Best Universities in Hungary – GURI 2026

Top universities in Hungary

According to the GURI 2026 Global University Rankings, the highest-ranked universities in Hungary are University of Szeged, Semmelweis University, Eotvos Lorand University and others. Hungary has 12 GURI-eligible universities in this edition, and its highest global position is #376.

1. #1University of SzegedGURI #376 · Score 77.06
2. #2Semmelweis UniversityGURI #428 · Score 74.86
3. #3Eotvos Lorand UniversityGURI #509 · Score 70.27
4. #4University of DebrecenGURI #739 · Score 60.96
5. #5Budapest University of Technology and EconomicsGURI #821 · Score 57.70
6. #6University of PecsGURI #876 · Score 55.84
7. #7Obuda UniversityGURI #1004 · Score 50.72
8. #8Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life SciencesGURI #1232 · Score 44.05
9. #9Széchenyi István UniversityGURI #1457 · Score 36.79
10. #10University of MiskolcGURI #1511 · Score 35.45

How universities in Hungary perform globally

Across the 12 ranked institutions the average GURI Score is 51.70 and the median is 53.28. The GURI Score combines ranking achievement across QS, Times Higher Education and ShanghaiRanking with ranking coverage, inter-ranking consistency, institutional legacy and momentum.

Understanding the GURI ranking

GURI does not determine which university is objectively best. This ordering reflects the published GURI 2026 methodology only, and a different methodology would produce a different order. Read the methodology.

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