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 675K citations received by 26K 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

#115 in Europe
#339 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

#193 in Europe
#517 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. University of Limerick

For Mechanical Engineering

#252 in Europe
#668 in the World
Founded
1972

5. Dublin City University

For Mechanical Engineering

#279 in Europe
#743 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

6. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Mechanical Engineering

#304 in Europe
#792 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

8. Maynooth University

For Mechanical Engineering

#475 in Europe
#1360 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

10. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#896 in Europe
#3183 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

11. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#930 in Europe
#3385 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

12. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1082 in Europe
#4145 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

13. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1085 in Europe
#4148 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

15. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Mechanical Engineering

#1096 in Europe
#4188 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

16. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1102 in Europe
#4217 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

17. National College of Ireland

For Mechanical Engineering

#1219 in Europe
#4937 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.