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University College Cork Rankings 2026

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University College Cork Ranking
University College Cork Course Ranking
University of Cork US World and News 2025
University of Cork QS Ranking 2025
University of Cork Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2025
University of Cork ARWU (Shanghai) Ranking 2024
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University College Cork Ranking

University College Cork is one of Ireland’s top-rated universities. Known for its wide range of courses and its teaching pedagogy, the university’s reputation reflects in its rankings from various renowned ranking bodies.

If you look at the University College Cork ranking for 2025, it stands at #193 globally and #3 nationally, by Shiksha Popularity Ranking. These rankings stood at #188 and #4, respectively, in 2024.

As for the university’s rank by QS, it is observed that it has moved from #246 in 2026 to now #273 in 2025. Additionally, THE (Times Higher Education) has also ranked the university at #351, in 2025.

Check out the table below showing 3-year trend of University College Cork ranking globally:

Ranking Body	2023	2024	2025	2026
QS	Not Ranked	292	273	246
THE	301	301	351	Not Ranked
US News	397	412	399	Not Ranked

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Shiksha Popularity Rank

World rank by different ranking providers

Shiksha

#193

QS Ranking

#246

ARWU Ranking

#301

THE Ranking

#351

US News Ranking

#399

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University College Cork Course Ranking

University College Cork offers a variety of UG and postgraduate programs for international students. Known for its academic rigour, the university courses in fields such as Engineering, Business and Management Studies, Law, Medicine and Health Sciences and Science, are also highly ranked and top-rated globally. The Shiksha Popularity Ranking ranks University College Cork courses in the field of Engineering at #246 in 2025. This ranking has witnessed declined trend in comparison to its 2025 ranking of #195.

Courses in the Business & Management Studies stream are also ranked by Shiksha Popularity Ranking for the 2025 at #262, recording a declined trend from 2024. The 2024 rank was recorded as #238. Additionally, QS also ranked its Business & Management Studies courses at #101 in 2025, moving from #101 in 2024.

Here are some of the top University College Cork courses as per Shiksha Popularity Rankings 2025:

Course Category	2023	2024	2025
Engineering	#164	#195	#246
Business & Management Studies	#221	#238	#262
Law	#167	#94	#116
Medicine & Health Sciences	#102	#138	#171
Science	#261	#342	#357

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University of Cork US World and News 2025

The rankings by the US World and News are one of the most trusted and influential rankings in the world. It has been ranking the world top universities for 36 years now. They assess more than 1400 higher education institutions in the US and the world. Their rankings are based on a range of relevant parameters such as Graduation and retention rates, Social mobility, Graduation rate performance, etc. US World and News ranked the University of Cork at rank #412, which is a fall from the last year 2023, as the ranking was #397. In the year 2022, the ranking of this university was even higher at #392. From the ranking data in hand, it can be inferred that the rankings for the University of Cork are not improving among the Global Universities.

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Global Universities	397	412	399

University of Cork Vs Other Universities: US News Ranking Comparison

The University of Cork is known for its high-quality research opportunities and good learning infrastructure. One brief comparison among the below-mentioned universities for their programs. Inferring by these rankings, the University of Bristol ranks higher than the rest two universities mentioned in the table.

Given below are the rankings of the mentioned universities/schools:

University	2024	2023	2022
University of Cork	#412	#397	#392
Maynooth University	#1114	#1254	#1198
Trinity College Dublin	#206	#215	#222
University College Dublin	#253	#236	# 244

For global university category rankings, the U.S. News & World Report ranks the universities according to their performance, which is set across some indicators. These indicators are:
US News Ranking Indicators:

Weightage
Graduation and retention rates
Social mobility
Graduation rate performance
Undergraduate academic reputation
Faculty resources for the current academic year
Student selectivity for the current entering class
Financial resources per student
Average alumni giving rate
Graduate indebtedness

University of Cork QS Ranking 2025

QS World University Rankings are the most comprehensive rankings that have offered World University Rankings since 2004. For the year 2025, the University of Cork QS ranking 2025 is #273 which is an improvement of 19 spots from the last year as the ranking for that year was 292 among the world's best universities. The University of Cork ranks at #105 among the best universities in Europe.

