Szent Istvan University: Statistics

Rank	Ranking
#1647 of 14,131	In the World
#554 of 2,785	In Europe
#9 of 43	In Hungary
#257 of 1,459	For Agricultural Science
Top50%	For 17 other topics

Quick Review

Enrollment: 12,500
Type: Non-profit
Funding: Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree: Doctorate
Website: szie.hu
Languages: Hungarian;German;English
Acceptance rate: 41%*

* Szent Istvan University 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 (érettségi bizonyĺtvány); Entrance examination
Academic Calendar	September to May (September - December; February-May)
Enrollment	12,500
Full time employee	1,250
Student:staff ratio	10:1

Publications & Citations

Publications: 5,021
Citations: 77,870

Szent Istvan University majors

by publication & citation count

Biology	2,417 / 42,102
Environmental Science	1,358 / 23,945
Medicine	960 / 22,042
Chemistry	611 / 8,809
Agricultural Science	515 / 7,350
Engineering	446 / 5,281
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	432 / 5,545
Ecology	418 / 11,715
Business	331 / 2,059
Botany	301 / 6,999
Demography	245 / 3,845
Geography and Cartography	240 / 2,947
Animal Science	228 / 3,527
Horticulture	228 / 1,622
Nutrition and Food Science	211 / 2,426
Economics	211 / 1,240
Virology	192 / 6,440
Physics	181 / 2,289
Zoology	175 / 3,363
Computer Science	163 / 3,321
Microbiology	156 / 2,489
Veterinary	155 / 4,357
Environmental Management	152 / 3,118
Genetics	140 / 3,140
Materials Science	137 / 921
Biochemistry	128 / 2,256
Pathology	116 / 2,023
Anatomy and Physiology	115 / 2,044
Forestry	112 / 2,773
Psychology	106 / 2,662
Mathematics	103 / 1,374
Marketing	99 / 199
Urology	94 / 2,142
Environmental Chemistry	91 / 1,885
Molecular Biology	85 / 1,341
Immunology	81 / 1,618
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation	63 / 600
Agricultural Economics	57 / 264
Surgery	57 / 1,721
Political Science	55 / 242

Annual publication & citation counts

Year	Publications	Citations
1991	16	61
1992	15	59
1993	23	69
1994	21	64
1995	24	70
1996	36	72
1997	37	131
1998	54	145
1999	51	163
2000	95	242
2001	157	264
2002	151	508
2003	178	791
2004	161	1104
2005	204	1435
2006	193	1829
2007	228	2134
2008	220	2412
2009	235	2838
2010	248	3492
2011	257	3892
2012	290	4585
2013	256	4953
2014	286	5552
2015	321	5848
2016	318	6088
2017	347	6634
2018	339	6657
2019	351	7787
2020	450	9728
2021	266	11791

Tuition

	Undergraduate	Graduate
Local students	$500	$1,750
International students	$3,750	$3,750

Szent Istvan University has financial aid programs and 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	+	+	+	+

Doktori oklevél	Animal Husbandry, Biology, Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Horticulture, Management, Mechanical Engineering, Regional Studies, Veterinary Science

Notable alumni

György Bálint

Born in

Hungary

Years

1919-2020 (aged 101)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1937-1941

Studied in 1949

Occupations

politicianhorticulturist

Biography

György Bálint was a Hungarian horticulturist, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences, journalist, author, and politician who served as an MP.
Gábor Kubatov

Born in

Hungary

Years

1966-.. (age 57)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1997

Occupations

politician

Biography

Gábor Kubatov is a Hungarian politician, member of the National Assembly (MP) from Fidesz Budapest Regional List from 2006 to 2014, and his party's national list since 2014.
Tibor Benkő

Born in

Hungary

Years

1955-.. (age 68)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 2006

Occupations

soldierpolitician

Biography

Tibor Benkő is a Hungarian military officer and government official. He has served as the Minister of Defence since 2018. He previously was a four-star general in the Hungarian Defence Forces, serving as Chief of the Defence Staff from 6 June 2010 until 16 May 2018.

Csaba Tóth

Born in

Hungary

Years

1960-.. (age 63)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1986

Occupations

politicianmechanical engineer

Biography

Csaba Tóth is a Hungarian engineer, entrepreneur and politician, a former member of the National Assembly. He became MP via the Hungarian Socialist Party's Budapest Regional List at first, serving in this capacity between 2010 and 2014. He represented Zugló (Budapest Constituency VIII) from 2014 to 2022.
József Ángyán

Born in

Hungary

Years

1952-.. (age 71)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

1972-1977 studied agricultural engineering

1977-1979 graduated with doctorate in agricultural science

Occupations

agricultural engineeruniversity teacherpolitician

Biography

József Ángyán is a Hungarian agriculture engineer, professor and politician who served as State Secretary in the Ministry of Rural Development from June 2, 2010 to February 5, 2012. He was a member of the National Assembly (MP) between 2006 and 2014.
Márta V. Naszályi

Born in

Hungary

Years

1970-.. (age 53)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1993

Occupations

politicianlandscape architect

Biography

Márta Váradiné Naszályi, commonly known as Márta V. Naszályi, is a Hungarian landscape architect, horticulturist and politician, who has been the Mayor of Budavár (1st district of Budapest) since 2019. She is a member of the Dialogue for Hungary (PM).
Béla Glattfelder

Born in

Hungary

Years

1967-.. (age 56)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1992

Occupations

politician

Biography

Béla Glattfelder is a Hungarian politician and Member of the European Parliament (MEP) with the Hungarian Civic Party, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on International Trade.
Edit Herczog

Born in

Hungary

Years

1961-.. (age 62)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1985

Occupations

politician

Biography

Edit Herczog is a Hungarian Socialist Party politician who was a Member of the European Parliament between 2004 and 2014.
István Rácz

Born in

Hungary

Years

1952-.. (age 71)

Enrolled in Szent Istvan University

Studied in 1976

Occupations

botanist

Biography

Rácz István is a Hungarian dendrologist, curator, and museologist.

General info

Alternative names	SZIE Szent István University Szent István Egyetem
Founded	2000
Accreditation	Hungarian Educational Authority (Oktatási Hivatal)
Motto	Életre való döntés A decision for life
Colors	green
Academic structure	Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Faculty of Agricultural and Economics Studies Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Faculty of Food Science Faculty of Horticultural Science Faculty of Landscape Architecture and Urbanism Faculty of Mechanical Engineering Ybl Miklós Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering
Affiliations and memberships	European University Association (EUA)

Location and Contacts

Address	Páter Károly utca 1 Gödöllo, Pest, 2100 Hungary
City population	32,000
Phone	+36 (28) 522 000
Fax	+36 (28) 410 804