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World University Rankings 2026: Ireland

9 universities ranked in Ireland, out of 2,280 worldwide. Admissions and graduate earnings figures for Ireland come from official national data, except for 1 university marked est. (1 university whose official figures can’t be used under the method’s rules 11.4–11.6 (sample size, single-field institutions, rates that leave out graduates in further study)), where that part is estimated from the university’s standing on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin: Ruhrfisch · CC BY-SA 4.0; University College Dublin: Leandro Neumann Ciuffo · CC BY 2.0; University College Cork: Michael O'Sheil · CC BY-SA 4.0; University of Galway: William Murphy · CC BY-SA 2.0; Dublin City University: Chris Rycroft · CC BY 2.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	43	67.3	93	98	1 of 8	34–64
2	University College Dublin	77	58.7	92	96	2 of 8	57–127
=3	University College Cork	=362	37.4	86	77	=3 of 8	192–705
=3	University of Galway	=362	37.4	89	75	5 of 8	186–721
5	Dublin City University	=501	33.6	84	59	=3 of 8	262–902
6	University of Limerick	=650	29.0	82	58	6 of 8	396–1275
7	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	=853	24.2	69	70	est.	494–1601
8	National University of Ireland, Maynooth	=1358	15.6	58	51	7 of 8	945–2039
9	Technological University Dublin	=1595	13.5	54	70	8 of 8	988–2177

9 universities

Research Index for Ireland · All of Europe · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.