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Subject Rankings

Times Higher Subject Rankings

Dublin City University celebrates resilient performance in Times Higher Education Subject Rankings 2025, marking significant gains and new entries.

Arts & Humanities (201-250), Physical Sciences (501-600) and Social Sciences (126-150) all saw an increase in their rank.

Education Studies ranks for the first time placing 151-175 globally, and Psychology ranks in the world's top 200.

Last updated January 2025

QS Subject Rankings

DCU continued to excel in the 2025 QS Subject Rankings. More than 1,700 Universities were ranked for  2025 and DCU have 7 subjects ranked in the top 200 globally.

Accounting & Finance, Communication, Education, English, Languages, Linguistics and Nursing at DCU are all considered within the top 200 of these courses offered worldwide.

These rankings reflect DCU's commitment to excellence in research and education across a diverse range of disciplines. The QS Subject Rankings are produced by analysing the reputation and research output of over 5,200 institutions worldwide. 

Last updated March 2025