26 Best universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Ireland ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 4.47M citations received by 180K academic papers made by 26 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 Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#98 in Europe
#254 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#115 in Europe
#291 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

3. University College Cork

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#225 in Europe
#547 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#246 in Europe
#596 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

5. Dublin City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#297 in Europe
#722 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

6. University of Limerick

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#307 in Europe
#742 in the World
Founded
1972

7. Maynooth University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#368 in Europe
#928 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

8. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#540 in Europe
#1509 in the World
Founded
1784

9. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#572 in Europe
#1670 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

10. National University of Ireland, System

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#585 in Europe
#1708 in the World
Founded
1908

11. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#850 in Europe
#3033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

12. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1131 in Europe
#4537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

13. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1182 in Europe
#4828 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1999

14. Cork Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1194 in Europe
#4899 in the World
Enrollment
10,476
Founded
1974

15. National College of Ireland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1199 in Europe
#4926 in the World
Founded
1951

16. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1211 in Europe
#4991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

17. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1223 in Europe
#5055 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

18. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1242 in Europe
#5177 in the World
Founded
1972

19. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1243 in Europe
#5185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

20. Limerick Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1313 in Europe
#5567 in the World
Enrollment
6,500
Founded
1975

21. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1318 in Europe
#5595 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

22. Institute of Technology Tallaght

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1331 in Europe
#5661 in the World
Founded
2019

23. Institute of Technology, Tralee

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1340 in Europe
#5709 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1977

24. Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1371 in Europe
#5926 in the World
Founded
1795

25. Marino Institute of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1401 in Europe
#6144 in the World
Founded
1881

26. All Hallows College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1477 in Europe
#6795 in the World
Founded
1842

The best cities to study Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ireland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick.