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Of the 29 Public universities in Ireland, Trinity College Dublin ranks highest at #75 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. It is followed by University of Dublin, Trinity College (QS World #75) and University College Dublin (QS World #118). Across the whole list there are 268 courses to choose from.
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7 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #75 (Trinity College Dublin) to #410 (Dublin City University); they are listed first, in that order. Below them, universities follow their research output: Trinity College Dublin is cited most (8,069,949 citations). 14 universities have neither a QS position nor a research record yet and appear at the end, marked "Not yet ranked".
29 are public and 0 private (100% public). By location, Leinster (3), Munster (1) and Connacht (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Trinity College Dublin, founded in 1592. University College Dublin is the largest, with 33,000 students.
By level: 149 bachelor's, 65 master's, 20 diploma and 5 foundation. The most common subjects are Business & Management (61), Medicine & Health Sciences (37), Education (23) and Computer Science & IT (20). The usual length is 4 years and 4 Years. 92% are full-time and 4 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (90% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (38% of courses with a stated intake). University of Galway offers the widest choice, with 63 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 5 of these universities. Dublin City University is the least expensive at USD 20,000 a year and Trinity College Dublin the most at USD 27,000; the middle of the range is about USD 23,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Trinity College Dublin (QS World #75), University of Dublin, Trinity College (QS World #75) and University College Dublin (QS World #118) 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.
29 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 — 90% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
4 of these courses are listed as online.
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