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a year agoContributor-Level 10
No, the students are not allowed to apply for the multiple courses on the application portal of the Technological University of the Shannon, as per the policy of the university. Students can select only one course under one profile at the time of the application procedure. However, students can change their course before their arrival at the university if they fall under the eligibility criteria of the selected department of the study and fulfil other necessary documents for the same.
The single course selection is provided to ensure that the applicants can choose the programme that they are interested in and related to their acad
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
A few of the popular University of Galway courses among international students are MSc in Business Analytics, MSc in Key Enabling Technologies, MSc in Corporate Finance, etc. In the context of research, Galway University is world-renowned as an expert research-led university. A few of the subjects that rank well in QS subject rankings for 2024 are given as follows:
- English: #89
- Performing Arts: #51-100
- Nursing: #51-100
- Law: #101-150
- Environmental Sciences, Civil & Structural Engineering, Agriculture & Forestry: Top 250 in the world
A few of the university's subjects that rank well in Times Higher Education (THE) subject rankings 2025 are:
- Law
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
In the World University Rankings, this university ranks at #284 world. In 2025, Galway Uni is ranked at #273.
Also, in THE World University Rankings, this university ranks in the Top 400 Universities in the world and is placed at #351 in 2026.
Also, as per U.S. News & World Report, this university ranks at #528 in 2025.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The University of Galway is ranked in the Top 2% of the Universities Globally – QS Global University Rankings. In the World University Rankings, this university ranks at #284 world. In 2025, this university is ranked at #273. This shows that as compared to 2024, this university's ranking has improved in 2025.
In Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings, this university ranked at #351 in 2026. In THE rankings, Galway University ranks among the Top 400 Universities in the world. A few of the parameters that are considered for THE rankings are research, teaching, citations, international outlook, and industry.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The University of Galway ranks at #501 in 2025 in the Shanghai rankin.
Though there has been an improvement in Shanghai rankings, the university has still managed to stay among the Top 1000 Universities in the world. Shanghai Ranking uses these parameters to rank the universities: quality of education, quality of faculty, research output and per capita performance.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
Yes, in 2025 Galway University ranks better than the University of Limerick in Global Universities category ranking by U.S. News & World Report.
Galway University ranks at #538 and the University of Limerick ranks at #989. So, Galway Uni ranks better than the other one.
Look at the ranking comparison of these two universities over the years is given below -
University | US News and World 2025 | US News and World 2024 | US News and World 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
University of Galway | #528 | #555 | #551 |
University of Limerick | #989 | #942 | #889 |
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The University of Galway ranks at #528 in 2025 in the U.S. News & World Report rankings. In the previous year's rankings, this university ranked at #555. This shows that there has been an improvement in Galway University's ranking in U.S. News & World Report in 2025.
For the Global Universities category rankings, a few of the factors on which the universities are evaluated are
- Global Research Reputation
- Publications
- Normalized Citation Impact
- Regional Research Reputation
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a year agoContributor-Level 9
The University of Galway is ranked within the Top 100 Universities in Europe for the second year in a row. This is as per QS World Rankings for Europe 2025. Galway University is ranked at #98 in Europe out of 680+ universities included in this year's rankings.
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
The University of Galway subjects rankings in the QS subject rankings 2025 are given as follows:
- Performing Arts: #51
- Nursing: #51
- Law: #151
- Master's in Business Analytics: 151 in 2026
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a year agoContributor-Level 10
In the QS World University Rankings, the University of Galway ranks at #284 in 2026. In the year 2025, this university ranked at #273. So, in the QS rankings, there has been a decline in the rankings of this university.
The QS rankings of this university specify that Galway University ranks among the Top 300 Universities in the World for 2026.
A few of the metrics considered for QS rankings are -
- Employer reputation
- Faculty-student ratio
- Citations per faculty
- Academic reputation
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