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University College Cork tops our list of 7 Diploma universities in Ireland at #246 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by Dublin City University (QS World #410) and Technological University Dublin (#10 in Ireland). The universities on this list offer 20 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #246 (University College Cork) to #410 (Dublin City University); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. University College Cork has the largest research record in this group, with 4,698,948 citations and an h-index of 666. 3 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
The split is 7 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Munster (1) and Leinster (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University College Cork, founded in 1845. Technological University Dublin is the largest, with 28,500 students.
The most common subjects are Business & Management (6), Medicine & Health Sciences (3), Professional Accounting & Finance (2) and Arts, Design & Architecture (2). The usual length is 18 Months and 12 Weeks x 1 Evening (6.30pm – 9.30pm). 100% are full-time. Start dates lean to Fall (86% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (21% of courses with a stated intake). Griffith College offers the widest choice, with 11 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Dublin City University is the least expensive at USD 20,000 a year and University College Cork the most at USD 23,000; the middle of the range is about USD 23,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
University College Cork (QS World #246), Dublin City University (QS World #410) and Technological University Dublin (#10 in Ireland) 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.
7 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 18 Months, with 12 Weeks x 1 Evening (6.30pm – 9.30pm) the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 86% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
Griffith College, with 11, ahead of Dundalk Institute of Technology (3).
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