Seven Hungarian universities featured in THE rankings

Here are the best Hungarian universities in the fields of medicine, engineering, and physical sciences, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) rankings.

Medicine and health

Four Hungarian universities are featured in THE rankings among clinical and health subjects,

Eduline reports. On the list of 856 universities, Semmelweis University is ranked between 201-250, which is better than last year (300-400). The universities of Debrecen, Szeged, and Pécs all ended up between 401-500, which for the University of Pécs is the same place as last year, while Debrecen and Szeged upgraded from 501-600. Similarly to last year, Oxford earned the first place, followed by Harvard, Cambridge, Imperial College London, and Stanford.

Engineering

Three Hungarian universities earned a place on the list of engineering subjects.

Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) is placed between 601-800, while the universities of Debrecen and Miskolc are both between 801-1,000. Out of the 1,098 universities in the category, Harvard ended up first, followed by Oxford and Stanford.

Physical sciences

1,149 universities were ranked in the field of physical sciences, among which four were Hungarian.

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) was placed between 401-500, the University of Szeged ranked between 501-600, and BME got a place between 601-800 – all in the same place as last year. The University of Pécs, on the other hand, was listed 801+ last year, while this time, it only made it to the 1,001+ category. The California Institute of Technology was listed first, Berkeley second, and Stanford third. Princeton, which was leading last year, has now fallen back to fourth place.

To rank by the different subjects, THE uses a similar methodology as in the case of the World University Rankings. They take into consideration the rate of professors and students, foreign students, as well as the male-female distribution.

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Source: eduline.hu