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Dublin City University Rankings

Dublin City University rankings are managed by the Quality Promotions Office (QPO). 

For more information on DCU rankings please contact nathalie.groszewski@dcu.ie. 

1. Sunday Times Good University Guide

Last updated September 2021

  • Dublin City University has ranked 6th nationally out of 17 Irish institutions, according to the Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022. 
  • The highly esteemed Sunday Times ranking measures areas such as student experience, employment prospects, research funding awarded, and facilities spend, to name but a few. 
  • DCU is known in Ireland and internationally for its diverse student body, with over 17,500 students from 55 countries across the world. 
  • DCU's students continuously ranked the University highly for student experience and DCU holds the accolade of highest rate of graduate employment in the country amongst it's graduates.  

For more info visit:

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/irish-good-university-guide-2022-ful… 

2. Times Higher World University Rankings

Last updated October 2022

https://www.dcu.ie/commsteam/news/2022/oct/dublin-city-university-ranke… 

  • DCU increases position to sit within the top 500 Universities globally.
  • According to Times Higher Education DCU rank 401-500 against almost 1,800 other Universities. 
  • DCU saw improvements in all 5 metrics - with international outlook and research seeing excellent outcomes.
  • DCU rank 192nd globally in terms of their international outlook due to diverse staff and student bodies. 
  • DCU rank 327th globally in terms of research - a metric which looks at global research reputation, research income and the number of publications per staff. 

For more info visit:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2023/world-ranking 

3. Times Higher Impact Rankings

Last updated April 2022

https://www.dcu.ie/commsteam/news/2022/apr/dcu-ranked-among-worlds-top-…  

DCU ranks 88th out of over 1,400 universities globally according to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals. 

The Times Higher impact rankings measure the overall contribution to sustainability by third level institutions. The outcomes are measured against the United Nation 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • DCU rank 8th best in the world in terms of reducing inequalities. This is a testament to DCU's excellent access programme and student supports.  
  • DCU are ranked 20th best in the world for gender equality. 
  • DCU also scored highly in the ‘no poverty' category coming in at 26th globally. 
  • Other areas which DCU rank within the top 100 globally for include; Clean Water & Sanitation, Decent Work & Economic Growth, Responsible Consumption & Production, and, Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions. 
  • DCU has displayed it's excellence in areas such as access, equality, student supports, sustainability and ethical sourcing, economic excellence, ethical teaching and learning and community engagement. 

For more info visit:

Impact Rankings 2022 | Times Higher Education (THE)

4. Times Higher Young University Rankings

Last updated February 2022

https://www.dcu.ie/commsteam/news/2022/feb/dcu-placed-113th-times-higher-young-university-rankings

  • DCU holds position as second best Young University in Ireland in 2022, coming within 7 spots of the number one ranked domestic young University.
  • DCU has been ranked 113th globally by Times Higher Young Universities, up 4 spots from last year.
  • DCU excels in their International Outlook, Citations Score and Research Reputation and Outputs. 

For more info visit:

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2022/young-university-rankings?&utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=rankings_newsletter&mc_cid=9a382a1155&mc_eid=bec05fca40#!/page/0/length/25/sort_by/rank/sort_order/asc/cols/stats

5. QS World University Rankings 

Last updated June 2022

  • DCU is one of only two Irish Universities to improve in rank for 2023.
  • DCU are now ranked joint 471st globally out of over 1,400 Universities.
  • For the third year running DCU has improved in both academic and employer reputation outcomes - the result of employer and peer surveys carried out by QS. 
  • In terms of Employer Reputation, DCU is regarded as 301st best in the world.

For more info visit:

https://www.topuniversities.com/qs-world-university-rankings 

6. QS Graduate Employability Rankings

Last updated September 2021

https://www.dcu.ie/commsteam/news/2021/sep/dcu-ranks-1-ireland-its-grad…   

The 2022 QS Graduate Employability Ranking was published in September 2021 following a one year hiatus due to the ongoing impact of Covid-19.

This ranking measures several areas including employer opinion and work placements offered.

