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Best Universities in IE 2026

A consensus ranking of 8 universities in IE, aggregating QS, THE, ARWU (Shanghai) and U.S. News into one transparent table.

Data verified: June 2026 · Latest published edition of each ranking
How these rankings work: each university's position in QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News is converted to a percentile, averaged with equal weight, and re-ordered by that average. Only universities appearing in at least one major ranking are shown. Full details on the methodology page.
#University QS 2026THE 2026ARWU 2025U.S. News 2026 Consensus score
1 Trinity College Dublin 75 173 201-300 207 88.1
2 University College Dublin 118 225 301-400 245 83.9
3 University College Cork 246 375 301-400 399 78.5
4 Dublin City University 410 325 · 856 73.5
5 University of Galway 284 375 501-600 528 71.4
6 University of Limerick 401 550 701-800 · 59.1
7 Maynooth University 771-780 550 801-900 1093 48.5
8 RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences · 275 901-1000 · 45.6

About IE higher education

Universities in IE are included in major global rankings including QS, THE, ARWU and U.S. News. The consensus scores above provide a balanced view by averaging across these four systems.

Data sources

QS World University Rankings 2026QS Quacquarelli Symonds · Jun 2025 · official release
THE World University Rankings 2026Times Higher Education · Oct 2025 · official release
ARWU 2025ShanghaiRanking Consultancy · Aug 2025 · official release
U.S. News Best Global Universities 2026U.S. News & World Report · official release
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