Eötvös Loránd University or ELTE, founded in 1635, is the largest university in Hungary. It is located in Budapest. The university was founded in 1635 in Nagyszombat, Kingdom of Hungary, by the archbishop and theologian Péter Pázmány. Leadership was given over to the Jesuits. Initially the university only had two colleges . The College of Law was added in 1667 and the College of Medicine was started in 1769. After the dissolution of the Jesuit order, the university was moved to Buda in 1777 in accordance with the intention of the founder. The university moved... to its final location in Pest in 1784. The language of education was Latin until 1844, when Hungarian was introduced as an official language. Women have been allowed to enroll since 1895. It was named University of Budapest until 1921, when it was renamed Pázmány Péter University after its founder Péter Pázmány . The Faculty of Science started its separate life in 1949.
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| Location: | Budapest,
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| Founded: | 1635 |
| School type: | Public school, Public university |
| Total enrollment: | 30,767 |