Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin

Why Choose Trinity College Dublin?

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 81st in the world (QS World University Rankings 2024). Founded in 1592, Trinity is steeped in a history of education and research excellence, but also has a progressive outlook towards supporting learners that want to build a more sustainable and equitable world.

Our Location

Located on an iconic 47-acre campus in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, the university is a crucial part of what makes Ireland’s vibrant and safe capital a European hub for innovation. Trinity’s central location offers students a unique opportunity to blend a rigorous academic programme with an unparalleled array of cultural, social and professional experiences. Discover more.

Our Courses

Trinity ranks in the top 100 across 21 different subjects (QS World University Rankings 2023), with more than 21,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students studying undergraduate and postgraduate courses across disciplines including the arts and humanities, business, law, engineering, science, maths and health sciences.

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Career Opportunities

Trinity is also placed in the top 100 in the world for Graduate Employability (QS World University Rankings 2022), with our students sought after by employers across many industries. Many recent graduates are employed at major partner organisations, including Google, IBM, and Pfizer. Discover more.

A diverse, inclusive and vibrant campus

Trinity is ranked the 31st most international university in the world (Times Higher Education Rankings 2024) and has students and staff from 126 countries, making it a truly diverse and international campus.

Student life at Trinity is about so much more than education: it is also somewhere you can develop socially, culturally, and personally. With almost 170 sports clubs and societies to choose from, ranging from athletics to investing to science fiction, there is something to suit every interest.

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Our graduates

With over 130,000 alumni, Trinity’s tradition of independent intellectual inquiry has produced some of the world’s finest minds: writers Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett (Nobel laureates), scientists William Rowan Hamilton and Ernest Walton (Nobel laureates), and the former President of Ireland and UNHCR Mary Robinson.

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