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Top 11 universities in Dublin | Ireland
University College Dublin
#
1
in Dublin
#
1
in
Ireland
#
81
in
Europe
Acceptance Rate
25%
Enrollment
32,500
Founded
1854
Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin
#
2
in Dublin
#
2
in
Ireland
#
82
in
Europe
Acceptance Rate
34%
Enrollment
17,500
Founded
1592
Dublin City University
#
3
in Dublin
#
4
in
Ireland
#
205
in
Europe
Enrollment
12,500
Founded
1989
Dublin Institute of Technology
#
4
in Dublin
#
7
in
Ireland
#
303
in
Europe
Enrollment
22,500
Founded
1992
Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
#
5
in Dublin
#
8
in
Ireland
#
565
in
Europe
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1784
National College of Ireland
#
6
in Dublin
#
18
in
Ireland
#
1065
in
Europe
Enrollment
5,500
Founded
1951
National College of Art and Design
#
7
in Dublin
#
19
in
Ireland
#
1213
in
Europe
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
1746
Institute of Public Administration
#
8
in Dublin
#
24
in
Ireland
#
1647
in
Europe
Founded
1957
National University of Ireland, System
#
9
in Dublin
#
25
in
Ireland
#
1659
in
Europe
Enrollment
45,000
Founded
1908
Royal Irish Academy of Music
#
10
in Dublin
#
27
in
Ireland
#
2005
in
Europe
Founded
1848
Marino Institute of Education
#
11
in Dublin
#
28
in
Ireland
#
2124
in
Europe
Enrollment
750
Founded
1881
Universities near Dublin
Distance, km
📏
km
University
Country rank
🏆
City
3
All Hallows College
32
Drumcondra
9
Institute of Technology Tallaght
20
Tallaght
10
Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology
22
Dun Laoghaire
10
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown
26
Blanchardstown
23
Maynooth University
9
Maynooth
22
Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth
30
Maynooth
72
Dundalk Institute of Technology
15
Dundalk
71
Carlow College
29
Carlow
73
Institute of Technology Carlow
17
Carlow
109
Athlone Institute of Technology
12
Athlone
134
Waterford Institute of Technology
11
Waterford
140
Queen's University Belfast
18
Belfast, Northern Ireland
143
Bangor University
61
Bangor, Wales
171
University of Limerick
6
Limerick
176
Limerick Institute of Technology
13
Limerick
178
Institute of Technology Sligo
16
Sligo
180
Aberystwyth University
41
Aberystwyth, Wales
185
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
14
Galway
186
National University of Ireland, Galway
5
Galway
188
Shannon College of Hotel Management
31
Shannon
202
Ulster University
68
Coleraine, Northern Ireland
203
Letterkenny Institute of Technology
21
Letterkenny
211
University of Wales Trinity Saint David
137
Carmarthen, Wales
219
University of Liverpool
19
Liverpool, England
219
Liverpool John Moores University
66
Liverpool, England
219
Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts
156
Liverpool, England
219
Wrexham Glyndwr University
142
Wrexham, Wales
220
University College Cork
3
Cork
223
Cork Institute of Technology
10
Bishopstown
224
Liverpool Hope University
115
Liverpool, England
Cities in Ireland with a maximum number of universities
Dublin
11
Carlow
2
Galway
2
Limerick
2
Maynooth
2
Athlone
1
Bishopstown
1
Blanchardstown
1
Cork
1
Drumcondra
1
Dun Laoghaire
1
Dundalk
1
Waterford
1
Letterkenny
1
Shannon
1
Sligo
1
