Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica: Statistics
| Rank | Ranking |
|---|---|
| #2482 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #758 of 2,785 | In Europe |
| #7 of 34 | In Slovakia |
| #1 of 3 | In Banska Bystrica |
| #516 of 1,102 | For Tax Law |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 7,500
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.umb.sk
- Languages
- Slovak;English
- Acceptance rate
- 56%*
* The Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because a university has programs where an applicant only needs to meet admission requirements to enroll and doesn't necessarily competes with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely-ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate (maturitné vysvedcinie), and entrance examinations |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | September to June (September - January; February-June) |
| Enrollment | 7,500 |
| Full time employee | 550 |
| Student:staff ratio | 14:1 |
Publications & Citations
Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4 | 2 |
| 1997 | 10 | 12 |
| 1998 | 5 | 8 |
| 1999 | 10 | 19 |
| 2000 | 12 | 14 |
| 2001 | 11 | 31 |
| 2002 | 5 | 48 |
| 2003 | 15 | 54 |
| 2004 | 12 | 104 |
| 2005 | 11 | 81 |
| 2006 | 15 | 103 |
| 2007 | 18 | 139 |
| 2008 | 23 | 171 |
| 2009 | 45 | 133 |
| 2010 | 28 | 173 |
| 2011 | 41 | 244 |
| 2012 | 61 | 281 |
| 2013 | 97 | 384 |
| 2014 | 112 | 459 |
| 2015 | 165 | 575 |
| 2016 | 171 | 707 |
| 2017 | 193 | 822 |
| 2018 | 166 | 1052 |
| 2019 | 166 | 1403 |
| 2020 | 165 | 1821 |
| 2021 | 167 | 1943 |
Tuition
| Undergraduate | Graduate | |
|---|---|---|
| Local students | $500 | |
| International students | $1,750 | $3,750 |
The Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica has on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
| Programs | Associate's degree | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design | Arts | Humanities | – | + | + | + |
| Business | Politics | Social Sciences | – | + | + | + |
| Languages | Culture | Linguistics | – | + | + | + |
| Nursing | Health | Pharmacy | Medicine | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | IT | – | – | – | – |
| Maths | Natural Sciences | – | + | – | + |
| Bakalár | Management |
|---|---|
| Magister | Banking, Finance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Management, Marketing |
| Doktor | Business Administration, Economics, Ethics, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Management, Mathematics, Music, Pedagogy, Philosophy, Physical Education, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Slavic Languages, Statistics, Theology, Translation and Interpretation, Visual Arts |
Notable alumni
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Peter Pellegrini
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who served as the prime minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Health from December 2019 to March 2020. He previously served as deputy prime minister (2016–2018) and minister for Education and Science (2014), as well as spending two years as speaker of the National Council (2014–2016). Pellegrini was a member of Direction – Social Democracy until he left the party and founded Voice – Social Democracy in late June 2020.
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Luboš Blaha
- Years
- 1979-.. (age 44)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Luboš Blaha is a Slovak political scientist, philosopher and politician. He is a member of the National Council affiliated with the left-wing SMER-SD party.
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Paulína Fialková
- Occupations
- biathlete
- Biography
-
Paulína Fialková is a Slovak biathlete. She competed at the Biathlon World Championships 2012 and 2013, and at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, and 2018 Winter Olympics. At the 2018 Winter Olympics she finished at the fifth place in the 15 km individual event.
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Jaroslav Naď
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Jaroslav Naď is a Slovak politician, who has served as Minister of Defence since March 2020, as a nominee of OĽaNO. He specialises in national security issues. He previously worked with Globsec.
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Jozef Karika
- Occupations
- writer
- Biography
-
Jozef Karika is a Slovak experimental publicist and writer. He studied history and philosophy at Matej Bel's University in Banská Bystrica. He is the author of the bestseller In the shadow of Mafia. He was awarded the Prize of Literary Fund (Cena Literárneho fondu).
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Danka Barteková
- Occupations
- sport shooter
- Biography
-
Danka Barteková is a Slovak skeet shooter. She has won many medals from ISSF World, European Championships and ISSF World Cups. Barteková finished 8th at Women's Skeet event at the 2008 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal in Women's Skeet at the 2012 Summer Olympics. She also competed in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Barteková is a 14-time gold medalist in the Slovak Championship since 1999.
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Martin Klus
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Martin Klus is a Slovak academic, commentator, politician and political theorist. He has a postgraduate diploma in Theory of Politics.
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Henrieta Farkašová
- Occupations
- alpine skier
- Biography
-
Henrieta Farkašová is a Slovak alpine skier, eleven-time Paralympic champion and seventeen-time world champion in the B3 (classification) category.
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Pavol Hurajt
- Occupations
- cross-country skierbiathlete
- Biography
-
Pavol Hurajt is a Slovak former biathlete.
General info
| Alternative names | UMB Matej Bel University in Banská Bystrica Univerzita Mateja Bela v Banskej Bystrici |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1992 |
| Accreditation | Accreditation Commission of the Government of the Slovak Republic. |
| Motto | Eruditio mores futurum |
| Academic structure | Faculty of Arts Faculty of Economics Faculty of Education Faculty of Law Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Political Sciences and International Relations |
| Affiliations and memberships | European University Association (EUA) Consortium of Slovak Universities U10+ Consortium of European Universities EMERGE |
Location and Contacts
| Address | Národná 12 Banská Bystrica, Banska Bystrica, 974 01 Slovakia |
|---|---|
| City population | 76,000 |
| Phone | +421 (48) 446 1111 |
| Fax | +421 (48) 415 3180 |