19 Best universities for Political Science in Ireland

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Ireland ranked based on their research performance in Political Science. A graph of 2.21M citations received by 97.4K academic papers made by 19 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 Political Science

#81 in Europe
#222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
42%
Enrollment
33,321
Founded
1854

2. Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin

For Political Science

#99 in Europe
#253 in the World
Enrollment
20,430
Founded
1592

3. University College Cork

For Political Science

#223 in Europe
#530 in the World
Enrollment
21,894
Founded
1845

4. National University of Ireland, Galway

For Political Science

#224 in Europe
#532 in the World
Acceptance Rate
43%
Founded
1845

5. Dublin City University

For Political Science

#250 in Europe
#598 in the World
Enrollment
17,989
Founded
1989

7. Maynooth University

For Political Science

#373 in Europe
#910 in the World
Enrollment
13,000
Founded
1997

10. Dublin Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#624 in Europe
#1758 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

11. Waterford Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#786 in Europe
#2508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

12. Dundalk Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1112 in Europe
#4404 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

14. Athlone Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1149 in Europe
#4588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
72%
Founded
1970

15. Letterkenny Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1192 in Europe
#4873 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1971

16. Institute of Technology Sligo

For Political Science

#1204 in Europe
#4951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

18. Institute of Technology Carlow

For Political Science

#1240 in Europe
#5169 in the World
Acceptance Rate
45%
Founded
1970

19. Limerick Institute of Technology

For Political Science

#1265 in Europe
#5348 in the World
Enrollment
6,500
Founded
1975

The best cities to study Political Science in Ireland based on the number of universities and their ranks are Dublin, Cork, Galway, and Limerick.