Fees and Finances
Fees and Finances
Payment deadlines for self-paying, full-time & guest students:
Autumn semester: 15 October (Foundation students must pay the tuition fee for the first semester until registration, and for the second semester until the beginning of the second semester. The fee has to show up in the student's neptun account.)
Spring semester: 15 March (Foundation students must pay the tuition fee for for the first semester until registration, and for the second semester until the beginning of the second semester. The fee has to show up in the student's neptun account.)
How to pay
From 2022/23/1, the payment method for the tuition fee is different than it used to be. It is a great achievement now that the tuition fee payment has also been integrated to Neptun system.
- In Neptun, you will find the payment liability under the Finances/Payments menu. There you can check the amount you need to pay, the deadline for payment, and also check the fulfilment after paying.
- In the case of the tuition fee, card payment is not possible yet.
- The available payment option is money transfer to your Neptun account. You transfer the amount to your Neptun account, then in a few days, the sum will appear under the same menu mentioned above.
- Really important: the tuition fee payment is EUR based, you have to transfer EUR.
- All other payments (that are not tuition fee) are in HUF. e.g. dormitory fee, sport course fees, late registration fees, second course registration, credit exceeding, etc.
- The EUR and the HUF based payments has two different bank account numbers, so be careful when you transfer. You will not be able to complete the EUR payment if you transferred the money to the HUF account, vica versa.
- Take into consideration that it can be different country by country how long it takes for your EUR to arrive at Hungary, then at your Neptun account. Thus do not leave the transfer for the last moment. Count 5-10 days at least until the money appears in your Neptun.
- It is essential for the successful transfer also to fill in the notification/notice/message section correctly when you transfer: NK-your own Neptun code (6 digits) e.g. NK-ABCD12. Be careful when you fill in the section with handwriting, make a difference between number zero and letter O if your Neptun code contains one of these. Your payment will be identified and connected to your Neptun with your Neptun code, so add it to the notification/notice/message part of the transfer request. If it is missing, the money will not appear in your Neptun.
- Be sure the sum you transfer is appropriate. Bank costs, transfer cost and other commission fees can be included when you transfer. If the sum that arrives at the ELTE Neptun account is less, even with a Euro, than your tuition fee, the payment cannot be completed in Neptun.
- Always keep a proof of the transfer with you in case the sum does not arrive appropriately to your Neptun account. A complaint and tracking is possible only with the bankslip or screenshot of the successful transfer.
The bank account number, transfer details and further information are available on the following site, please read it, and follow the instructions precisely (follow the English instructions, even if you speak Hungarian, because the Hungarian description is different): https://qter.elte.hu/Statikus.aspx/GyIK-Penzugy (Please switch to English at the top right corner!)
From 29 September 2022, ELTE do not accept tuition fees transferred by the old method. If you transfer to a HUF based account, not the EUR one, the tuition fee will not be credited.
If something is not clear, or you are not sure about some steps, please contact your international student coordinator before the transfer: iso@btk.elte.hu
Tuition Fees
Our new tuition fee structure is effective from the first day of the academic year of the spring semester 2022/2023 based on the decision of the Faculty Council.
Note that the increase of the tuition fee will not affect students retroactively. Only students applying after the first day of the new academic year (study period) will be requested to pay the new, increased fees.
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Name of the programme
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Tuiton fee / semester for students
enrolled from 2025/26/1 or later
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English Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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Hungarian Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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German Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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English and American Studies BA
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2.300 EUR |
| Motion Pictures BA | 4.300 EUR |
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All other BA programmes
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2.000 EUR |
| American Studies MA | 3.500 EUR |
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English Studies MA
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3.500 EUR |
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English language instructor MA
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3.500 EUR |
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Film Studies MA
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3.500 EUR |
| Communication and Media Studies MA | 3.500 EUR |
| All other MA programmes | 2.500 EUR |
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Name of the programme
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Tuiton fee / semester for students
enrolled from 2022/23/2 or later
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English Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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Hungarian Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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German Foundation Programme
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2.400 EUR |
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English and American Studies BA
|
2.300 EUR |
| Motion Pictures BA | 4.300 EUR |
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All other BA programmes
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2.000 EUR |
| American Studies MA | 3.500 EUR |
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English Studies MA
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3.500 EUR |
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English language instructor MA
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3.500 EUR |
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Film Studies MA
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3.500 EUR |
| Communication and Media Studies MA | 2.800 EUR |
| All other MA programmes | 2.500 EUR |
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Name of the programme |
Tuiton fee / semester for sudents
enrolled from 2018/19/1
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Tuiton fee / semester for students
enrolled from 2019/20/1
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Tuiton fee / semester for students
enrolled from 2020/21/1
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English Foundation Programme
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Hungarian Foundation Programme
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1
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German Foundation Programme
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English and American Studies BA
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All other BA programmes
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| American Studies MA |
3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR |
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English Studies MA
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR |
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English language instructor MA
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR |
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Film Studies MA
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR
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3.500 EUR |
| All other MA programmes |
EEA and non-EEA students must pay the tuition fees as follow if and when applying directly through the university:
Tuition Fee Payment Deadline
Once you have been accepted into one of its programs, The Faculty of Humanities requires its applicants to settle the payment of the tuition fee for one semester in advance.
Newly admitted students must pay the tuition fee 14 calendar days after receiving a Letter of Acceptance. Once the sum of your tuition fee has been credited to the university's bank account, you will receive a Confirmation of Payment, which might be needed during the process of the visa application. Please note: issuing the Certificate of Payment might take 10 working days.
After the first semester, the payment deadlines are as follows in the case of continuing (old) students:
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Fall semester: 15 October
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Spring semester: 15 March
Important notice: Please only transfer the tuition fee to the university’s account after you have been accepted into one of our programs. You will receive a Notification of Payment, which will provide you with further instructions on the payment procedure. Do not pay until you have been officially accepted into the program.
Paying tuition fee for Foundation students: According to the Academic Regulations of ELTE (353. §) Foundation students must pay the tuition fee for the first semester until registration. Tuition fee for the second semester must be paid until the beginning of the second semester.
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 August 2024
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 August 2023
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 August 2022
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 January 2021
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 August 2020
Due to the change of law, the fee of a duplicate degree certificate, duplicate attachment of the degree certificate, or duplicate programme certificate has changed from 1 January 2021 for 10,000 + 3,000 HUF.
The new chart is being translated, it will be updated as soon as it is ready.
Charges and service fees valid as of 1 August 2020