University of Galway
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Students, 2024/25
20,095
From outside Ireland
20.2%
4,060 students
From outside the EU
15.8%
3,170 students
Postgraduate
26.6%
5,345 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.
- Ireland16,030 · 79.8%
- Northern Ireland185 · 0.9%
- Great Britain75 · 0.4%
- Rest of the EU630 · 3.1%
- Outside the EU3,170 · 15.8%
Students by field
| Arts and humanities | 3,930 | 19.6% |
| Health and welfare | 3,890 | 19.4% |
| Business, administration and law | 3,880 | 19.3% |
| Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics | 2,930 | 14.6% |
| Engineering, manufacturing and construction | 1,895 | 9.4% |
| Social sciences, journalism and information | 1,870 | 9.3% |
| Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) | 780 | 3.9% |
| Education | 560 | 2.8% |
| Agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary | 175 | 0.9% |
| Generic programmes and qualifications | 90 | 0.4% |
| Services | 90 | 0.4% |
Enrolment over time
| 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18,690 | 19,325 | 18,975 | 19,740 | 19,185 | 19,335 | 20,095 |
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.