Dublin City University
University · Dublin · dcu.ie
Students, 2024/25
19,890
From outside Ireland
11.5%
2,285 students
From outside the EU
7.5%
1,490 students
Postgraduate
23.7%
4,715 students
Where students come from
By the student's home address when they applied (domicile), 2024/25. Students from outside the EU/EEA generally pay the higher non-EU fees.
- Ireland17,605 · 88.5%
- Northern Ireland45 · 0.2%
- Great Britain55 · 0.3%
- Rest of the EU695 · 3.5%
- Outside the EU1,490 · 7.5%
Students by field
| Education | 4,290 | 21.6% |
| Business, administration and law | 4,225 | 21.2% |
| Arts and humanities | 2,680 | 13.5% |
| Health and welfare | 1,915 | 9.6% |
| Social sciences, journalism and information | 1,895 | 9.5% |
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 1,790 | 9.0% |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | 1,465 | 7.4% |
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | 1,230 | 6.2% |
| Services | 335 | 1.7% |
| Generic programmes and qualifications | 65 | 0.3% |
Enrolment over time
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16,450 | 17,265 | 18,060 | 18,790 | 18,740 | 19,135 | 19,890 |
Tuition fees, visas and living costs for Ireland are in our Ireland study guide. Fees aren't published per institution as open data; check the institution's own site for the course you want.
Source: Higher Education Authority (HEA), student enrolment data 2018/19–2024/25, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Counts are rounded by the HEA to the nearest 5.