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University College Cork leads the 5 Life Sciences universities in Ireland at #246 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Galway (QS World #273) and Dublin City University (QS World #410). The universities on this list offer 7 matching courses between them.
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3 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.
The split is 5 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Munster (1), Connacht (1) and Leinster (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is University College Cork, founded in 1845. University College Cork is the largest, with 24,000 students.
By level: 4 bachelor's, 2 master's and 1 professional. The usual length is 4 Years and Four Years. 83% are full-time and 1 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (80% 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 Cork the most at USD 23,000; 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 Cork (QS World #246), 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.
5 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 Years, with Four Years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 80% of courses with a stated start date begin then.
1 of these courses are listed as online.
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