  • Overall DCU are the 3rd  best university nationally for Graduate Employability. The ranking measures 5 distinct areas.  
  • DCU ranks 23rd in the world and 1st in Ireland for their actual rate of graduates employed within 12 months of course completion. 
  • In addition, DCU ranks 3rd in Ireland for alumni outcomes. QS take particular note of young notable alumni. 
  • DCU's focus on quality placements, excellent employer connections and well-equipped graduates allow alumni to enact real societal change once they begin their careers. 

For more info visit:

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/employability-rankings/2022?utm_source=topnav

7. QS Best Student Cities 

Last updated July 2022

  • Dublin ranked joint 37th best student city in the world for 2023.
  • This is an improvement of 2 spots. 
  • The Best Student Cities list is compiled by looking at university rankings, student view, student mix, desirability, employer activity & affordability.
  • Dublin’s vibrancy means the city scores highly in relation to student mix (16th in the world) and desirability (36th in the world). 

For more info visit:

https://www.topuniversities.com/city-rankings/2023

8. QS: Sustainability 

Last updated October 2022

October 2022 saw QS launch their inaugural sustainability ranking. The ranking measures contribution to sustainability both socially and environmentally. 

  • DCU rank 15th globally and 1st in Ireland for being a 'sustainable institution.' 
  • DCU also excel for 'equality' and 'employability.'
  • DCU rank 191-200 overall.

For more info visit:

https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/sustainability-rank… 

9. UI GreenMetric

Last updated January 2023

https://www.dcu.ie/science-and-health/news/2022/dec/dcu-ranks-14th-glob… 

Similar to the Times Higher Impact Rankings, the UI GreenMetric measure a university’s progress towards overall  sustainability.

  • DCU ranked 14th globally in 2022.
  • DCU is the leading Irish university for both waste and energy management.

For more info visit:

https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/

10. U-Multirank

Last updated June 2022

Funded by the European Commission, this ranking does not use league tables to position universities in the traditional way. Instead, it presents an array of data for over 2,000 universities across the world. Students are encouraged to compare and contrast the data to determine which university will be suit their requirements. 

  • There are 5 broad areas measured by U-Multirank: Teaching & Learning, Research, Knowledge Transfer, International Orientation and Regional Engagement. 
  • DCU scored 11 A's across a variety of indicators including; bachelor graduation rate, post-doc positions, students graduating on time, publications with industry, international academic staff and international joint publications.

For more info visit:

https://www.umultirank.org/

11. ShanghaiRanking

Last updated July 2022

An important ranking for Asian academics and students, ShanghaiRanking produce important subject level rankings (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects - GRAS) on an annual basis. 

  • DCU rank as follows for 2022:
  • Communications 101-150 globally, Finance 151-200 globally, Nursing 201-300 globally, Politics 201-300 globally, Economics, Education and Business 301-400 globally.

For more info visit:

https://www.shanghairanking.com/

12. Times Higher Subject Rankings

Last updated October 2022

  • DCU have performed excellently in the Times Higher 2023 Subject Rankings, improving rank in 6 out of 8 of the broad subjects in which they are ranked.
  • The DCU Business School is ranked 126-150 globally for an array of courses including, Accounting & Finance, Business & Management and Economics. This places the DCU Business School joint second for their courses nationally.   
  • The offer of Arts & Humanities subjects including History, Philosophy, Theology, Languages and Linguistics are ranked 176-200 globally. 
  • Communications at DCU is 201-300 globally. 
  • Computer Science at DCU is 251-300 globally. 

13. QS Subject Rankings

Last updated March 2023

  • DCU continued to excel in the 2023 QS Subject Rankings. Almost 1,600 Universities were ranked for the 2023 iteration. 
  • DCU have 7 subjects ranked in the top 200 globally. 
  • DCU offer the best Communications course in Ireland, and the third best Accounting & Finance and Business & Management courses in the country.
  • Education at DCU is the joint second best course in Ireland.
  • Communications, Sports Science and Education at DCU are all considered within the top 150 of these courses offered worldwide.

13. Business School Rankings

For more info visit:

https://business.dcu.ie/accreditations/