University College Dublin
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Students, 2024/25
34,715
From outside Ireland
23.0%
7,970 students
From outside the EU
17.4%
6,025 students
Postgraduate
34.7%
12,060 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.
- Ireland26,730 · 77.0%
- Northern Ireland170 · 0.5%
- Great Britain150 · 0.4%
- Rest of the EU1,625 · 4.7%
- Outside the EU6,025 · 17.4%
Students by field
| Health and welfare | 6,980 | 20.1% |
| Business, administration and law | 6,340 | 18.3% |
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 3,960 | 11.4% |
| Arts and humanities | 3,860 | 11.1% |
| Social sciences, journalism and information | 3,560 | 10.3% |
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | 3,225 | 9.3% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary | 2,640 | 7.6% |
| Education | 2,125 | 6.1% |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | 1,590 | 4.6% |
| Generic programmes and qualifications | 285 | 0.8% |
| Services | 150 | 0.4% |
Enrolment over time
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28,135 | 28,405 | 30,375 | 31,780 | 32,130 | 33,270 | 34,715 |
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.