Considering these rankings, the University of Cork can be considered one of the best universities of the wor

Considering these rankings, the University of Cork can be considered one of the best universities of the world. A few of the university’s subjects that have ranked well are Engineering and Technology; MBA, Law and Legal Studies, Biological Sciences, Medicine, Mathematics, etc.

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
Europe	109	105	– / –
World University	292	273	246
Accounting and Finance	251	301	– / –
Biological Sciences	201	201	– / –
Engineering and Technology	362	390	– / –
Law and Legal Studies	73	94	– / –
Masters in Business Analytics	101	101	– / –
Mechanical Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering	351	351	– / –
Medicine	201	201	– / –
Nursing	32	27	– / –
Performing Arts	51	51	– / –
Pharmacy and Pharmacology	94	101	– / –
Physics and Astronomy	351	351	– / –
Politics	151	201	– / –
Sociology	– / –	301	– / –

University of Cork vs Other UK Universities: QS Ranking Comparison

A detailed QS Rankings comparison among the three similarly ranked universities of Ireland are mentioned below:

University	2025	2024	2023
University of Cork	273	292	425
Maynooth University	801	801	801
University College Dublin	126	171	181
Trinity College Dublin	87	81	98

For the year 2025, QS has ranked over 1,500 institutions. The key metrics are academic reputation, citations per faculty, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio, and international faculty ratio / international student ratio. The overall score that the University of Cork has attained in 2025 is 36.5.

Given below are the scores mentioned for the University of Cork:

Parameters
Academic reputation
Citations per paper
Employer reputation
H-Index Citations

University of Cork Times Higher Education (THE) World University Ranking 2025

The rankings have been provided by THE (Times Higher Education) since the year 2004. The creation of these rankings is done to know and evaluate the university's performance on the global stage and provide a comprehensive ranking report for the students to make an informed higher education decision.

For the year 2025, the University of Cork is ranked at #139 among the best universities in the world, the ranking moved down as it was at #134 in the last year. Although, there is a significant impro

Ranked by	2024	2025	2026
University	301	351	351
Arts and Humanities	301	301	– / –
Clinical and Health	176	201	– / –
Engineering	301	401	– / –
Law	201	201	– / –
Life Sciences	201	201	– / –
PG Business and Economics	501	501	– / –
PG Computer Science	401	501	– / –
Psychology	201	201	– / –

University of Cork Vs Other Universities: THE World University Ranking Comparison

Maynooth University and the University of Limerick, both rank lower than the University of Cork.

The table below shows the comparison of the universities of various similarly ranked universities in Ireland:

University	2025	2024	2023
University of Cork	139	134	161
Maynooth University	501	401	401
University of Limerick	501	401	601

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings assess universities based on Research, Teaching, Knowledge Transfer, and International Outlook. For the year 2025, THE has ranked more than 2,500 institutions.

Below mentioned are the criteria pointers for Swansea University:

Times Higher Education Rankings Parameters
Teaching
Research Environment
Research Quality
Industry
International Outlook

University of Cork ARWU (Shanghai) Ranking 2024

ARWU, short for Academic Ranking of the World Universities also known as Shanghai Ranking is known as one of the best ranking bodies in the world. It is one of the three most influential rankings of the world alongside Times Higher Education World University Rankings and QS World University Rankings.

Over 2,500 Universities are ranked by ARWU every year. In the overall ARWU ranking, the University of Cork ranks at #301 in 2024. There was no change in the rankings which are stable from the last 3

Ranked by	2023	2024	2025
Universities	301	301	301
Law	– / –	201	– / –
Nursing	151	201	101
Political Sciences	301	201	201

University of Cork Vs Other Universities: ARWU Ranking Comparison

Comparison of ARWU with other similar universities is mentioned below-

University	2024 Rankings	2023 Rankings	2022 Rankings
University of Cork	301	301	301
Trinity College Dublin	201	201	151
University of Amsterdam	#101-150	#101-150	#101-150

It can be inferred that Trinity College Dublin and the University of Amsterdam are better than the University of Cork.

