20 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Hungary

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Hungary ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 324K citations received by 22.5K academic papers made by 20 universities in Hungary was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Budapest University of Technology and Economics

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#148 in Europe

#404 in the World

Enrollment: 20,152
Founded: 1782

2. Eotvos Lorand University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#250 in Europe

#662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Enrollment: 2,800
Founded: 1635

3. University of Szeged

Hungary | Szeged

For Mechanical Engineering

#351 in Europe

#942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1872

4. University of Debrecen

Hungary | Debrecen

For Mechanical Engineering

#371 in Europe

#1013 in the World

Enrollment: 26,938
Male:Female: 47:53
Founded: 1912

5. University of Miskolc

Hungary | Miskolc

For Mechanical Engineering

#379 in Europe

#1038 in the World

Founded: 1949

6. University of Pannonia

Hungary | Veszprem

For Mechanical Engineering

#519 in Europe

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 1949

7. Semmelweis University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#549 in Europe

#1632 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 42%
Founded: 1769

8. University of Pecs

Hungary | Pecs

For Mechanical Engineering

#550 in Europe

#1638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1912

9. Obuda University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#606 in Europe

#1878 in the World

Enrollment: 12,888
Founded: 2010

10. Szent Istvan University

Hungary | Godollo

For Mechanical Engineering

#624 in Europe

#1985 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2000

11. Szechenyi Istvan University

Hungary | Gyor

For Mechanical Engineering

#697 in Europe

#2270 in the World

Founded: 1968

12. Pazmany Peter Catholic University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#783 in Europe

#2738 in the World

Founded: 1635

13. Corvinus University of Budapest

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#829 in Europe

#2925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1920

14. Central European University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#923 in Europe

#3365 in the World

Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1991

15. Sopron University

Hungary | Sopron

For Mechanical Engineering

#937 in Europe

#3457 in the World

Enrollment: 5,000
Founded: 1808

16. Budapest Business School

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1091 in Europe

#4169 in the World

Enrollment: 18,000
Founded: 1857

17. University of Dunaujvaros

Hungary | Dunaujvaros

For Mechanical Engineering

#1108 in Europe

#4269 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1962

18. National Public Service University

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1150 in Europe

#4526 in the World

Enrollment: 6,200
Founded: 1920

19. International Business School

Hungary | Budapest

For Mechanical Engineering

#1190 in Europe

#4770 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Eszterhazy Karoly University of Applied Sciences

Hungary | Eger

For Mechanical Engineering

#1238 in Europe

#5039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1774

The best cities to study Mechanical Engineering in Hungary based on the number of universities and their ranks are Budapest, Szeged, Debrecen, and Miskolc.