Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland: Statistics

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#1268 of 14,131 In the World
#469 of 2,785 In Europe
#8 of 32 In Ireland
#4 of 11 In Dublin
#137 of 1,803 For Biomedical Engineering
Top50% For 100 other topics
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Type
Non-profit
Funding
Private
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.rcsi.com
Languages
English
Acceptance rate
55%*

* The Royal College of Surgeons in 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 equivalent; Personal statement; Admissions interview
Academic CalendarSemesters

Research profile

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland is a world-class research university with 18,044 scientific papers published and 520,968 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Biology, Chemistry, Pathology, Genetics, Psychology, Biochemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Surgery, and Psychiatry.

Publications
18,044
Citations
520,968

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
15,992 / 469,882
Biology
13,039 / 421,288
Chemistry
8,308 / 319,098
Pathology
8,205 / 243,276
Genetics
8,147 / 294,303
Psychology
7,282 / 225,690
Biochemistry
7,106 / 281,783
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
7,008 / 182,446
Surgery
6,029 / 135,806
Psychiatry
5,678 / 180,783
Computer Science
5,613 / 186,013
Engineering
4,257 / 143,410
Physics
3,777 / 112,326
Environmental Science
3,676 / 106,488
Political Science
3,564 / 84,496
Law
3,452 / 83,525
Immunology
3,405 / 109,255
Mathematics
3,332 / 96,885
Sociology
3,179 / 87,933
Statistics
3,138 / 92,915
Nursing
2,963 / 72,447
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
2,910 / 73,970
Neuroscience
2,498 / 89,326
Organic Chemistry
2,380 / 88,896
Oncology and Cancer research
2,361 / 65,733
Philosophy
2,303 / 47,340
Public Health
2,247 / 80,839
Geology
2,022 / 52,467
Demography
1,973 / 68,035
Anatomy and Physiology
1,966 / 50,798
Health Science
1,910 / 48,214
Economics
1,897 / 40,438
Paleontology
1,707 / 46,608
Family medicine
1,667 / 35,974
Development Studies
1,655 / 36,084
Business
1,623 / 34,012
Pharmacology
1,587 / 55,031
Geography and Cartography
1,571 / 41,027
Materials Science
1,566 / 64,215
Cardiology
1,543 / 43,253

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1992 77 863
1993 96 926
1994 95 864
1995 98 1047
1996 118 1017
1997 112 1146
1998 113 1286
1999 113 1483
2000 128 2102
2001 133 2420
2002 168 2670
2003 180 3227
2004 193 3818
2005 241 4379
2006 254 5469
2007 268 6565
2008 325 7643
2009 384 8976
2010 443 10560
2011 501 12214
2012 531 14083
2013 507 15238
2014 533 17234
2015 692 20600
2016 678 22055
2017 800 25210
2018 970 27184
2019 1063 33286
2020 1387 42966
2021 1450 51707
2022 1270 52377
2023 1434 54129
2024 1312 53875
Academic rankings

Tuition

The tuition table for Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.

Program EU Students Non-EU Students
Undergraduate Medicine €55,000 per year €55,000 per year
Graduate Entry Medicine €55,000 per year €55,000 per year
Dentistry €55,000 per year €55,000 per year
Pharmacy €16,000 per year €25,000 per year
Physiotherapy €16,000 per year €25,000 per year
Nursing €16,000 per year €25,000 per year

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 Royal College of Surgeons in 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 Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry No No No
Computer Science No No No
Economics No No No
Engineering No No No
Environmental Science No No No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences No No No
Mathematics No No No
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics No No No
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Ordinary Bachelor Degree Nursing
Honours Bachelor Degree Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy
Masters Degree Gerontology, Health Administration, Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Welfare, Surgery
Post-graduate Diploma Nursing
Doctoral Degree Medicine, Pharmacy, Physical Therapy

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland alumni

  1. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail

    Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1952-.. (age 73)
    Occupations
    politicianophthalmologist
    Biography

    Wan Azizah binti Wan Ismail is a Malaysian politician who has served as Spouse of the Prime Minister of Malaysia as the wife of Anwar Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (MP) for Bandar Tun Razak since November 2022 and 1st President of the Pakatan Harapan (PH) coalition since July 2017. She served as the 12th Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Women, Family and Community Development in the PH administration under former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad from May 2018 to the collapse of the PH administration in February 2020, 1st President of the People's Justice Party (PKR) from April 1999 to November 2018, the 11th and 13th Leader of the Opposition from March 2008 to August 2008 and again from May 2015 to May 2018, MP for Pandan from May 2018 to November 2022, for Permatang Pauh from November 1999 to March 2008 and again from May 2015 to May 2018 as well as Member of the Selangor State Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Kajang from April 2014 to May 2018. She was the first female Deputy Prime Minister and Leader of the Opposition as well as the highest ever female political officeholder in the history of Malaysia. She joined politics and held a number of political offices on behalf of her husband Anwar to retain his political influence during his absence from politics due to a series of his sodomy trials and prison sentences that had prevented him from holding the offices. She most notably served as the 1st President of PKR from the party formation to officially handing over the party leadership to Anwar after his release from prison while Anwar served as the "de facto" leader during the period.

  2. Felipe Contepomi

    Felipe Contepomi
    Born in
    Argentina Flag Argentina
    Years
    1977-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    physicianrugby union player
    Biography

    Felipe Contepomi is an Argentine professional rugby coach who is currently the head coach of the Argentine national side.

  3. Ara Darzi

    Ara Darzi
    Born in
    Iraq Flag Iraq
    Years
    1960-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    writersurgeonuniversity teacher
    Biography

    Ara Warkes Darzi, Baron Darzi of Denham is an Armenian-British surgeon, academic, and politician.

  4. William Wilde

    William Wilde
    Born in
    Ireland Flag Ireland
    Years
    1815-1876 (aged 61)
    Occupations
    ophthalmologistwriterarchaeologistanthropologisthistorian
    Biography

    Sir William Robert Wills Wilde FRCSI was an Anglo-Irish oto-ophthalmologic surgeon and the author of significant works on medicine, archaeology and folklore, particularly concerning his native Ireland. He was the father of Oscar Wilde.

All 18 notable alumni

Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland faculties and divisions

Faculty : Dentistry Dentistry
Faculty : Medicine and Health Sciences Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Epidemiology, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Medicine, Microbiology, Neurology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physics, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery
Faculty : Nursing and Midwifery Midwifery, Nursing
Faculty : Radiologists Radiology
Faculty : Sports and Exercise Medicine Sports
Institute : Leadership Health Administration, Leadership, Management
Institute : RCSI Research Cardiology, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Genetics, Health Administration, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Neurology, Oncology, Public Health, Surgery
Institute : Surgery - The Colles Medical Technology, Surgery

General information

Alternative names RCSI
Founded 1784
Accreditation Quality and Qualifications Ireland - QQI (Dearbhú Cáilíochta agus Cáilíochtaí Éireann)
Motto Consilio Manuque
Scholarship and Dexterity

Location and contacts

Address 123 St. Stephen's Green, Saint Peter's
Dublin, D02 YN77
Ireland
City population 593,000

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