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University College Dublin tops our list of 4 Bachelor's Computer Science & IT universities in Ireland at #118 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. University of Galway (QS World #273) and Dublin City University (QS World #410) complete the top three. Across the whole list there are 8 courses to choose from.
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3 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #118 (University College Dublin) to #410 (Dublin City University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University College Dublin has the largest research record in this group, with 7,027,348 citations and an h-index of 666.
The split is 4 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Leinster (2) and Connacht (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University of Galway, founded in 1845. University College Dublin is the largest, with 33,000 students.
Within the subject, the largest areas are Computer Science & IT (3), Computer Science (3), Data Science (1) and Artificial Intelligence (1). The usual length is 4 years and 4 Years. 88% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (50% of courses with a stated intake). University of Galway offers the widest choice, with 3 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 3 of these universities. Dublin City University is the least expensive at USD 20,000 a year and University College Dublin the most at USD 26,000; the middle of the range is about USD 22,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University College Dublin (QS World #118), University of Galway (QS World #273) and Dublin City University (QS World #410) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Dublin City University is the least expensive at about USD 20,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
4 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 4 Years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
University of Galway, with 3, ahead of National College of Ireland (2).
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