BA / BSc programs application information

There are three application routes for international applicants – online applications can be made for each via the links provided:

To apply for an undergraduate/Bachelor (BA or BSc) degree at Corvinus University of Budapest you will need to complete an online application and provide the following supporting documentation:

*If you are still studying, you can provide your “in-progress” academic transcripts when you make your application (i.e. submit your transcripts up until your last fully completed academic year/term). Your final documents can be submitted later.

**Letter of motivation and CV are required for Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship applicants only (not for self-funded applicants).

If you are an applicant for one of the following, you will need to demonstrate mathematics proficiency (see below):

There are no application fees for Stipendium Hungaricum or Diaspora scholarship applicants.

There is an application fee of €75 for self-funded applicants – this is easy to pay when you make your online application. Any doubts, still? Check our guide on how to pay the application fee.

To proceed in the application process, you must:

Corvinus accepts the following language certificates with the minimum scores stated below:

Note: the above certificates are only valid for two years after taking the test (with the exception of the Cambridge FCE, which has no expiry). If you are applying to study at Corvinus in September 2023, your test date must be later than September 2021, otherwise, you will need to renew the certificate (unless you meet the exemptions below).

English language exemptions

You are exempt from (i.e. do not require) the above:

Please provide proof of English proficiency or exemption as soon as possible after making your application.

Our admissions office will evaluate your application and supporting documents. If needed and you are eligible, you will then be contacted to participate in an entrance exam. The programme BA Philosophy, Politics, Economy (PPE) has both a mathematics exam and an interview as part of the entrance examination. The other programmes only have one as detailed below.

Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship applicants will have their entrance exams in April 2023 (first choice) and May 2023 (second choice).

Self-funded applicants will have two exam periods, one in February 2023 and one in May 2023. You may take part in either of these by submitting your application before the given deadline.
The deadline to submit all documents for the February exam period is 15 January and for the May exam period is 30 April.

The passmark is decided by the Dean and the programme management based on the overall performance of all applicants and the available places on the given programme.

If you are an applicant for one of the following, you will be required to pass Corvinus’ internal mathematics exam:

Applicants for any other programmes will not be required to pass a mathematics exam.

You are exempt from needing a mathematics exam if you can produce any of of the following (with the scores stated). Note: if you are still studying (e.g. you only have an AS-level in mathematics at the time you apply) you will need to sit the Corvinus mathematics exam.

Our mathematics exam will be conducted online. If required, you will receive an email inviting you to participate before the exam. Please ensure you whitelist emails from international.admissions@uni-corvinus.hu and be sure to regularly check your inbox (including junk/spam folders). Note: this is a no reply email address.

Failure to participate may result in your application being rejected.

See the “Entrance exam preparation materials” section at the bottom of this page for more information and a practice paper.

You will be invited for an interview if you are an applicant for:

Applicants for BSc Applied Economics, BSc Business and Management , BSc Data Science in Business or BSc International Business do not require an interview.

Our interviews are generally held online – via Teams or Zoom.

You should receive an email inviting you to schedule an interview a minimum of five days before the interview date. Please ensure you whitelist emails from international.admissions@uni-corvinus.hu and be sure to regularly check your inbox (including junk/spam folders).

Failure to attend an interview may result in your application being rejected.

The following will be assessed at your interview:

See the “Entrance exam preparation materials” section at the bottom of this page for more information to help you prepare.

You will achieve a score out of 100 based on your performance in entrance exams. For each programme, the Dean will set a points threshold. Applicants scoring above the points threshold will be conditionally accepted – the points threshold can vary from year-to-year.

Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora applicants will be notified of their results via the DreamApply application platform by the end of April 2023 (for any first-choice programme) and by the end of May 2023 (for any second choice programme).

There are typically three offer statuses you could receive by this point:

Your application could also have the status “Formally Rejected”, for example, if you do not provide statutory documentation or meet preliminary requirements.

We receive a high volume of enquiries. To provide an efficient service to you and other applicants, please only get in touch with our Admissions office if you have taken all of the following steps and still can’t find the answer:

1) You have read this page

2) You have studied all the information available on our website about the programme(s) you have applied to

3) You have read our frequently asked questions page (for international applicants).

If you then need to get in touch with our Admissions office, please click here to make an enquiry. Please allow up to two days for our staff to respond.

Corvinus University of Budapest has no influence on sending partner nominations or allocating places to offer holders placed on reserve lists (for Stipendium Hungaricum and Diaspora scholarship programmes).

We are unable to write to Hungarian Embassies or the National Directorate responsible regarding visa applications.

Please click on the links below for the preparation materials.

Busines & economics (mathematics entrance exam required)

The mathematics test consists of 26 questions and is 60 minutes long.
Questions can be of two types: problem solving and data sufficiency.
To answer them, you need some knowledge of arithmetic, elementary algebra and geometry. Sample questions and answers are available here (these questions are the same as in the practice paper below).
Click here for a practice paper in the real test environment. Note: you will only get one attempt, you will receive your score at the end of the test. Please do not use another email account to attempt the practice test multiple times. We recommend that you only take the practice paper after you have studied the sample questions and answers.

Social Sciences (oral entrance exam/interview required)

Note: applicants for BA Philosophy, Politics & Economics (PPE) must pass both the mathematics exam and the interview to be admitted to Corvinus.