Study medicine in Hungary
Read our guide: Study Medicine in Hungary: Semmelweis, Debrecen, Pécs →
| # | Degree | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | University of Pécs Medical SchoolPécs, Hungary · 6 years | HungaryPécs | MD | 6 years | $16,750 |
| 02 | University of Debrecen, Faculty of MedicineDebrecen, Hungary · 6 years | HungaryDebrecen | MD | 6 years | $16,900 |
| 03 | Semmelweis University, Faculty of MedicineBudapest, Hungary · 6 years | HungaryBudapest | MD | 6 years | $20,900 |
Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine
Budapest, Hungary
Semmelweis University in Budapest runs a 12-semester General Medicine programme in English that leads to an MD (Doctor of General Medicine). The programme starts with basic sciences and a pre-clinical year, then moves to clinical modules, and ends with a final-year rotation in the main clinical disciplines. Tuition is set per semester and stays at the rate of the year a student enrolls.
- Degree
- MD, taught in English
- Length
- 6 years
- Tuition
- ≈ $20,900 / year (2026/27)
- Intakes
- September
- Clinical years
- Years 1 and 2 cover basic sciences and year 3 is pre-clinical. Clinical modules follow, and the 6th year is an internship (rotation) year in the major clinical disciplines at the university's clinics in Budapest.
University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine
Debrecen, Hungary
The University of Debrecen's Faculty of Medicine offers a 12-semester MD programme in English. Admission is by an entrance exam in biology and physics or chemistry, or by completing the university's Basic Medicine Course. Students also learn basic Hungarian so they can talk with patients from the third year, and the final year consists of clinical internships.
- Degree
- MD, taught in English
- Length
- 6 years (12 semesters; optional 1- or 2-semester Basic Medicine Course beforehand)
- Tuition
- ≈ $16,900 / year (2026/27)
- Intakes
- September
- Clinical years
- The university's medical centre also serves as Debrecen's city hospital. In the final year, students take internships in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, neurology, psychiatry and pediatrics.
University of Pécs Medical School
Pécs, Hungary
The University of Pécs Medical School in southern Hungary offers a six-year General Medicine MD programme in English with an autumn start. The curriculum moves from basic and pre-clinical modules to clinical modules and ends with a full rotational year. Applicants need B2-level English and must pass an entrance exam, which can be taken online.
- Degree
- MD, taught in English
- Length
- 6 years
- Tuition
- ≈ $16,750 / year (2027/28)
- Intakes
- September
- Clinical years
- Ten semesters of pre-clinical and clinical study are followed by a sixth-year clinical rotation, with rotations of 4 to 12 weeks in different hospital departments.