The ranking parameters of ARWU are quality of education, quality of faculty, research output, and per capita performance. The weightage that each parameter carries is given below:

Parameter	Weightage
Quality of Education	10%
Quality of Faculty	20%
Research Output	40%
Per Capital Performance	10%

Also Check: Shanghai Ranking Criteria

UCC
Students Ratings & Reviews

3.9/5

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Student Views (Based on Reviews)

57% students never faced discrimination in this university

Vibe of Campus

Friendly

Academically oriented

Multi-dimensional

Easy going

Internships3

Part time work3.8

Post study jobs3.5

Quality of faculty4.1

Student Life4.4

Value for money3.8

Public transportation3.9

Safety4.6

Indian Food3.7

Permanent Immigration4.1

Anonymous

MSc in Business Analytics - Batch of 2025

3.8

Planned risks for your dreams.

Tips: Take a minute to really understand what you want for your future. Does the course you are having on your kind bring you any closer to the career that you have in your mind. Is it giving you a boost for the career path you are on. Don't solely take a course because the masses refer to it. Even a course that is not that popular but aligns with your history would definitely be a game changer. A course that's totally unrelated to what you did for your Bachelors or your professions won't get you a job in that stream without relevant experience. Do a proper and detailed check before learning in. Because financially, this would take some time for you to recover and get back on track.

Likes (Part time work): UCC supports part time. They even provide you with part time tutoring opportunities, with very good pay. Also there are good part time opportunities overall. Will have to struggle initially, but with time things will shape really great. Everyone I know got part time. You will get seasonal opportunities and if you play your cards right, that's a permanent position.

Dislikes (Internships): There won't be any support for internships from the university for the specific Masters course. If you find one, they can recommend you. During our induction, they clearly mentioned that they won't support internships or even part times considering the academic loads we have for this course. But it's not that heavy and we can balance it with part times to a good extent. Prepare early and aim for on time scheduled work for efficiency. It's not going to be easy, but things will work out in the end.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 900

Prepping time for classes25 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro

Reviewed on 14 Jan 2026Read more

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MEngSc in Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing, Process and Automation Systems) - Batch of 2023

4.1

There are plenty of great Indian food places in Cork city.

Tips: The course duration is very short and you can't have every experience during those few months. If you can put your head down for the first two semesters, it's smooth sailing forward. Don't worry about part time job, partying or repaying your loan during the college term. You can do that very easily if you complete your college properly.

Likes (Indian Food): There are plenty of great Indian food places in Cork city. Very authentic South Indian and North Indian region specific restaurants are available. We can also get all the ingredients we want here at very similar prices. So do not carry basics like price and daal from India. Use that luggage space for something else.

Dislikes (Internships): Internships for Master's are not really a thing in Ireland. Most Irish kids do their Internships during their final year in high school and a few during under graduation. What is common is working for the company you do your project with. Those technical facts as an internship for Master's.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 1800

Prepping time for classes20 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 42000

Reviewed on 13 Jan 2026Read more

Anonymous

MSc in Finance (Corporate Finance) - Batch of 2026

4.3

The university is really friendly and helpful for students.

Tips: I became more disciplined and able to manage time well. There are cultural shifts but only positive. Got a 2000 scholarship from the university on the basis of work experience and my undergrad score. I am totally satisfied with my university; I got to learn a lot in finance. They teach us the things that we do and need in the real world, not just unnecessary theories as they do in India.

Likes (Student Life): The university campus is really big and beautiful. It is so green and peaceful. We also have sports facilities in the university. Gym, swimming, football, basketball, squash, etc. I have 3-4 days of classes per week. One class is 2 hours each, and I have a total of 6-7 classes in one week, which is quite manageable. There are events at every festival, recruitment event, and social event. I have joined the commerce club and the volleyball club.

Dislikes (Indian Food): Here we have less options for food as compared to India, also eating outside in India was feasible. Here it's too expensive. At least 6-10 a meal. There are some Indian restaurants in the city as well. I cook myself most of the time, because it is more affordable and healthy at the same time. Eating outside is not at all an affordable option but sometimes on weekends, I eat outside.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 700

Prepping time for classes24 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 35000

Reviewed on 10 Jan 2026Read more

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MSc in Food Business and Innovation - Batch of 2026

4.7

Budget friendly and safe option for freshers.

