At a glance
- City
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland — process, visa & costs
- Website
- universityofgalway.ie
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1845
- Students
- 18,000
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
501–600 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Mechanical Engineering | 101–150 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 201–300 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 201–300 |
| Clinical Medicine | 201–300 |
| Nursing | 201–300 |
| Biological Sciences | 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
- IELTS 6.5 overall no band below 6.0 (general); 6.5/6.5 Medicine; 7.0/6.5 Nursing & Midwifery; 7.5/7.0 Speech & Language Therapy · TOEFL 88 overall (L18 R18 S21 W22), 95 for Medicine; from 2026-01-21: 4.5 overall general, 5.0 for higher-requirement programmes
Non-EU applicants apply direct, not through Ireland's CAO system
For Indian applicants: Standard XII (CBSE/CISCE/state boards) needs 70% overall; the university does NOT accept this qualification alone (as English proficiency evidence) from students schooled in Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Assam, Bihar, Goa, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh or the North East states — those applicants must submit a separate English test
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nursing | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Education | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Mathematics | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: universityofgalway.ie/international/ · universityofgalway.ie/courses/how-to-apply/ · universityofgalway.ie/global-galway/studyinireland/entryrequirements/ — checked 28 September 2026.