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250 years of tradition<\/h2>\n

Semmelweis University was founded in 1769<\/strong>. \u00a0It has an over 250<\/strong>-year-long tradition of academic excellence and commitment to the education of physicians.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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In the best 300<\/h2>\n

Times Higher Education (THE)\u00a0<\/strong>(2026)
\n<\/span><\/span>\u00a0\u2022<\/strong> <\/span>World University Rankings: 251-300th<\/strong>\u00a0
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u2022 <\/strong><\/span>Medical and Health: 176-200th
\n<\/strong>Shanghai Ranking, Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (2025)<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u2022<\/strong> <\/span>Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences: 51-75<\/strong>th<\/strong>\u00a0
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u2022 <\/strong><\/span>Clinical Medicine: 151-200th\u00a0<\/strong>
\n<\/span>\u00a0\u2022 <\/strong><\/span>Dentistry & Oral Sciences: 201-300th
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022 <\/strong><\/span>Medical Technology: 201-300th\u00a0
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Human Biological Sciences: 301-400<\/strong>th\u00a0
\n<\/strong>\u00a0\u2022\u00a0<\/strong><\/span>Biological Sciences: 201-300th
\n<\/strong>US News Best Global Universities (2025)<\/span>
\n\u00a0\u2022 <\/strong><\/span>Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems: 35th<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Almost 16,000 students<\/h2>\n

One third of the students come from\u00a0 129<\/strong> countries \u2013 from five continents. Each year, over 1,500<\/strong> students earn their diplomas from one of the Semmelweis University\u2019s six faculties, and typically find their first jobs within three months of graduation.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Around 14,000 staff members<\/h2>\n

Staff in main employment: ca. 13,700<\/strong>
\nAcademic staff:\u00a0ca.\u00a02,200<\/strong>
\nTeachers and researchers: ca. 1,750
\n<\/strong>Employees of the Clinical Center: ca. 8,500
\n<\/strong>Employees working in the administrative field under the Chancellery: ca. 2,000<\/strong>
\nDoctors of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 184<\/strong>
\nFull and corresponding members of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 25<\/strong><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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Over 40 years of international training experience<\/h2>\n

The University’s German-language medical training was launched in 1983<\/strong>, followed by the English one in 1989<\/strong>. Since then, Semmelweis University has become one of Europe\u2019s leading English and German-language training institutions.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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3.5 million cases<\/h2>\n

Semmelweis University treated more than 200,000<\/strong> cases of 108,500<\/strong> inpatients and 3.3 million<\/strong> cases of 493,000<\/strong> outpatients in 2024. There are currently 2,443<\/strong>\u00a0active inpatient beds and 844<\/strong> chronic inpatient beds.<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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347 highly cited publications<\/h2>\n

Publications*
\n5-year H index: 145<\/strong>
\naverage citations of publications: 21.25<\/strong>
\nrate of citations cited: 91%<\/strong>
\nhighly cited publications: 347<\/strong><\/h6>\n
*the data are based on the WoS database<\/em><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n
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167 research grants<\/h2>\n

Research Performance Indicators:
\n15<\/strong> international research grants
\n152<\/strong> Hungarian research grants<\/h6>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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