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 499K citations received by 23.1K 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

#117 in Europe
#341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Mechanical Engineering

#123 in Europe
#353 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

3. University College Cork

For Mechanical Engineering

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

4. University of Limerick

For Mechanical Engineering

#252 in Europe
#661 in the World
Founded
1972

5. Dublin City University

For Mechanical Engineering

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

6. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Mechanical Engineering

#302 in Europe
#793 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

8. Maynooth University

For Mechanical Engineering

#463 in Europe
#1285 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

10. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#878 in Europe
#3097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

11. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#947 in Europe
#3450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

13. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Mechanical Engineering

#1077 in Europe
#4100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

14. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1090 in Europe
#4169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

15. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Mechanical Engineering

#1099 in Europe
#4214 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

16. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Mechanical Engineering

#1101 in Europe
#4228 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

17. National College of Ireland

For Mechanical Engineering

#1192 in Europe
#4805 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.