At a glance
- City
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland — process, visa & costs
- Website
- dcu.ie
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1975
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
Not in the ARWU 2025 world top 1,000, but ranked in 9 subjects below.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Education | 101–150 |
| Finance | 151–200 |
| Nursing | 201–300 |
| Political Sciences | 201–300 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 301–400 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 301–400 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Cycle
- Fall 2027 entry
- Intake
- September
- English
- Non-EU applicants apply direct to DCU, not through Ireland's CAO system; assessed by the International Assessment team
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
Not researched yet — check the official admissions pages.
Studying in Ireland
Ireland offers English-taught, EU-recognised degrees, a growing tech/pharma employer base, and a Third Level Graduate Programme that lets graduates stay and job-hunt after their course. Indian students go for a smaller, safer system with strong multinational employer presence (many EU headquarters), though university choice is far narrower than the US, UK or Canada.
- Visa
- Irish study visa (D visa, leading to Stamp 2 immigration permission) — EUR 60 · about ₹6,557
- Work while studying
- Up to 20 hours/week during term time; up to 40 hours/week during June-September and mid-December to mid-January (irishimmigration.ie).
- After graduating
- Third Level Graduate Programme: Level 8 honours bachelor's graduates get 12 months post-study permission (counts toward an overall 7-year student-permission limit); Level 9 master's graduates get an initial 12 months, renewable for a further 12 months (up to 24 months total) if they show steps toward suitable graduate-level employment (counts toward an overall 8-year limit). The page did not specify distinct Level 10/PhD terms in the content read.
Every subject ranking
ShanghaiRanking GRAS 2025| Subject | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Education | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Finance | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nursing | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Telecommunication Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Business Administration | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Psychology | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Management | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: dcu.ie/global · dcu.ie/registry/international-admissions-undergraduate-and-postgraduate · dcu.ie/study — checked 28 September 2026.