University College Dublin Ranking

UCD is ranked at #120 in the whole wide-world and #2 in Ireland as per Shiksha's Popularity Ranking. The University College Dublin is ranked by other critical providers also like ARWU, QS and THE. As per THE (Times Higher Education), the University College Dublin is ranked at #201 for both the years, 2025 and 2026.

Shanghai rankings is one of the most well-known rankings bodies of the world. These rankings consider a lot of factors while deciding the rankings of top universities.

Some very important factors considered by Shanghai are given below -

• Quality of education
• Quality of faculty
• Research output
• Per capita performance

Yes, the University of British Columbia is ranked under the Shanghai rankings (ARWU). In the year 2025, this university ranks at #301 which is a constant from the last three years. 

The subjects like Nursing, Political Science, Sociology, Physics and Law are ranked well under these rankings.

The University College Dublin is among the top universities for international students to continue higher education in Ireland. The graduates are constantly in high demand. According to student reviews on Shiksha, University College Dublin has an overall rating of 4 stars. Given below is how UCD Ireland ranks for different categories of student life.

Dublin City University and University College Dublin are some of the top universities in Ireland.

Both universities offer something for its students. Dublin City University ranks at #410 under the category of “QS World University Rankings 2026”. And they both have improved rankings this year, but University College Dublin ranks way better than DCU. 

And, the comparative rankings of DCU and UCD are given as follows:

The University College Dublin is among the top universities for higher education in Ireland. According to THE, University College Dublin is constantly ranked at #201 from past 3 years.

Check the ranking comparison between University College Dublin and Maynooth University by Times Higher Education:

According to QS rankings, Trinity College Dublin ranks better than University College Dublin. UCD is ranked #118 under the “World University Rankings 2026”.

Both universities have their own merits and demerits. Trinity College Dublin is constantly ranked among top 100 universities in the world. Whereas, University College Dublin comes under top 200 universities in the world. Check the ranking table listed below:

The University College Dublin offers a lot of academic programs at UG and PG levels for its students.

When it comes to UCD rankings, it is one of the highest ranked universities all over the world. The University College Dublin ranking has improved from #126 in 2026 to #118 in 2026. 

Also, as compared to last year's ranking, UCD has improved #46 positions. The University is constantly ranked among top 200 universities in the world.

The University College Dublin and Dublin City University are some of the best universities in Ireland. According to U.S. News & World Report 2025, UCD ranks at #245 and DCU ranks at #856 under the Best Global Universities. So, University College Dublin ranks better the Dublin City University. 

Check the ranking comparison listed below between UCD and DCU:

As per U.S. News & World Report, the University College Dublin ranks at #245 under the category of Best Global Universities 2025.

In 2024, UCD was ranked at a worse position that was #253, under the same criteria. The ranking body check many factors while assessing the ranking such as Global Research Reputation, Global Score, Books, Conferences, Total Citations, and more.

Check the table listed below for UCD rankings by U.S. News & World Report: