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 4.54M citations received by 156K 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
#352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

3. University College Cork

For Engineering

#195 in Europe
#532 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Engineering

#262 in Europe
#737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

6. Dublin City University

For Engineering

#267 in Europe
#757 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

7. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#312 in Europe
#879 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

8. Maynooth University

For Engineering

#452 in Europe
#1336 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

11. Cork Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#636 in Europe
#2137 in the World
Enrollment
10,476
Founded
1974

12. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#760 in Europe
#2804 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

13. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#929 in Europe
#3570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

14. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Engineering

#941 in Europe
#3652 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

15. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

For Engineering

#992 in Europe
#3898 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1999

16. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1066 in Europe
#4272 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

17. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1101 in Europe
#4478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

19. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Engineering

#1107 in Europe
#4504 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

22. Limerick Institute of Technology

For Engineering

#1292 in Europe
#5429 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, Galway, and Limerick.