Entry requirements 

Full credit acknowledgement: Social Studies, Sociology, Applied Economics, Economic and Financial Mathematical Analysis, Commerce and Marketing. 

In case of other bachelor's degrees: individual consideration. 

If the BA degree does not meet all the necessary requirements, the applicant may be required to complete additional credits in the relevant fields during their first year of study to fulfil these requirements upon acceptance. 

Documents to submit with application: 

• Bachelor-level degree  

• Transcript of records 

• Motivation letter 

• Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid) 

• Copy of application fee transfer 

• Language certificate (if the applicant has one) 

Required language competencies 

English

Minimum level of language proficiency (both written and oral): B2

IELTS Score: 5.5 

TOEFL IBT Band: 46-59 

Cambridge English Scale Score: 162 

If the applicant does not have any of the above certifications, their English proficiency will be assessed during the admission interview. Any letter of acceptance issued by the Faculty of Social Sciences is based on the verified fact that the applicant’s command of English has been assessed; therefore, they are considered eligible to pursue their studies at the institution. 

If the applicant can prove that they completed their former education entirely in English by submitting a notarized attestation and a detailed academic transcript, no proof of language knowledge will be required throughout the admission proces

Application fee 

EUR 50 (non-refundable) between 01/10/2024-15/11/2024 

EUR 100 (non-refundable) between 20/11/2024-30/04/2025 

EUR 180 (non-refundable) between 05/05/2025-31/05/2025 

How to pay?

The application fee (non-refundable) needs to be transferred to the following account: 

Bank: Magyar Allamkincstar Rt. // Hungarian State Treasury 

Address: 1139 Budapest, Vaci ut 71 

Account holder: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem 

IBAN: HU03 1003 2000 0142 6201 0000 0000 

SWIFT code: HUSTHUHB 

While transferring the fees under "comments" please add: 

• your name

• this code: F10201/24 

Tuition fee 

EU/EEA Students

1300 EUR/semester + 250 EUR/semester English language curriculum development fee

Non-EU/EEA Students

3500 EUR/semester 

Please note that if you are a citizen of a non-EU/non-EEA country, you may have to transfer the first semester's tuition fee before your visa appointment takes place. 

The tuition fee is to be paid through our online study system called Neptun. Admitted students will find the exact payment details in the letter of acceptance. 

Application deadline 

• for prospective students applying via Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme 15 January 2025, 2 pm (CET); 

• for prospective students applying via Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme 31 January 2025; 

• for prospective self-financing students applying via apply.elte.hu 31 May 2025; 

• however, prospective students who have (only) Hungarian citizenship must apply via felvi.hu before 15 February 2025. 

Application form 

https://apply.elte.hu/ 

Application / examination procedure 

First the applicant should fill the online application form and submit the following documents through our online application surface: 

• Application form (apply.elte.hu) 

• Bachelor-level degree 

• Transcript of records 

• Motivation letter 

• Copy of the main pages of the passport (needs to be valid) 

• Copy of application fee transfer 

• Language certificate (if the applicant has one) 

Application procedure 

The application starts on the online application system. Students need to register in the system, fill in the online application form, upload the required documents and follow the instructions during the application process. 

Students who (also) hold Hungarian citizenship must apply through felvi.hu Please note that if an application is submitted not according to the aforementioned, it will be rejected.  

Procedure of the entrance examination 

The application deadline refers to the final submission of the complete application package through the online system. 

For the September intake, there are three application periods: 

1. Early Bird Period: October 1, 2024, to November 15, 2024, 23:59 (CET) 

2. Regular Period: November 20, 2024, to April 30, 2025, 23:59 (CET) 

3. Last Call Period: May 5, 2025, to May 31, 2025, 23:59 (CET) 

These distinct periods allow applicants the flexibility to submit their applications at their convenience. All applicants within each period have an equal chance of gaining admission to the programme. 

