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Not separately QS-rankedGödöllő, Hungary· QS World University Rankings 2027

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)

What stands out

  • Lowest in Hungary

    ~€4,400a year

    Lowest undergraduate Engineering (General) fee of the 4 universities in Hungary we have priced

    For Agricultural Engineering. The cheapest of the others is SZTE, at ~€5,000 a year.

    See how it compares ↓
  • Below most in Hungary

    ~€4,000a year, lowest here

    Undergraduate fees below 8 of the 9 other universities in Hungary we have priced

    Its lowest-fee course is Wildlife Management Engineering. The cheapest in the country is UOD, at €3,950 a year.

    See how it compares ↓

Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE), in Gödöllő, Hungary, has 9 undergraduate courses and 14 master's courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from ~€4,000 to ~€6,000 a year depending on the course. MATE publishes its own accommodation prices, from €120 per month. Every figure above was read from MATE's own published pages and last checked on 19 September 2026.

No QS World University Rankings position is recorded for the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Courses
23
Fees verified
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International tuition across 23 courses

~€4,000to~€6,000a year

Lowest: Wildlife Management Engineering BScHighest: Agricultural Biotechnology MSc and 9 others
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Not set — every fee below is the international rate. Home and EU/EEA rates are often far lower.

courses

23 courses

Agricultural Engineering

BSc · 3.5 years · Engineering (General)

International tuition

€2,200 per term

~€15,400 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
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2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,200 per semester on this programme (taught at its Gödöllő campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

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“Agricultural Engineering Gödöllő 7 Stipendium Hungaricum, Scholarship for Christian Young People, Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship yes 2200 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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Agricultural and Business Digitalization

BSc · 3.5 years · Business Analytics

International tuition

€2,200 per term

~€15,400 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
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2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,200 per semester on this programme (taught at its Gyöngyös campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

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“Agricultural and Business Digitalization Gyöngyös 7 Stipendium Hungaricum yes 2200 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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Biochemical Engineering

BSc · 3.5 years · Biochemical Engineering

International tuition

€2,100 per term

~€14,700 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
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2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,100 per semester on this programme (taught at its Budapest campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

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“Biochemical Engineering Budapest 7 Stipendium Hungaricum yes 2100 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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Business Administration and Management

BSc · 3.5 years · Business & Management

International tuition

€2,300 per term

~€16,100 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,300 per semester on this programme (taught at its Gödöllő campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

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“Business Administration and Management Gödöllő 7 Stipendium Hungaricum, Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship yes 2300 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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Environmental Engineering

BSc · 3.5 years · Environmental Engineering

International tuition

€2,200 per term

~€15,400 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,200 per semester on this programme (taught at its Gödöllő campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

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“Environmental Engineering Gödöllő 7 Stipendium Hungaricum, Scholarship for Christian Young People, Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship yes 2200 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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Food Engineering

BSc · 3.5 years · Chemical Engineering

International tuition

€2,100 per term

~€14,700 for the whole 3.5 years, at today's fee
Verified

2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students

MATE charges self-funded international students EUR 2,100 per semester on this programme (taught at its Budapest campus), for students starting in the 2026-2027 academic year. The first two semesters' fees must be paid before admission and entry to Hungary.

Show the fee on the university's site
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“Food Engineering Budapest 7 Stipendium Hungaricum, Scholarship for Christian Young People, Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship yes 2100 Euro/semester”
BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.hu
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What you'll study

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How MATE compares

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.

MATE's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is ~€4,000 a year, for Wildlife Management Engineering. Of the 9 other universities in Hungary we list with undergraduate fees in EUR, 8 charge more at their lowest, 1 charges less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from €3,950 (UOD) to €10,000 (UVMB).

Student housing. MATE's own lowest published rate is €120 per month. Of the 5 other universities in Hungary we list that publish housing per month in EUR, 4 charge more, 1 charges less. Their lowest published rates run from €80 (SZTE) to €345 (METU Budapest).

By subject
SubjectLowest fee hereAgainst other universities in HungaryTheir lowest fees
Business & Managementundergraduate~€4,600Business Administration and Management5 of 6 charge more€3,950 to ~€8,100
Engineering (General)undergraduate~€4,400Agricultural EngineeringLowest of 4~€5,000 to ~€6,400
Mechanical Engineeringundergraduate~€5,000Mechanical Engineering2 of 3 charge more€3,950 to ~€7,000

Subjects taught at MATE

Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.

Where these figures come from

One sentence from MATE's own site backs several figures above. It is quoted once here; every course that uses it still opens it and links to its own source page.

  1. Used for teaching language on 23 courses

    “BSc and MSc Programmes in English”
    BSc and MSc Programmes in English — Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE)en.uni-mate.huread 27 Aug 2026
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More about MATE

About & contact

Gödöllő, Hungary· view on Google Maps ↗en.uni-mate.hu ↗

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Accommodation

€120–€180per month

MATE's own campus FAQ page states typical dormitory accommodation cost across its campuses, noting it is lower at rural campuses and higher in Budapest.

Published by the university itself, not a live listings price. Actual cost depends on room type, availability and when you apply.

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“Dormitory accommodation costs around 120–180 EUR per month , depending on the campus and room type. Prices are lower in rural campuses and slightly higher in Budapest.”
Campus - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences - MATEen.uni-mate.hu
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After you graduate

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.

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“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 .”
Residence of the student, pupil - National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF)oif.gov.hu
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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.

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“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.”
Residence permit for the purpose of seeking a job or starting a business - National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF)oif.gov.hu
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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).

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“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”
National Residence Card - National Directorate-General for Aliens Policing (OIF)oif.gov.hu
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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.

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“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,”
The acquisition of Hungarian nationality - Ministry of Justice human rights information portal (emberijogok.kormany.hu), Government of Hungaryemberijogok.kormany.hu
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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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