; non-EU: fee-paying or Stipendium Hungaricum (2026)

EU/EEA citizens can study tuition-free on state-funded places in Hungarian-taught programmes; English-taught ones charge fees set by each university, and students from partner countries outside the EU can have tuition covered by Stipendium Hungaricum. Hungary's 65 institutions offer more than 1,000 programmes in several languages. See how to apply, what a month costs (around €500–600) and how many hours you can work.


Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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