After each application deadline, the Admission Board reviews the application. After the admission interview, applicants are informed of the selection outcome through the online application system within approximately one month. Admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of June. For February intake and Early Bird applications, admission letters are expected to be sent out through the online application system until the end of December. 

Applicants with a full application package will be notified after the application deadline about the exact time and date of application interviews conducted via Ms Teams. Applicants are responsible for having technically suitable conditions for the interview from their side  

Applicants are expected to be prepared taking questions regarding the compulsory admission materials (see: Recommended readings for the entrance exam) from the side of admission committee composed of a professor, a lecturer and a student representative.  

Based on the results, certain students may be placed on a waiting list. Final results are expected by the first half of August. 

Type of entrance examination: Oral  
Place of entrance examination: Online  

Further details of selection and evaluation 

Applicants with a full application package will be asked to participate in an oral entrance exam. The institutional admission scores are based on a total evaluation of academic excellence (based on the submitted documents) and the results of the entrance exam. The entrance exam seeks to assess the general and professional knowledge and interest of the applicant.   

A successful oral entrance exam is the prerequisite of getting admitted. If the applicant fails the oral entrance exam, the application will be rejected.  

Entrance exam description 

During the exam, applicants will have a discussion on one of the topics listed below. The topics are based on Freedman, D. - Pisani, R. - Purves, R.: Statistics, 4th edition. W. W. Norton & Company, 2007 (or later edition). After each topic the corresponding parts of the Freedman et al. book are listed. 

Recommended Readings 

1. Experiments and observational studies (Freedman Part I.) 
2. Probability: independence, product rule, addition rule, conditional probability (Freedman Part IV.) 
3. Statistical inference: point estimate, confidence interval, why inference is useful, what has an effect on the confidence interval (Freedman Part V. and VII.) 
4. Null hypothesis significance testing: why is it useful, null- and alternative hypothesis, significance level, one- and two-sided tests (Freedman Part VIII.) 
5. Z-test, t-test: when are these applied, what is the difference between one- and two-sample (independent samples) tests (Freedman Part VIII.) 
6. Chi-square tests: when are these used, what are the assumptions (Freedman Part VIII.) 
7. Correlation: what is it used for, what are the assumptions, how to use it (Freedman Part III.) 
8. Regression: what is it used for, what are the assumptions, how to use it (Freedman Part III.) 
9. Reliability and validity: what do these mean, what factors influence these (Freedman Part I. and VI.) 
10. Sampling: simple random sampling, stratified sampling, two-stage sampling, sampling design and validity, why use two-stage sampling, what is representativity (Freedman Part VI.) 

Programme provided by 

Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Empirical Studies

Scholarships 

Stipendium Hungaricum Programme 

The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme was launched in 2013 by the Hungarian Government. The core mission of the programme is to increase the number of foreign students in Hungary and to encourage Hungarian higher education institutions to attract top foreign students; currently more than 50 sending partners are engaged in the programme. 

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Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship Programme 

The Hungarian Diaspora Scholarship was established by the Hungarian Government for those who live in a Hungarian diaspora outside of Europe and wish to study at a Hungarian higher education institution to develop their personal, professional and cultural relations to Hungary. 

The programme aims to support the professional advancement of the scholarship holders with high-quality Hungarian higher education while improving their Hungarian language skills and strengthening their Hungarian identity. After graduation, scholarship holders return to their home country with competitive skills and knowledge that enables them to support their community, preserve Hungarian values and reinforce the relations between the diaspora and Hungary. 

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Programme director 

Renáta NÉMETH 

Professor 

nemeth.renata@tatk.elte.hu 

Programme coordinator 

Judit SZABÓ 
E-mail: statisztika@tatk.elte.hu 
TEL: 0036 1 372-2500/ 6828 

International Office of the Faculty of Social Sciences 

Phone: +36-1-372-2500/6779  

international@tatk.elte.hu 

Address 

1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Hungary 

Phones 

+36-1/372-2500/6630