Wow! Four Hungarian universities listed among 1000 best in the world

Seven Hungarian universities were included in the 2021 world ranking of the recently published US News Best Global Universities. Semmelweis University achieved the best result as, based on the ranking, it came in at 87th place.

When it comes to the overall ranking in the world, Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) got the best place among Hungarian institutions: it became the 414th. The second was Semmelweis University (672nd), the third was the University of Debrecen ( 672nd), and the fourth was the University of Szeged (726th) in the 2021 ranking. Among Hungarian universities, the Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME) and the University of Pécs (PTE) are no longer in the top thousand: BME was chosen as 1020th while PTE ended up as the 1131st. The Central European University (CEU) was also included in the list with a partial result, writes eduline. So, overall,

ELTE became the best university in Hungary.

Moreover, ELTE ranked 182nd in the European sub-rankings. When looking at individual courses, ELTE ranked 543rd in Chemistry, 226th in Physics, 230th in Psychology, and 155th in Space Research.

Semmelweis University ranked 87th in the field of cardiology and the cardiovascular system. Compared to last year’s result, this is 25 places ahead, so it became the best Hungarian institution in the scientific sub-ranking this year. Semmelweis University ranks 285th on the European list. Besides, eight specialisations of the university ranked between 87th and 345th.