10 Best Acting (Performing arts/Drama theatre) schools in Ireland

Below is the list of best universities in Ireland ranked based on their research performance in Performing arts. A graph of 2.12K citations received by 406 academic papers made by 10 universities in Ireland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to topical rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science profiles.

1. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Performing arts

#22 in Europe
#54 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1592

2. University College Dublin

For Performing arts

#76 in Europe
#194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

3. University College Cork

For Performing arts

#98 in Europe
#252 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. Dublin City University

For Performing arts

#133 in Europe
#346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1989

5. University of Limerick

For Performing arts

#136 in Europe
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1972

6. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Performing arts

#185 in Europe
#491 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1845

7. Maynooth University

For Performing arts

#211 in Europe
#557 in the World
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1997

8. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Performing arts

#279 in Europe
#777 in the World
Acceptance Rate
46%
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1992

9. National University of Ireland, System

For Performing arts

#301 in Europe
#841 in the World
Acceptance Rate
86%
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1908

10. Institute of Technology Tallaght

For Performing arts

#345 in Europe
#1034 in the World
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
27,500
Founded
2019

The best cities to study Performing arts in Ireland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dublin, Cork, Limerick, and Galway.