| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eötvös Lorand University | #564 (2025) | #1 | 3,396,305 | |
| 2 | Budapest University of Technology and Economics | not ranked | #6 | 1,287,735 | |
| 3 | University of Miskolc | not ranked | #11 | 165,271 | |
| 4 | University of Public Service | not ranked | #19 | 27,319 | |
| 5 | University of Szeged | not ranked | #2 | 2,778,168 | |
| 6 | Debrecen University of Agricultural Sciences | not ranked | #3 | 2,597,793 | |
| 7 | University of Debrecen | not ranked | #4 | 2,597,793 | |
| 8 | University of Pecs | not ranked | #5 | 1,497,314 | |
| 9 | Szent István University | not ranked | #7 | 479,694 | |
| 10 | University of Pannonia | not ranked | #8 | 425,625 | |
| 11 | University of Veterinary Science | not ranked | #9 | 252,506 | |
| 12 | Corvinus University of Budapest | not ranked | #10 | 213,654 | |
| 13 | Pázmány Péter Catholic University | not ranked | #12 | 146,127 | |
| 14 | Óbuda University | not ranked | #13 | 131,028 | |
| 15 | Séchenyi István University | not ranked | #14 | 92,695 | |
| 16 | University of West Hungary | not ranked | #16 | 88,732 | |
| 17 | University of Sopron | not ranked | #15 | 88,732 | |
| 18 | Budapest Business School | not ranked | #17 | 40,657 | |
| 19 | Andrassy Gyula German Speaking University Budapest | not ranked | #18 | 36,626 | |
| 20 | College of Dunaujvaros | not ranked | #20 | 9,184 | |
| 21 | Kodolanyi Janos University College | not ranked | #21 | 5,952 | |
| 22 | Budapest Buddhist University | not ranked | #22 | 57 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.