17 Best universities for Mechanical Engineering in Ireland

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Ireland ranked based on their research performance in Mechanical Engineering. A graph of 725K citations received by 26.5K academic papers made by 17 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.

1. University College Dublin

For Mechanical Engineering

#113 in Europe
#337 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Mechanical Engineering

#117 in Europe
#341 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

3. University College Cork

For Mechanical Engineering

#189 in Europe
#511 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. University of Limerick

For Mechanical Engineering

#250 in Europe
#670 in the World
Founded
1972

5. Dublin City University

For Mechanical Engineering

#281 in Europe
#749 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

6. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Mechanical Engineering

#297 in Europe
#784 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

8. Maynooth University

For Mechanical Engineering

#481 in Europe
#1376 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

10. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#898 in Europe
#3198 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

11. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#914 in Europe
#3289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

12. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1070 in Europe
#4055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

13. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Mechanical Engineering

#1090 in Europe
#4172 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

15. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1095 in Europe
#4192 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

16. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1103 in Europe
#4234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

17. National College of Ireland

For Mechanical Engineering

#1218 in Europe
#4907 in the World
Founded
1951

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