Medicine in Hungary: 4 Universities, Real Costs

Hungary runs four EU-recognized, English-taught medical schools. See the full Hungary country profile and every Hungarian program on the Medicine programs page (Hungary filter).

2026-2027 figures, each linking to the official program page. Every deadline in this table has passed. They are shown as the universities published them, because the shape of the cycle is what you need in order to plan the next one.

Hungary also offers Dentistry and Pharmacy in English. Track every date on the deadline board.

The University of Debrecen stopped accepting applications for the September 2026 Medicine and Dentistry intake ahead of its published deadline. Its official admissions page attributes this to "an exceptionally high number of applications received" and states that "The application period for the September 2027 intake will open later this year, and the final application deadline will be May 15, 2027."

Two things follow from that. If Debrecen is on your list, September 2027 is the cycle to work towards, and its date is already published while the other three universities' are not. And more generally, a Hungarian deadline is a last possible date rather than a safe one — a capped intake can fill before it arrives, so apply at the start of a window rather than at the end of it.

For 2026-2027 the four universities opened between 1 November 2025 (Pécs) and 12 January 2026 (Semmelweis) and closed between 31 May and 30 June 2026, with entrance examinations running from early March through mid-July. Expect a broadly similar rhythm for September 2027, and expect the dates to be published in the autumn.

Only Debrecen has published a 2027 date so far. Every date on this site is stored verbatim from the university's own page with the date it was checked, and none is carried forward from a previous cycle — so check the deadline board and the official program pages rather than assuming this cycle will repeat the last one. The wider strategy is in when to apply to European medical schools.

Hungarian medical schools select via an entrance examination in Biology and Chemistry (sometimes with an interview or physics component). Requirements and the exact exam format are listed on each program page. Learn the exam types on the entrance exams page.

Hungarian medical degrees are EU-recognized and the universities are listed in the World Directory of Medical Schools. That listing is a starting point for the Canada (MCC) and USA (ECFMG/USMLE) routes, not a guarantee: for the U.S. route the school must also carry an ECFMG Sponsor Note covering your graduation year, and you must still complete each process in full. Verify current requirements with the official regulators before acting.