University of Debrecen

Key facts

City

Debrecen

Type

Public

Founded

1912

Students

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Language of instruction

Hungarian, English

International student fees

2026/27 (USD): Medicine 16,900 per year; Dentistry 17,500; Pharmacy 8,000; Nursing BSc 7,500; Physiotherapy 7,000; Public Health 6,000; non-medical BSc 6,000-7,500 (Computer Science 7,000; Business Administration 7,000; engineering 7,500); non-medical MSc 7,000-8,000 (Computer Science 7,500); music 10,000; PhD 6,500-12,500; Foundation Year 6,000 per programme; Basic Medicine Course 7,500. Application fee USD 150, entrance exam fee USD 350. Health insurance, medical check-up and student card are included in tuition.

Source

Application dates

Self-financed: 1 Nov 2026 for January/February 2027 intake; 15 May 2027 for September 2027 intake (application page). The MSc Computer Science page states 15 June for September and 1 Nov for February - conflict between pages.

Source

Admission and application

Programmes

Accommodation

Dormitories available via the Admission Coordinator; private rent usually HUF 120,000-140,000 per month. UD estimates about USD 800 per month living cost.

Highlights

• fact: University describes itself as the higher education institution with the longest continuous history in Hungary (Reformed College of Debrecen, 1538).
• fact: 13 faculties, 500+ research labs and two teaching hospitals with 2,900+ beds.
• fact: UD states graduates of its Medicine programme are not required to sit the PLAB exam to practise in the UK (university statement).