The most popular Hungarian universities among international students

Magyar Hírlap reports that among foreign students, the University of Debrecen is the most popular institution. Most of the international students are studying medicine in the one-tier program, but veterinary training is also popular. Last fall, almost 29 thousand foreign students enrolled in Hungarian universities.

The Hungarian Department of Education (Oktatási Hivatal) shared some data with Magyar Hírlap regarding the number of foreign students pursuing a degree in Hungary. In the past five years, the number of these students has grown by 8 thousand. In the 2012/13 academic year 20694 students applied, while next year over 23 thousand students, and in 2015, 26 thousand foreign students were enrolled, with

28628 international students accepted last year.

The Department of Education defines foreign or international students as individuals who are not Hungarian citizens, or who have dual citizenship, one of them being Hungarian, but were born outside Hungary. If a student is enrolled in more than one program at one university, then they appear only once in the statistics, but if they study at different institutions, then they appear in the statistics and numbers of each university that they study at.