National College of Ireland: Statistics

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#3726 of 14,131 In the World
#1036 of 2,785 In Europe
#17 of 32 In Ireland
#7 of 11 In Dublin
#856 of 2,313 For Multimedia
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Master
Website
www.ncirl.ie
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
54%*

* The National College of Ireland is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.

We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Admissions RequirementsIrish Leaving Certificate or recognized foreign equivalent
Academic CalendarSemesters

Research profile

National College of Ireland has published 951 scientific papers with 18,421 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Psychology, Political Science, Law, Medicine, Engineering, Biology, Business, and Sociology.

Publications
951
Citations
18,421

National College of Ireland majors

by publication & citation count

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
682 / 10,779
Computer Science
643 / 14,084
Psychology
493 / 12,998
Political Science
422 / 7,047
Law
403 / 6,952
Medicine
401 / 10,998
Engineering
385 / 5,916
Biology
378 / 8,528
Business
357 / 7,216
Sociology
352 / 6,427
Philosophy
344 / 4,856
Mathematics
342 / 9,076
Environmental Science
318 / 4,718
Physics
266 / 4,136
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
264 / 4,339
Geography and Cartography
239 / 3,381
Art & Design
224 / 2,941
Statistics
208 / 7,085
Economics
203 / 3,746
Psychiatry
202 / 7,142
History
200 / 2,376
Social Psychology
192 / 5,058
Linguistics
192 / 2,442
Machine Learning
184 / 5,163
Quantum and Particle physics
183 / 3,088
Archaeology
177 / 2,316
Management
169 / 3,347
Geology
166 / 2,627
Neuroscience
147 / 4,461
Education Majors
140 / 2,184
Development Studies
138 / 2,564
Chemistry
133 / 2,451
Clinical Psychology
128 / 5,765
Marketing
126 / 3,709
Paleontology
125 / 1,945
Math Teachers
124 / 1,956
Computer Networking
120 / 1,792
Child Psychology
119 / 3,698
Multimedia
119 / 1,852
Pathology
105 / 2,805

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 0 4
1993 0 0
1994 6 2
1995 0 1
1996 0 3
1997 1 1
1998 0 1
1999 1 2
2000 2 5
2001 2 2
2002 1 6
2003 4 7
2004 10 9
2005 13 17
2006 21 50
2007 20 64
2008 13 91
2009 18 131
2010 15 164
2011 29 182
2012 24 228
2013 22 316
2014 46 381
2015 36 432
2016 52 471
2017 80 631
2018 92 835
2019 68 1283
2020 79 1772
2021 81 2244
2022 75 2589
2023 80 3036
2024 45 3245
Academic rankings

Tuition

International studetns Non-EU/EEA residents: Undergraduate: 8000 - 10000 per annum (EUR)
Local studetns EU/EEA residents: Undergraduate: 3080 per annum (EUR)

The National College of Ireland has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by National College of Ireland.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design No No No
Biology No No No
Business Yes Yes No
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science Yes Yes No
Economics No Yes No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine No No No
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes No
Higher Diploma Finance
Masters Degree Business Administration, Computer Engineering, Data Processing, Education, Finance, Human Resources, International Business, Management, Marketing
Post-graduate Diploma Computer Engineering, Data Processing, Human Resources
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Computer Science

Notable alumni

  1. Sheamus

    Sheamus
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1978-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    professional wrestlerfilm actor
    Biography

    Stephen Farrelly is an Irish professional wrestler. He is signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Sheamus.

  2. Paul McAuliffe

    Paul McAuliffe
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Paul McAuliffe is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2020 general election. He previously served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2019 to 2020.

  3. Brendan Carr

    Brendan Carr
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    20th Century
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Brendan Carr is an Irish Labour Party politician and former member of Dublin City Council. He served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2016 to 2017.

  4. Michael Noone

    Michael Noone
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1989-.. (age 36)
    Occupations
    rugby union player
    Biography

    Michael Noone is an Irish rugby union player from County Wicklow, Ireland currently playing for Clontarf

National College of Ireland faculties and divisions

Department/Division : Psychology Psychology
School : Business Accountancy, Advertising and Publicity, Business Administration, Finance, Human Resources, Labour and Industrial Relations, Labour Law, Management, Marketing, Public Relations, Technology
School : Computing Business Computing, Computer Science, E-Business/Commerce, Educational Technology, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Software Engineering, Teacher Training

General information

Alternative names NCI
Founded 1951
Accreditation Quality and Qualifications Ireland - QQI (Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann)
Motto Changing lives through Education

Location and contacts

Address Mayor Street
Dublin, D01 Y300
Ireland
City population 593,000

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