• Home
• Channel: Community & Culture
• 19% Of Uni Students in Hungary Are Foreigners - Top Nationalities Revealed

19% Of Uni Students in Hungary Are Foreigners - Top Nationalities Revealed

• 12 May 2023 10:11 AM
• Hungary Around the Clock

The number of foreign students at universities studying for bachelors and masters degrees more than doubled from 15,000 to 36,000 between 2010 and 2022, meaning that as a proportion of the total they have increased from 6.9% to 19%.

The largest contingent originates from Germany, with 3,274 students, followed by China with 2,330.

Iran ranked third, with 1,887, followed by Romania with 1,672, Serbia with 1,409, Slovakia with 1,186, France with 1,056, Pakistan with 1,046, Nigeria with 1,038 and India in tenth slot, with 1,001.

The total number of students attending higher education institutions in Hungary, including those on distance learning courses, grew rapidly between 2000 and 2006, peaking at over 400,000, but then went into steady decline until 2018, when a small, temporary increase occurred.

This was followed by a drop last year to stand a little under 300,000, all according to data from the Central Statistics Office.

• How does this content make you feel?
• I love it
• I like it
• I dislike it

• Students University

XpatLoop Media Partner

Hungary Around the Clock

Since 1995 Hungary Around the Clock has proven to be one of the most comprehensive sources of daily English-language news about Hungary. It covers ongoing domestic politics and foreign relations, as well as business and economic matters. For a free trial of HATC visit www.hatc.hu and click on 'Free Trial Subscription’.

Explore More Reports

Hungary to Host New UN University

• 25 Feb 2026 5:54 AM

A new United Nations University institute is set to open in Kőszeg, western Hungary, hosted by the Institute of Advanced Studies Kőszeg (iASK). Culture and Innovation Minister Balázs Hankó announced this on Facebook on February 24, 2026, following a host country agreement signed in late 2025 between Hungary and the UNU.



New Harvard Research Traces Hungarian Language Origins

• 23 Feb 2026 2:50 PM

Recent genetic research led by scientists at Harvard University is reshaping what we thought we knew about the origins of Hungarian and other Uralic languages. The findings suggest that the roots of Hungarian may lie far deeper in Siberia than previously believed — and that the language’s westward journey began more than 4,000 years ago.



V4 Dance Weekend in Budapest, 20 - 22 February

• 17 Feb 2026 6:00 AM

From 20–22 February 2026, the National Dance Theatre will host a special event: the opening of the V4 Dance Weekend, celebrating the artistic diversity and cooperation of the Visegrád Group countries as part of the cultural programme of Hungary’s V4 Presidency.



Fast-Track IT Degree Launches Through University–Vocational Partnership in Hungary

• 10 Feb 2026 12:07 PM

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) has partnered with three vocational training centres in Szeged, Budapest and Vác to launch a new Bachelor of Profession (BProf) degree programme, aimed at creating a faster and more practice-oriented route to a university qualification.