List of universities and colleges in Hungary
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Universities in Hungary have generally been instituted by
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under the Higher Education Act. For new
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and
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, approval is required from the Ministry of responsible for the education and later from the Hungarian National Assembly. The Hungarian public
higher education Higher education is tertiary education leading to award of an academic degree. Higher education, also called post-secondary education, third-level or tertiary education, is an optional final stage of formal learning that occurs after comple ...
system includes universities and other higher education institutes, that provide both education curricula and related degrees up to doctoral degree and also contribute to research activities. In general, public Hungarian universities don't charge tuition fees. The following is a list of
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and colleges of
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in
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(listed alphabetically and grouped by location and funding), followed by a list of defunct institutions.


Universities


In Budapest


Public institutions of higher education


Ecclesiastical institutions of higher education


Private or foundation institutions of higher education


In the rest of the country


Public institutions of higher education


Privately or church funded universities

* Debrecen Reformed Theological University * Milton Friedman University


Other Hungarian-language universities


Former universities

* Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical University (merged with others to form University of Szeged in 2000) * Attila József University (merged with others to form University of Szeged in 2000) * Debrecen University of Agricultural Sciences (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) *
Franz Joseph University Royal Hungarian Franz Joseph University ( hu, Magyar Királyi Ferenc József Tudományegyetem) was the second modern university in the Hungarian realm of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Founded in 1872, its seat was initially in Kolozsvár (Clu ...
(ceased operation in 1945) * Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000) * Hungarian University of Applied Arts (renamed to Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design in 2006) * Hungarian University of Physical Education (merged with Semmelweis University) * Imre Haynal University of Health Sciences Budapest (merged with Semmelweis University) * Janus Pannonius University (merged with others to form University of Pécs in 2000) * Lajos Kossuth University (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) * Miklós Zrínyi University of National Defence (merged with others to form National University of Public Service in 2012) * University Medical School of Debrecen (merged with others to form University of Debrecen) * University Medical School of Pécs (merged with others to form University of Pécs in 2000) * University of Horticulture and Food Industry (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000) * University of Sopron (merged with others to form University of Western Hungary in 2000) * University of Veterinary Science (merged with others to form Szent István University in 2000)


Colleges of higher education


In Budapest


State funded

*
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Privately or church funded

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Avicenna International College Avicenna International College – AIC – (Hungarian: Avicenna Nemzetközi Kollégium) was founded in 1995 by Dr. Shahrokh Mirza Hosseini and has been in operation as a preparatory college for higher education since 2000. The college offers foun ...
* Baptist Theological Academy * Bhaktivedanta Theological College *
Budapest College of Management Budapest College of Management ( Hungarian: Általános Vállalkozási Főiskola) business and management training college located in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of ...
* Budapest Contemporary Dance Academy * CBS Central European International College * Duna International College * Gábor Dénes College * The Gate of the Teaching Buddhist College * Harsányi János College *
International Business School, Budapest International Business School ( hu, IBS Nemzetközi Üzleti Főiskola) is an accredited private college in Budapest, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it ...
* International Pető András Institute of Conductive Education for the Motor Disabled and Conductor-Teacher Training College * John Wesley Theological College * Pentacostal Theological College * Sapientia School of Theology * Milton Friedman University * Sola Scriptura Theological College * Szent Pál Academy *
Wekerle Business School Wekerle Business School ( Hungarian: Wekerle Sándor Üzleti Főiskola) is a private college in Budapest, Hungary. Programs Undergraduate Degree Programmes * BSc in Business Administration and Management * BSc in Commerce and Marketing * ...
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In the rest of the country


State funded

* College of Szolnok,
Szolnok Szolnok (; also known by other #Name and etymology, alternative names) is the county seat of Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok county in central Hungary. A City with county rights, city with county rights, it is located on the banks of the Tisza river, i ...
* Eötvös József College, Baja * Kecskemét College,
Kecskemét Kecskemét ( , sk, Kečkemét) is a city with county rights central part Hungary. It is the eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's th ...


