Top 10 Universities in Ireland 2022 Rankings - THE university rankings

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The Times Education Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings is an annual publication of university rankings by the Times Higher Education magazine. It is one of the three most popular rankings in the world along with QS World Ranking and Academic Ranking of World Universities. THE Rankings have evaluated 1,799 universities from 104 countries and territories this year.

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The influencers under the THE ranking include teaching (30%), research (30%), citation (30%), industry income (2.5%), and international outlook (7.5%). Seven Irish universities have been ranked in the top 500 vs. last year in which five were ranked in the top 500. While Trinity College Dublin, and The University of Dublin have gone down to 161 from 146 in 2021, Dublin City University and Maynooth University have gone up to 401-500 from 501-600.

The next THE World University Ranking is expected to come out in September 2023

THE Ranking of Irish Universities
S.No.	Institution	THE Ranking 2023 (Globally)	THE Ranking 2022 (Globally)
1	Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin	161	146
2	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)	201-250	201-250
3	University College Dublin	201-250	201-250
4	University College Cork	301-350	251-300
5	National University of Ireland, Galway	301-350	351-400
6	Dublin City University	401-500	501-600
7	Maynooth University	401-500	501-600
8	University of Limerick	601-800	601-800
9	Technological University of Dublin	1001-1200	1001-1200