250 years of tradition
Semmelweis University was founded in 1769. It has an over 250-year-long tradition of academic excellence and commitment to the education of physicians.
In the best 300
Times Higher Education (THE): 251-300th (2025)
Shanghai Ranking (ARWU) (2024)
• Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences: 76-100th
• Clinical Medicine: 151-200th
• Dentistry & Oral Sciences: 201-300th
• Medical Technology: 201-300th
• Human Biological Sciences: 201-300th
• Biological Sciences: 201-300th
US News Best Global Universities (2024)
• Cardiac and Cardiovascular Systems: 31th
Almost 16,000 students
One third of the students come from 129 countries – from 5 continents. Each year, over 1,500 students earn their diplomas from one of the Semmelweis University’s six faculties, and typically find their first jobs within three months of graduation.
12,100 staff members
Staff in main employment: ca. 12,100
Academic staff: ca. 2,820
Teachers and researchers: ca. 1,750
Doctor of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 136
Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences: 25
40 years of international training experience
The University’s German-language medical training was launched in 1983, followed by the English one in 1989. Since then, Semmelweis University has become one of Europe’s leading English and German-language training institutions.
2.87 million cases
Semmelweis University treated more than 170,000 cases of 96,700 inpatients and 2.7 million cases of 426,000 outpatients in 2023. There are currently 2,261 active inpatient beds and 667 chronic inpatient beds.
311 highly cited publications
Publications*
5-year H index: 131
average citations of publications: 19,83
rate of citations cited: 90%
highly cited publications: 311
*the data are based on the WoS database
167 research grants
Research Performance Indicators:
15 international research grants
152 Hungarian research grants