University College Cork
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Students, 2024/25
25,100
From outside Ireland
18.3%
4,585 students
From outside the EU
13.9%
3,500 students
Postgraduate
31.5%
7,895 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.
- Ireland20,515 · 81.7%
- Northern Ireland65 · 0.3%
- Great Britain155 · 0.6%
- Rest of the EU865 · 3.4%
- Outside the EU3,500 · 13.9%
Students by field
| Health and welfare | 7,040 | 28.0% |
| Business, administration and law | 3,930 | 15.7% |
| Arts and humanities | 3,885 | 15.5% |
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 3,435 | 13.7% |
| Social sciences, journalism and information | 2,495 | 9.9% |
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | 1,690 | 6.7% |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | 1,450 | 5.8% |
| Education | 910 | 3.6% |
| Services | 140 | 0.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary | 125 | 0.5% |
Enrolment over time
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21,160 | 21,905 | 22,920 | 23,485 | 23,610 | 24,350 | 25,100 |
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.