Corvinus University of Budapest

Budapest, Hungary

Corvinus University of Budapest is Hungary's most prestigious economics, business, and social sciences university, with origins dating to 1920. Located in a stunning neo-Renaissance building on the banks of the Danube — itself a UNESCO World Heritage site — Corvinus offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral programs through three faculties: business administration, economics, and social sciences. The university hosts approximately 8,000 students, including 1,800 international students, and maintains close links with over 200 partner universities worldwide. Corvinus holds the most important international accreditations in economics: AACSB, AMBA, EFMD, and EAPAA — ranking it among the top 2% of business schools globally. It is also a member of CEMS, bringing together 33 of the world's leading business universities, and was ranked #1 in the region by Eduniversal in 2019.

Key facts

• Country: Hungary
• City: Budapest
• Founded: 1920
• Students: 8,000
• Global ranking: #1110
• Acceptance rate: 55%
• Tuition: €6,000–€10,800 per year
• Average living cost: €800/month
• Application deadline: 2026-01-15
• Languages of instruction: English, Hungarian, French, German

Programs

• Social Data Science (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Finance (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• Communication and Media Studies (M.A.) (Master, Media & Communications) — €6,800/yr , 2 years
• Health Economic Evaluation (M.Sc.) (Master, Economics) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• International Accounting and Auditing (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• International Economy and Business (M.A.) (Master, Other) — €6,800/yr , 2 years
• Business Informatics (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• International Relations (B.A.) (Bachelor, Social Sciences) — €6,000/yr , 3 years
• Marketing Strategy and Innovation (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• International Relations (M.A.) (Master, Social Sciences) — €6,800/yr , 2 years
• Applied Economics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €6,600/yr , 3 years
• Climate Policy and Regional Development (M.Sc.) (Master, Other) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Global Development Policy (M.A.) (Master, Other) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Sustainability Management and Entrepreneurship (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Agile Entrepreneurship (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Public Policy and Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €6,800/yr , 2 years
• Strategic Project Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Communication and Media Science (B.A.) (Bachelor, Social Sciences) — €6,000/yr , 3 years
• Political Economy (M.A.) (Master, Social Sciences) — €6,800/yr , 2 years
• Advanced Supply Chain Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €6,800/yr , 1 years
• Design, Business, Society (M.Sc.) (Master, Other) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Marketing (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• International Sport Business (M.Sc.) (Master, Sports Science) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Intellectual Property Management (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Data Science in Business (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €6,600/yr , 4 years
• International Business (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €6,600/yr , 4 years
• Artificial Intelligence in Business (M.Sc.) (Master, Computer Science) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Business and Management (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Business Administration) — €6,600/yr , 3.5 years
• Economic Analysis (M.Sc.) (Master, Economics) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• Public Governance (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Management and Leadership (CEMS) (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €7,400/yr , 2 years
• Philosophy, Politics and Economy (PPE) (B.A.) (Bachelor, Social Sciences) — €6,000/yr , 3 years
• Digital Innovation (M.Sc.) (Master, Business Administration) — €10,800/yr , 1 years
• Business Informatics (B.Sc.) (Bachelor, Computer Science) — €6,600/yr , 3.5 years