University College Dublin

Yes, University College Dublin offers a variety of scholarships for Indian students. University College Dublin scholarships attracts international students the most. Some most popular scholarship offered by UCD for Indian students is listed below-

• UCD Global Excellence Scholarship
• Indian Academic Excellence Scholarships
• Aryabhata Science Scholarship

The MBA programs at UCD are offered under its business school, named UCD Smurfit School. This school looks for candidates with a minimum of 3 years of quality experience (for full time MBA), a strong degree along with solid GMAT scores. 

Look at the key admission requirements for Indian students to go for the MBA programs: 

• Work experience 
• Academic background (usually a 2:1)
• GMAT focus (Above 565 preferred) or GRE (minimum score of 151)
• Leadership potential
• Communication skills

At University College London, the STEM courses have shown pretty great enrolment over the years. Some of the the fastest growing courses here are Computer Science, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability.

Given below are the other courses that receive a lot of applications every year- 

• Law (LLB to be specific)
• Engineering and Sustainability 
• Business Analytics and Management 
• Clinical and Health Sciences 

University College Dublin is regarded for offering best degree programs at both UG and PG levels for its international students. UCD offers more than 130 UG and over 100 PG programs for its international students. The top programs opted by Indian students at UCD are listed below-

• MBA
• MS
• M.Sc.

The University College Dublin offers more than 490 programs, including UG and PG programs for its international students. UCD offers MBA for the duration of 11 months to 24 months. University College Dublin MBA first year tuition fee is EUR 38,860.

To be able to secure a seat at UC Dublin, Indian students are required to submit an IELTS score of 6.5 with a minimum 6.0 in each band or TOEFL score of 90 with no less than 21 in writing and 19 in every other section. DET Score of 120 is also accepted.

Business courses at UC Dublin require Indian students to have an 80% average in Standard XII for 2026 intake.  Also students need to score 80-85% in Mathematics in the class 12 

Yes the UCD Dublin first year retention rate is 95% and the university is very welcoming towards international students considering a quarter of its student body its made up by them while international academics make up 33% of faculty at the uni.

UCD Dublin four of its subjects rank in top 50 globally i.e including Veterinary Science, Petroleum Engineering, English Language & Literature and Nursing. Also in 2024 the Education course saw the largest percentage increase when it comes to applications received.  Business and Law, Economics and Finance, and Radiography were other popular courses with big increases.