At a glance
- City
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland — process, visa & costs
- Website
- ucc.ie
- Type
- Public
- Founded
- 1845
- Students
- 21,894 (2019)
- Map
- Open the campus on a map ↗
Where it ranks
301–400 in the world — ShanghaiRanking ARWU 2025.
Strongest subjects (GRAS 2025)
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | #46 |
| Food Science & Technology | #49 |
| Biotechnology | 51–75 |
| Nursing | 101–150 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 151–200 |
| Biological Sciences | 201–300 |
How to get in
read on the university's own pages, 28 September 2026Bachelor's (after Class 12)
- Apply via
- direct — application page ↗
- Cycle
- 2026 entry cycle as published; 2027 cycle dates not yet posted
- Intake
- September
- English
- IELTS 6.5 overall, min 6.0/band (most colleges); 6.5/6.5 for Medicine and Health; 7.0/6.5 for Speech & Language Therapy · TOEFL 90 overall, min 20/section (three colleges, before 2026-01-21); 4.5 overall min 4.5/section from 2026-01-21; Medicine and Health slightly higher; Speech & Language Therapy 7.0 IELTS/5.0 TOEFL
Non-EU applicants apply direct to UCC, not through Ireland's CAO system
Deadlines
| Round | Apply by | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| Applications open | 1 December 2025 | |
| General closing date | 31 May 2026 | |
| Pharmacy | 1 March 2026 | |
| Applied Psychology | 20 March 2026 |
For Indian applicants: UCC bands Indian Class 12 (any recognised secondary school qualification) results: Band 1 programmes need 90%+ average, Band 2 need 80-89%, Band 3 need 75-79%; Mathematics and Lab Sciences need a minimum 85% where required by the programme
What you send
- EUR 50 application fee per submission, maximum 2 programmes
- Medicine and Dentistry only via designated agents
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dentistry & Oral Sciences | #46 | GRAS 2025 |
| Food Science & Technology | #49 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biotechnology | 51–75 | GRAS 2025 |
| Nursing | 101–150 | GRAS 2025 |
| Human Biological Sciences | 151–200 | GRAS 2025 |
| Biological Sciences | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Agricultural Sciences | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Clinical Medicine | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Public Health | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Medical Technology | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Political Sciences | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Management | 201–300 | GRAS 2025 |
| Electrical & Electronic Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Computer Science & Engineering | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Business Administration | 301–400 | GRAS 2025 |
| Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Education | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
| Psychology | 401–500 | GRAS 2025 |
Prepare here, free
Admission facts on this page were read from: ucc.ie/en/international/ · ucc.ie/en/international/studyatucc/undergraduateprogrammes/ · ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/english/undergraduate/ · ucc.ie/en/study/comparison/undergrad/africa-me-india/india/ — checked 28 September 2026.