Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin or TCD the University of Dublin, founded in 1592, is Ireland’s premiere university and ranks consistently as one of the world’s leading universities. For over 400 years, this historic university has been a world leader in high quality, internationally recognised education. The university brings together a vibrant international community of over 18,000 students and 3,500 members of staff.

At Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin we provide a liberal environment where independence of thought is highly valued and all are encouraged to achieve their potential. We promote a diverse, interdisciplinary, inclusive environment which nurtures ground-breaking research, innovation, and creativity through engaging with issues of global significance.
Located in a beautiful campus in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, Trinity is Ireland’s highest ranked university. It is home to 17,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all the major disciplines in the arts and humanities, and in business, law, engineering, science, and health sciences.

Trinity’s tradition of independent intellectual inquiry has produced some of the world’s finest, most original minds including the writers Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett (Nobel laureate), the scientists William Rowan Hamilton and Ernest Walton (Nobel laureate), the political thinker Edmund Burke, and the former President of Ireland and UNHCR Mary Robinson. This tradition finds expression today in a campus culture of scholarship, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and dedication to societal reform.

 

Location

Dublin, Ireland

The university’s stunning campus of historic buildings and cobblestoned walkways juxtaposes with its state-of-the-art facilities and world-renowned centres of excellence, where cutting-edge research takes place. With 24 academic schools, Trinity offers courses in disciplines ranging from languages and literature to nanoscience and biomedical engineering. Trinity’s bustling 47-acre campus is an oasis in the very heart of Dublin, a vibrant and safe European capital city. The university’s city-centre location offers students a unique opportunity to blend a rigorous academic programme with an unparalleled array of cultural, social and professional experiences.

 

Award Winning

  • 1st in Europe for Producing Entrepreneurs 5 Year in a row by Pitchbook Universities Report 2019
  • Ireland’s most Innovative university by Reuters Most Innovative European Universities 2018

 

School & Faculty

Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences

 

Engineering, Mathematics and Science

 

Health Sciences

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Rankings

Rankings  Subject / Topics  Resources
#17 Accounting & Finance in UK & Ireland Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
#20 Business & Management in UK & Ireland Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
#21 Art & Design in UK & Ireland Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
#22 General Engineering in UK & Ireland Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
#22 Computer Science in UK & Ireland Times Higher Education World University Ranking 2020
#28 English Language and Literature in the world QS World Ranking 2019
#39 Mineral and Mining Engineering in the world QS World Ranking 2019
#41 Nursing in the world QS World Ranking 2019