Privately or church funded

* Adventist Theological College,
Pécel Pécel is a town in Pest county, Budapest metropolitan area, Hungary. It is situated outside Budapest's 17th district a little over from Budapest city centre. Notable people * Gedeon Ráday, soldier and politician, Minister of Defence * István ...
*
Apor Vilmos Catholic College Apor is a Hungarian name. In older sources, the name is sometimes spelled Opour, Opor or Upor. It can refer to: * Apor (chieftain), a 10th-century Hungarian tribal leader * Apor family, a family of ancient Transylvanian and Hungarian nobility (name ...
,
Vác Vác (; german: Waitzen; sk, Vacov; yi, ווייצען) is a town in Pest county in Hungary with approximately 35,000 inhabitants. The archaic spelling of the name is ''Vácz''. Location Vác is located north of Budapest on the eastern bank o ...
* Archiepiscopal Theological College of Veszprém,
Veszprém Veszprém (; german: Weißbrunn, sl, Belomost) is one of the oldest urban areas in Hungary, and a city with county rights. It lies approximately north of the Lake Balaton. It is the administrative center of the county (comitatus or 'megye') of ...
* College of Modern Business Studies,
Tatabánya Tatabánya (; german: Totiserkolonie; sk, Banská Stará) is a city with county rights of 64,305 inhabitants in northwestern Hungary, in the Central Transdanubian region. It is the capital of Komárom-Esztergom County. Location The city is lo ...
* Gál Ferenc Theological College,
Szeged Szeged ( , ; see also other alternative names) is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county seat of Csongrád-Csanád county. The University of Szeged is one of the m ...
* Győri Theological College,
Győr Győr ( , ; german: Raab, links=no; names in other languages) is the main city of northwest Hungary, the capital of Győr-Moson-Sopron County and Western Transdanubia region, and – halfway between Budapest and Vienna – situated on one of ...
*
Kodolányi János University Kodolányi János University (Hungarian: ''Kodolányi János Egyetem'' or KJU in short) is a Private university, private higher education institution in Hungary with its main campus in Budapest. It has regional campuses in Székesfehérvár and O ...
, Budapest, Székesfehérvár, Orosháza * Pápa Theological Academy of the Reformed Church,
Pápa Pápa is a historical town in Veszprém county, Hungary, located close to the northern edge of the Bakony Hills, and noted for its baroque architecture. With its 32,473 inhabitants (2011), it is the cultural, economic and tourism centre of the re ...
* Sárospatak Theological Academy of the Reformed Church,
Sárospatak Sárospatak (german: Potok am Bodroch; la, Potamopolis; sk, Šarišský Potok or ; ) is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén County, northern Hungary. It lies northeast from Miskolc, in the Bodrog river valley. The town, often called simply ''Pa ...
* Szent Atanáz Greek Catholic Theological Institute,
Nyíregyháza Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest in ...
* Szent Bernát Theological College,
Zirc Zirc (german: Sirtz) is a town in Veszprém county, Hungary. It is the administrative seat of Zirc District. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Jews lived in Zirc. In 1910, 92 Jews lived in Zirc, Some of them ...
* Theological College of Eger,
Eger Eger ( , ; ; also known by other alternative names) is the county seat of Heves County, and the second largest city in Northern Hungary (after Miskolc). A city with county rights. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, baroque bui ...
* Theological College of Esztergom,
Esztergom Esztergom ( ; german: Gran; la, Solva or ; sk, Ostrihom, known by alternative names) is a city with county rights in northern Hungary, northwest of the capital Budapest. It lies in Komárom-Esztergom County, on the right bank of the river Dan ...
* .,
Pécs Pécs ( , ; hr, Pečuh; german: Fünfkirchen, ; also known by other #Name, alternative names) is List of cities and towns of Hungary#Largest cities in Hungary, the fifth largest city in Hungary, on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the countr ...
* Tomori Pál College,
Kalocsa Kalocsa (; hr, Kaloča or ''Kalača''; sr, Kaloča or Калоча; german: Kollotschau) is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, Hungary. It lies south of Budapest. It is situated in a marshy but highly productive district, near the left bank of the ...


Former colleges of higher education

* Berzsenyi Dániel College (merged with
University of West Hungary The main campus of the University of Sopron ( Soproni Egyetem, abbreviated SOE) is located in Sopron, Hungary. The school traces its roots to 1735.
) * Kölcsey Ferenc Reformed Teacher's Training College (merged with Debrecen Reformed Theological University) * Police College (merged with others to form National University of Public Service in 2012) * Vitéz János Roman Catholic Teacher's Training College (merged with
Pázmány Péter Catholic University Pázmány Péter Catholic University (PPCU) ( hu, Pázmány Péter Katolikus Egyetem (''PPKE'')) is a private university in and near Budapest, Hungary, belonging to the Catholic Church and recognized by the state. Founded in 1635, the PPCU is ...
)


See also

*
Open access in Hungary Open access to scholarly communication in Hungary has developed in recent years through digital repositories and academic publishers, among other means. In 2008 several academic libraries founded the Hungarian Open Access Repositories (HUNOR) con ...


References


External links


http://www.okm.gov.hu/felsooktatas/felsooktatasi-intezmenyek
- List of institutions of higher education on the website of the Hungarian Ministry of Education and Culture
List of approved institutions of higher education by the state of Hungarian Republic, appendix 1. for article CXXXIX. of 2005
- Oh.gov.hu - Office of Education

- Péter, Tibor Nagy. The social and political history of Hungarian education. . Freely available on mek.oszk.hu {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Universities In Hungary *
Universities A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, ...
Education in Hungary
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...