This year, Corvinus University of Budapest has offered 361 more tuition-free places and admitted 25% more domestic students than in 2024. Once again, the most talented applicants chose Corvinus. The admission cut-off scores were the highest among all Hungarian universities offering the respective programmes for most of the available bachelor’s degrees. Among all full-time, scholarship-based undergraduate programmes, Corvinus’ International Business programme required the highest score. The international appeal of Corvinus programmes is also growing steadily – the number of international students admitted has doubled compared to last year.  

In the central admission process, Corvinus University of Budapest admitted a total of 2,345 students for the 2025/26 academic year – a 25% increase from last year. Most of the expanded capacity was added to two popular bachelor’s programmes: Business and Management, and the English-language Communication and Media Studies programme. From autumn, 361 more students will study on tuition-free places at Corvinus, bringing the total to 1,870. In addition, roughly 1.5 times more students secured self-funded places in the International Relations, Business Data Science, and Applied Economics programmes.  

In September, 1,638 students will start bachelor’s studies, 626 will begin master’s programmes, and 81 will start undivided studies. Through international admissions, 981 students – more than twice as many as last year – will enrol in Corvinus programmes, with over two-thirds of them starting bachelor’s studies. This means that 30% of next year’s first-year students will come from abroad, representing nearly 70 countries.  

The university’s internationalisation efforts are also reflected in the language of instruction: for the 2025/26 academic year, over three-quarters of bachelor’s programmes and around 90% of master’s programmes will be available in English or also in English. Nearly three-quarters of newly admitted students have opted for English-language study.  

The university continues to strengthen the Corvinus Scholarship Programme, which provides broad access to tuition-free study. Thanks to support from the Maecenas Universitatis Corvini Foundation, about 75% of students admitted to full-time bachelor’s programmes, and nearly all students admitted to full-time master’s programmes from the Hungarian education system, will study in tuition-free places.  

High Standards and Broad Access through the Corvinus Scholarship  

One of the key objectives of Corvinus University’s new three-year strategy is to increase the number of its students, both from Hungary and international markets. According to the latest enrolment data, the university is heading in the right direction: it continues to maintain its leading position among Hungarian students in the fields it teaches, while abroad, more and more people are recognising the attractive value-for-money of its programmes, Budapest as a premium location, and the talented student community here. As a result, the university is seeing a growing number of international students choosing Corvinus. Interest in its master’s programmes has also increased, defying international trends in the process. 

According to the central admissions data, Corvinus continues to attract the most capable applicants. No one could be admitted to a tuition-free place in a bachelor’s programme with fewer than 433 points, or to a self-funded place with fewer than 400 points. Of the nine undergraduate programmes offered, Corvinus set the highest admission threshold for seven of them compared to other Hungarian universities offering the same programmes. International Business (in English) required the highest entry score for a tuition-free place: 478 points – as in the previous year, this score also represents the highest entry threshold among the full-time, tuition-free undergraduate programmes. International Relations (English) and Applied Economics (Hungarian) both required 455 points, while Business and Management (Hungarian) required 443. The English- and Hungarian-language versions of Business and Management had nearly identical thresholds: 440 and 443 points, respectively. The English-language Communication and Media Studies programme required 433 points for admission to a tuition-free place.  

Interdisciplinary programmes also demanded excellent performance: the English-language Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) programme – available only at Corvinus in Hungary – required 450 points for a tuition-free place; Business Data Science (English) required 444; and both Business Informatics and Economic and Financial Mathematical Analysis (Hungarian-language undivided programmes) required 440 points.  

Updated Master’s Programmes Attract Interest  

Corvinus has redesigned its master’s portfolio in line with market needs, allowing programmes to be completed in either one or two years depending on prior academic background. Interest in the one-year International Accounting and Auditing programme has soared, with admissions nearly 1.5 times higher than last year. The new one-year interdisciplinary programme in Social Data Science, offered exclusively at Corvinus, also attracted many applicants.  

New master’s programmes launching this year include General Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (both two years), and Sustainability Management (one year). Among two-year programmes, International Relations is being offered again, and admission in the Marketing programme has increased by 50%. The Communication and Media Studies master’s was listed as a first choice by one-third more applicants than last year. The prestigious Management and Leadership programme is available in both Hungarian and English. The number of students admitted to the English-language version has increased by a third – those admitted automatically join the CEMS programme, ranked the 10th best business programme in the world, with Corvinus being Hungary’s sole member institution.  

Second Chance for Eight Programmes  

Corvinus plans to offer additional admission opportunities (clearing) for four bachelor’s and four master’s programmes through felvi.hu, the domestic admission administration system. Clearing is expected to start in late July.  

Since 2024, the admission thresholds cannot be directly compared, as some of the points are calculated according to institution-specific rules set by universities and colleges. As a result, it is possible for a student applying to the same programme at multiple universities to achieve different point scores, depending on the rules of each institution.