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Top 10 Universities & Colleges In Ireland  2022
Ireland is a beautiful island with open economy in the North Atlantic Ocean, in north-western Europe. Its capital, Dublin, is the birthplace of writers like Oscar Wilde, and home of Guinness beer. In addition, while the country is renowned for its beautiful scenery, friendly people, and rich culture, it's the same in terms of education too. Higher education in the region is provided mainly by seven universities, 14 institutes of technology and seven colleges of education, including several other third-level institutions provide specialist education in fields including art, medicine, music and law . Positively, even the Government funding for tertiary education has increased in the past five years. Since, Ireland is best known for providing quality education to students in top universities, some of its most-sought courses include business analytics, data science, software engineering, banking & finance, pharmaceutical sciences, and more. One of the main reasons that international undergraduate and graduate students opt to study abroad in Ireland is that it's the perfect destination for a world-class education in a progressive, innovative country with promising career options. The country has many world-class institutions that consistently rank in the top universities worldwide by QS World University Rankings. The estimated cost of living (rent, electricity, food, books, laundry and medicine, as well as travel passes and social expenses) in Ireland for a student is also complimentary affordable estimating around 7,000 to 12,000 for one academic year. With such profound aspects the country becomes a better choice for international students to pursue their higher education here.
Higher Education Review, in this issue presents a list of `Top 10 Universities & Colleges in Ireland - 2022' who have been offering best-in-class education in the country. The following list has been prepared after being closely scrutinized by a distinguished panel of judges including CXOs, analysts and our editorial board.
Top 10 Universities & Colleges In Ireland  2022
College |
Location |
Description |
|---|---|---|
| Burren College of Art | Clare | Provides a truly student-focused alternative model of individualized education by attracting and retaining top class irish and international faculty |
| Dublin City University | Dublin | Known internationally for its diverse student body, with over 17,500 students from 55 countries across the world |
| IBAT College Dublin | Dublin | Provides a perfect blend of high quality undergraduate, postgraduate and professional education with a state-of-theart learning environment in a range of subject areas |
| Mary Immaculate College | Limerick | Welcoming international students and fostering an environment that feels like a home away from home |
| Maynooth University | Maynooth | An internationally recognised institure making significant contributions to social, cultural and economic development at local, regional and national levels |
| Royal College of Surgeons | Dublin | A university of Medicine and Health Sciences, is ranked in the top 50 universities worldwide for Good Health and Well-being |
| Trinity College Dublin | Dublin | An internationally recognised Ireland's premier university and is ranked joint 98th position in the world (QS World University Rankings) |
| University College Cork | Cork | A constituent university of the National University of Ireland, provide access to higher education in the Irish province of Munster |
| University of Galway | Galway | A public research university has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world |
| University of Limerick | Limerick | A young, energetic and enterprising university with a proud record of innovation in education and excellence in research and scholarship |