22 Best universities for Engineering in Ireland

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Ireland ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 3.4M citations received by 138K academic papers made by 22 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.

2. University College Dublin

For Engineering

#119 in Europe
#348 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

3. University College Cork

For Engineering

#197 in Europe
#534 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

5. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Engineering

#273 in Europe
#757 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

6. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#281 in Europe
#782 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

7. Dublin City University

For Engineering

#282 in Europe
#784 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

8. Maynooth University

For Engineering

#460 in Europe
#1349 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

11. Cork Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#591 in Europe
#1897 in the World
Enrollment
10,476
Founded
1974

12. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#748 in Europe
#2704 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

13. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#902 in Europe
#3439 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

14. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

For Engineering

#942 in Europe
#3624 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1999

15. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Engineering

#960 in Europe
#3714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

16. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1037 in Europe
#4169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

19. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Engineering

#1102 in Europe
#4460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

20. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1124 in Europe
#4576 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

22. Limerick Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1259 in Europe
#5294 in the World
Enrollment
6,500
Founded
1975

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