Top 32 universities in Ireland: Rankings & Acceptance rate

  1. University College Dublin

    Dublin
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    Acceptance Rate
    25%
    Enrollment
    32,500
    Founded
    1854
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  2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

    Dublin
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    Acceptance Rate
    34%
    Enrollment
    17,500
    Founded
    1592
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  3. University College Cork

    Cork
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    Enrollment
    21,894
    Founded
    1845
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  4. Dublin City University

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    12,500
    Founded
    1989
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  5. National University of Ireland, Galway

    Galway
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    Enrollment
    12,500
    Founded
    1845
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  6. University of Limerick

    Limerick
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    Enrollment
    12,500
    Founded
    1972
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  7. Dublin Institute of Technology

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    22,500
    Founded
    1992
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  8. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    1,500
    Founded
    1784
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  9. Maynooth University

    Maynooth
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    Enrollment
    12,500
    Founded
    1997
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  10. Cork Institute of Technology

    Bishopstown
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    Enrollment
    10,476
    Founded
    1974
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  11. Waterford Institute of Technology

    Waterford
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    Enrollment
    12,500
    Founded
    1970
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  12. Athlone Institute of Technology

    Athlone
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    Acceptance Rate
    55%
    Enrollment
    5,500
    Founded
    1970
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  13. Limerick Institute of Technology

    Limerick
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    Enrollment
    4,500
    Founded
    1975
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  14. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

    Galway
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    Enrollment
    9,500
    Founded
    1972
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  15. Dundalk Institute of Technology

    Dundalk
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    Enrollment
    5,500
    Founded
    1970
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  16. Institute of Technology Sligo

    Sligo
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    Enrollment
    6,500
    Founded
    1970
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  17. Institute of Technology Carlow

    Carlow
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    Enrollment
    4,500
    Founded
    1970
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  18. National College of Ireland

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    5,500
    Founded
    1951
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  19. National College of Art and Design

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    1,500
    Founded
    1746
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  20. Institute of Technology Tallaght

    Tallaght
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    Enrollment
    27,500
    Founded
    2019
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  21. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

    Letterkenny
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    Acceptance Rate
    25%
    Enrollment
    3,500
    Founded
    1971
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  22. Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology

    Dun Laoghaire
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    Enrollment
    1,500
    Founded
    1997
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  23. Institute of Technology, Tralee

    Tralee
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    Enrollment
    3,500
    Founded
    1977
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  24. Institute of Public Administration

    Dublin
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    Founded
    1957
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  25. National University of Ireland, System

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    45,000
    Founded
    1908
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  26. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

    Blanchardstown
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    Acceptance Rate
    80%
    Enrollment
    1,500
    Founded
    1999
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  27. Royal Irish Academy of Music

    Dublin
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    Founded
    1848
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  28. Marino Institute of Education

    Dublin
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    Enrollment
    750
    Founded
    1881
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  29. Carlow College

    Carlow
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    Acceptance Rate
    92%
    Founded
    1782
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  30. Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth

    Maynooth
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    Enrollment
    375
    Founded
    1795
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  31. Shannon College of Hotel Management

    Shannon
    Shannon College of Hotel Management logo
    Enrollment
    375
    Founded
    1951
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  32. All Hallows College

    Drumcondra
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    Enrollment
    750
    Founded
    1842
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The best cities to study in Ireland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick.

Average cost of living for students in Ireland is $733 + $177-1266 for rent (depends on where to live: dormitory, renting with a roommate or solo).