Eötvös Loránd University, in Budapest, Hungary, has 4 undergraduate courses and 7 master's courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from ~€5,400 to ~€8,380 a year depending on the course. ELTE publishes its own accommodation prices, from HUF 70,000 per month. Every figure above was read from ELTE's own published pages and last checked on 26 September 2026.
~€5,400to~€8,380a year
11 courses
BSc · 3 years · Computer Science
International tuition
€3,200 per term
~€19,200 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester. ELTE states the nominal duration as 6 semesters, so the whole-degree cost is 6 x EUR 3,200.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Economics
International tuition
€2,700 per term
~€16,200 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester. ELTE states the nominal duration as 6 semesters, so the whole-degree cost is 6 x EUR 2,700.
“Tuition fee €2,700 per semester”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3 years · Chemistry
International tuition
€3,150 per term
~€18,900 for the whole 3 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester. ELTE states the nominal duration as 6 semesters, so the whole-degree cost is 6 x EUR 3,150.
“Tuition fee €3,150 per semester”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc · 3.5 years · Mechanical Engineering
International tuition
€3,200 per term
~€22,400 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester. ELTE states the nominal duration as 7 semesters, so the whole-degree cost is 7 x EUR 3,200.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc (Artificial Intelligence expert) · 2 years · Data Science & AI
International tuition
€3,200 per term
~€12,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester; the degree runs four semesters.
“Study language English Awards MSc (Artificial Intelligence expert)”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Data Science & AI
International tuition
€3,200 per term
~€12,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee2027/28 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester; the degree runs four semesters.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Mathematics
International tuition
€4,190 per term
~€16,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
Charged per semester; the degree runs four semesters.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Biology & Life Sciences
International tuition
€4,190 per term
~€16,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's feePriced for this course · International students
ELTE publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.
ELTE's fee per semester for self-funded international students on this English-taught programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Chemistry
International tuition
€4,190 per term
~€16,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's feePriced for this course · International students
ELTE publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.
ELTE's fee per semester for self-funded international students on this English-taught programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Physics
International tuition
€4,190 per term
~€16,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's feePriced for this course · International students
ELTE publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.
ELTE's fee per semester for self-funded international students on this English-taught programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
MSc · 2 years · Earth & Environmental, Ecology
International tuition
€4,190 per term
~€16,800 for the whole 2 years, at today's feePriced for this course · International students
ELTE publishes this figure without stating which year it applies to, so it may already be out of date. Treat it as a starting point and check the course page for the current rate. Flag it below if you know it has changed.
ELTE's fee per semester for self-funded international students on this English-taught programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
Against the other universities in Hungary on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.
ELTE's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is ~€5,400 a year, for BSc in Applied Economics. Of the 9 other universities in Hungary we list with undergraduate fees in EUR, 5 charge more at their lowest, 3 charge less, 1 charges the same. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from €3,950 (UOD) to €10,000 (UVMB).
Student housing. ELTE's own lowest published rate is HUF 70,000 per month. Of the 4 other universities in Hungary we list that publish housing per month in HUF, 2 charge more, 2 charge less. Their lowest published rates run from HUF 37,000 (Óbuda) to HUF 120,000 (Debrecen).
| Subject | Lowest fee here | Against other universities in Hungary | Their lowest fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Scienceundergraduate | ~€6,400BSc in Computer Science | 0 of 4 charge more | €3,950 to ~€6,400 |
| Mechanical Engineeringundergraduate | ~€6,400BSc in Mechanical Engineering | 1 of 3 charge more | €3,950 to ~€7,000 |
Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.
6 sentences from ELTE's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.
Used for teaching language on 10 courses
“Study language English”
Used for course length on 6 courses
“Nominal duration 4 semesters (2 years) (120 ECTS )”
Used for international fee on 5 courses
“Tuition fee €4,190 per semester”
Used for international fee on 4 courses
“Tuition fee €3,200 per semester”
Used for start dates on 4 courses
“Apply now! September 2026/27 Application period has ended Studies commence 1 Sept 2026”
Used for course length on 3 courses
“Nominal duration 6 semesters (3 years) (180 ECTS )”
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HUF 70,000per month
ELTE’s own Kőrösi Csoma Sándor Kollégium in Budapest, the largest hall in its Dormitory Centre at 1,177 places and the one that reserves 144 places for international students. One published rate, for a room with 2 beds. ELTE runs these halls itself through its Dormitory Centre, so this is the university’s own price rather than a separate operator’s.
The hall has 276 two-bed rooms with their own bathroom and toilet and 175 three-bed rooms, a study room on every floor, a common kitchen on every floor, a gym, buffet, clubs, bicycle storage, an artificial-grass football pitch and a basketball court; internet is provided but the student must bring their own internet cable, and smoking is only allowed outside. ELTE puts the average travel time to its faculties at 20-50 minutes. Its other Budapest dormitories are cheaper and priced on their own pages on the same monthly basis: Vezér út 50 000 Ft/month for a three-bed room and 55 000 Ft/month for a two-bed, Nándorfejérvári út 55 000 Ft/month, Ajtósi Dürer sor 60 000 Ft/month and Damjanich 65 000 Ft/month — so ELTE dormitory places across Budapest run 50 000 to 70 000 Ft a month. Kőrösi is recorded here rather than the cheapest because it is the only one whose page states a quota of international places.
Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.
“Dormitory fee: Room with 2 beds: 70 000 Ft/month Room types: 175 rooms with 3 beds 276 rooms with 2 beds (bathroom, toilet) Bathroom: with the room Study room: available”
Rules read 19 Aug 2026. Check the current rules, this may be out of date
What Hungary's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.
Work during study
Hungary's National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (Országos Idegenrendészeti Főigazgatóság, OIF) states directly that a third-country national holding a residence permit for the purpose of studies, a student mobility residence permit, or a student mobility certificate may work during their study period for a maximum of 30 hours a week, and outside their study period (e.g. holidays) full-time for up to 90 days in a year.
“Third-country nationals holding a residence permit for the purpose of studies, a student mobility residence permit or a student mobility certificate may engage in employment during their study period for maximum thirty hours weekly, and outside their study period full-time for a maximum period of ninety days in a year .”
Post-study work visa
Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business . Up to 9 months
A holder of a residence permit for the purpose of studies who has successfully completed their studies, where the job or business they want to start in Hungary is suitable for the level of their studies, may apply for this residence permit — submitted in Hungary at least 15 days before the study permit expires. OIF states its validity is capped at 9 months and cannot be extended. During its validity, the holder is exempted from needing a separate work permit if they go on to hold an EU Blue Card or a residence permit for Guest self-employment.
“8) How long is the validity period of the permit? Validity period of the residence permit is maximalised in 9 months which cannot be extended.”
Route to permanent residence
OIF's own factsheet states plainly that a holder of a study-purpose residence permit, student mobility residence permit, or student mobility certificate 'may not be granted a national residence card' (Hungary's main long-term/permanent-residence status for third-country nationals) directly — study years themselves do not count. The realistic route for a graduate runs through the post-study 'seeking a job or starting a business' permit into an employment-based status (e.g. National Card or EU Blue Card), from which the National Residence Card becomes reachable once its own conditions are met: a third-country national who holds a residence permit, interim permanent residence permit, or interim residence card, and who has resided in Hungary legally and without interruption for at least 3 years prior to applying, may be granted a national residence card (a separate, faster route also exists after 1 year for those living as a dependent family member with a Hungarian citizen or long-term resident).
“Third-country nationals who hold a residence permit, interim permanent residence permit or interim residence card and · have resided in Hungary legally and without interruption for at least 3 years prior to submitting the application, or”
Route to citizenship
Hungary's Ministry of Justice (via its human-rights information portal) describes naturalisation under Act LV of 1993 on Hungarian Citizenship. The general conditions for conventional naturalisation are proper accommodation and income in Hungary, a clear criminal record, no prejudice to public or national security, and passing an examination on the Hungarian constitution in the Hungarian language (with exemptions for, among others, incapacitated persons, anyone 65 or older, and anyone who graduated from a Hungarian-language educational institution). The applicant must already hold a document entitling them to permanent residence in Hungary and be registered at a Hungarian address. The required period of prior residence varies by category: a person with no entitlement to a preferential procedure — the category a typical international graduate with no other tie to Hungary would fall into — may apply after 8 years of residence; someone who was born in Hungary, settled/immigrated there, or received a registration document as a minor, or who is stateless, may apply after 5 years; and the spouse of a Hungarian citizen, the parent of a Hungarian-citizen minor child, a refugee, or an adult adopted by a Hungarian citizen as a minor may apply after 3 years. StudyPath found no statement on this page about dual nationality or a requirement to renounce an applicant's original nationality, so no claim is made on that point.
“Similarly to relevant regulations in other states, Hungarian regulation specifies that the period before the submission of the application for naturalisation is different for the various categories of persons: a person who is not entitled to preferential procedure may submit an application for naturalisation after eight years of residence in Hungary,”
New entry added 19 August 2026. Two Hungarian government domains accepted as a government source here: oif.gov.hu (National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing, Hungary's immigration authority) and kormany.hu (Government of Hungary's own web presence, cited via its Ministry of Justice human-rights information subdomain emberijogok.kormany.hu, which publishes the Hungarian Citizenship Act's naturalisation conditions in English). inDemandOccupations is left null: no shortage-occupation list specific to this route was found on oif.gov.hu. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route': the Ministry of Justice page states real, numbered residence-length categories (8/5/3 years) plus language, conduct and income conditions — per the doc comment on ResidencyPathway.naturalisationStatus this field records only whether criteria are published, not how demanding Hungary's constitutional exam or 8-year ordinary route are in practice. This entry chains cleanly end-to-end: study (with 30hrs/week or 90-day work rights) to a 9-month post-study job/business-seeking permit to an employment-based residence status to a National Residence Card after 3 further years to citizenship after 8 years overall for someone with no other qualifying tie to Hungary. citizenshipTerms records 8 years, the period for an applicant with no entitlement to a preferential procedure — the category a graduate with no other tie to Hungary falls into. Shorter periods (5 years for someone born in Hungary or stateless, 3 years for a spouse, parent of a Hungarian child, refugee or adoptee) are category routes. dualCitizenshipAllowed is null: this Ministry of Justice page says nothing about renunciation either way.
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