At a glance
- City
- Dublin
- Country
- Ireland — process, visa & costs
- Website
- tcd.ie
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1592
- Students
- 18,174 (2016)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
201–300 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Biomedical Engineering | #36 |
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 51–75 |
| Nursing | 101–150 |
| Economics | 101–150 |
| Finance | 101–150 |
| Ecology | 151–200 |
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/international applicants apply direct to Trinity, not through Ireland's CAO system; India-specific entry requirements are published on a dedicated country page which returned errors when accessed directly
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Application portal opens | 1 November 2026 | |
| Priority deadline (incl. Music, Drama, Dental Science, Medicine) | 1 February 2027 | by 2027-04-01 |
| Advanced Entry deadline | 1 June 2027 | |
| Final deadline | 30 June 2027 |
What you send
- separate EUR 55 application fee per course applied to
Master's / PhD (after graduation)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Intake
- September
- Deadlines
- Applications open from November; most programmes deadline 30 June 2027, individual courses may vary
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
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Admission facts on this page were read from: tcd.ie/study/international/ · tcd.ie/study/international/how-to-apply/index.php · tcd.ie/study/apply/admission-requirements/undergraduate/ — checked 28 September 2026.