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Maynooth University is an internationally recognised institution located 25 kilometers outside of Dublin, Ireland. This university is recognised among the Top 600 Universities in the world and in the Top 250 European Universities. With over 15,000 students from more than 100 countries. It offers courses at the UG, PG, and PhD levels in varied study areas like Social Sciences, Humanities, Science and Engineering, Business, Law, etc.  

Maynooth University ranks at #1114 in 2024-25 in the U.S. News & World Report rankings – Best Global Universities category. In the previous year's rankings, this university ranked at #1254. This shows that there has been a slight decline 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, etc.

Maynooth University QS ranking is #801-850, whereas, Dublin City University ranks at #421 in 2025. This shows that DCU ranks better than Maynooth University in QS World University Rankings.  In terms of selectivity too, DCU is more selective with an acceptance rate of 52%. Whereas, Maynooth University acceptance rate is around 73%. A comparison of these two universities in QS rankings over the years is given as follows:

In Times Higher Education rankings 2025, the University of Galway ranks better than Maynooth University. Galway University ranks at #351-400 and Maynooth University ranks at #501-600. A comparison of these universities over the years is given as follows:

Maynooth University ranking in Times Higher Education ranking in 2026 is #501-600. Some of the subject rankings of this university in 2026 are given as follows-

• Business and Economics: #401-500
• Law: #251-300
• Psychology: #201-250
• Social Sciences: #301-400
• Computer Science: #501-600

Germany is much colder than Ireland. Ireland has a mild temperate oceanic climate with warm summers and cool winters.

No. However, students can take benefits or scholarships to reduce their burden to some extent. The university offers partial merit based scholarships including Faculty of Science and Engineering scholarships, Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Science scholarships, Kemmy Business School Scholarships, and more. Student are only need to submit an application for a programme and they will automatically review for scholarship.