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 2.86M citations received by 151K 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

#92 in Europe
#248 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#119 in Europe
#301 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

3. University College Cork

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#218 in Europe
#525 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#239 in Europe
#570 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

5. University of Limerick

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#298 in Europe
#717 in the World
Founded
1972

6. Dublin City University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#309 in Europe
#741 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

7. Maynooth University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#375 in Europe
#934 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

8. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#493 in Europe
#1326 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

9. Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#519 in Europe
#1392 in the World
Founded
1784

10. National University of Ireland, System

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#559 in Europe
#1584 in the World
Founded
1908

11. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#803 in Europe
#2787 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

12. Institute of Technology Blanchardstown

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1054 in Europe
#4211 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
1999

13. Cork Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1073 in Europe
#4289 in the World
Enrollment
10,476
Founded
1974

14. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1086 in Europe
#4384 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

15. National College of Ireland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1154 in Europe
#4690 in the World
Founded
1951

16. Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1181 in Europe
#4868 in the World
Founded
1972

17. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1192 in Europe
#4929 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

18. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1215 in Europe
#5064 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

19. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1221 in Europe
#5100 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

20. Institute of Technology Tallaght

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1226 in Europe
#5121 in the World
Founded
2019

21. Institute of Technology, Tralee

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1230 in Europe
#5170 in the World
Enrollment
3,500
Founded
1977

22. Limerick Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1275 in Europe
#5432 in the World
Enrollment
6,500
Founded
1975

23. Saint Patrick's College, Maynooth

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1279 in Europe
#5459 in the World
Founded
1795

24. Marino Institute of Education

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1335 in Europe
#5728 in the World
Founded
1881

25. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1343 in Europe
#5771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

26. All Hallows College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#1465 in Europe
#6708 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.