Tips: 3 years plus experience is must as job market is getting difficult in 2025. 2,000-3,000 euros is enough for the expenditure as you can manage expenses through part time as living costs here are less than dublin. Choose your university wisely as it can be a game changer for you based on your experience in your field.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 700

Prepping time for classes30 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 38000

Reviewed on 4 Dec 2025Read more

Shraddha Jadhav Verified Icon

MSc in Business Analytics - Batch of 2026

4.9

Really good experience studying at UCC.

Tips: The course is fast-paced and has a lot of projects so managing time is crucial. After coming here it took time for me to adjust but the people in college, the teaching staff and everyone are really helpful and kind so it gets easier. I am happy with the course and the university. It's been a good experience so far.

Likes (Public transportation): Public transportation in the area is convenient, reliable and well connected to the campus. The frequency of bus is good and it's easy to commute to and from university. The transportation system makes it accessible for students who don't have personal vehicles and the routes cover most areas where students live.

Dislikes (Part time work): Part-time job opportunities are extremely competitive and difficult to secure. Each vacancy typically receives 100-200 applications, which means students often face long waiting periods before finding employment. The high competition makes it challenging for students who need to work while studying to support themselves financially.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 2525

Prepping time for classes25 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro

Reviewed on 15 Oct 2025Read more

Anonymous

MSc in Data Science and Analytics - Batch of 2026

4.1

Always have some research and preparation before coming.

Tips: Please check the course modules on the university official website. It's beneficial if you come with some work experience in Ireland/Europe. The courses mandatory modules are more focused on statistics and core data Science. So choose this university only if you want to go deep into core subject and have some preparation before coming, as the lecturers won't teach everything from scratch since it's Masters.

Likes (Student Life): Student life is great, there are many events happen throughout the year, college has great sports arena, which includes gym, swimming pool and many sports grounds. They also provide training for multiple sports, as well as swimming and gym training. There are many communities which organise a variety of events.

Dislikes (Internships): You have to find the internship yourself for the last semester, otherwise dissertation is the option. Hardly anyone gets an internship in the last semester, also as a non EU member, it becomes more difficult. For post degree completion internships, many companies do offer graduate roles where the first few months are for training.

Total Monthly ExpenseEuro 1100

Prepping time for classes15 hours/Week

Expected Annual SalaryEuro 40000

Reviewed on 7 Oct 2025Read more

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Does University College Cork offer scholarships to international students?

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Yes, the University College Cork offer a wide variety of scholarships at UG and PG levels for its international students. The below table include UCC top scholarships among international students-

Name	Grade
Ananth Nair Memorial Fund	UG
SEFS International Student Merit Based Scholarship 2026/27	PG
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27	UG
SEFS Returning International Student Scholarships	PG
Claddagh Scholarship Program	UG/PG
Bishopstown Credit Union Prize in Business and Financial Economics	UG
College of Business and Law merit based scholarship	PG
CACSS International Student Merit Based Scholarship 2026/27	PG
CACSS International Undergraduate Scholarship 2026/27	UG

Mohit Thapa

Contributor-Level 10

What are the application deadline for international students at University College Cork?

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University College Cork offers admission for international students in two intakes Autumn and Spring intake. UCC postgraduate programs are on rolling basis. University College Cork application deadline for UG Indian students is given below-

Intakes	Deadline
Autumn 2026	Jun 1, 2026
Spring 2026	Sept 9, 2026

Pallavi Sharma

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What is the average salary of University College Cork graduates?

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UCC graduates are in high demand all over the world. University College Cork placement rate stands at 93%, and grads are employed within 9 months of graduation. The average salary of UCC grads is given below-

Course	Average Salary (ROI)
MBA	EUR 90,000 (INR 94.42 L)
UG	EUR 60,000 (INR 62.96 L)

Nishtha Sharma

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Is University College Cork public or private?

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University College Cork is one of the best public universities in the Ireland. UCC is known for offering best degree programs for its international students. The University College Cork placement rate attracts students from all over the world. UCC enrols more than 4000 international students.

Kartik Bisht

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What are the admission requirements for international students at University College Cork?

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The University College Cork admission requirements can vary from one programme to another. UCC general admission requirements for international students applying for UG and PG programme is listed below-

Undergraduate Admission Requirements

Minimum 90% average grades in Class 12
Complete online applicat

Anangsha Singh

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