Dublin City University

All international students, including Indian origin are required to apply directly to DCU on dcu.ie/global which is an admission portal for Non-EU applicants. The closing date for applications is Jul 1, 2026. Make sure to apply timely.

Yes DCU acceptance rate stands around 50% meaning out of every 100 candidates who apply for its admission process upto 50 will  be accepted. This makes it moderately hard to get into the university as only one tenth of the applicants will be offered admission

Yes absolutely because DCU was ranked top 350 in the World Rankings 2026 by THE while it was ranked no. 1 in Ireland in Research Quality. It was also ranked 410th in the World for 2026 by QS while 19 of DCU's subjects ranked in QS Subject Rankings 2025. It also stood no. 1 in Ireland for Environmental Sustainability
QS Sustainability Rankings 2026

All students hailing from a non English speaking country must submit proof of English proficiency including PG and foundation programme students. Although the DCU requirements for master's are programme and school specific, the majority schools have the following minimum scores:

All students hailing from a non English speaking country must submit proof of English proficiency. Students will get one step closer to entering DCU by obtaining the scores mentioned below

Dublin City University MBA placement rate is 86%, and the graduates are full-time employed. As data curated from the web, DCU MBA graduates can earn around EUR 78,000 (INR 82.32 L), annually. DCU MBA grads work for leading firm such as AIB, Deloitte, EY, etc.

According to DCUBS, Dublin City University MBA placement rate is 97%, and the graduates found employment or opt for further study within six months of graduation. Out of which, around 86% Dublin City University Business School grads are in full-time employment.

According to Dublin City University, Dublin City University PG placement rate is 93%, and the grads are employed within 9 months of employment. The average salary of DCU grads is around EUR 70,000 (INR 73.88 L), annually.

Yes, DCU offers a good CS program. Students also get a good understanding of databases, algorithms, networks, and cryptography. DevOps and Full Stack Development are introduced in the 2nd year of studies.

Students get hands-on work experience by building real-world projects. As 6 month work placement is also available as part of the programme in the 3rd year of studies.

Trinity College Dublin is the best Irish university, per the latest Shiksha Rankings. It also ranks among the best 100 universities in the world. Shiksha gives it a world ranking of #97.

In second place is the University College Dublin. It ranks #127 in the world. University College Cork makes up the top 3. It ranks #193 in the world.