World Rankings
QS World University Rankings
DCU are now ranked 410th globally out of over 1,500 Universities, showing excellence in academia and impactful research. For the sixth year running DCU has improved its rank.
The university has seen a rise in metrics including academic reputation, employer reputation, faculty/student ratio and citations, which have doubled.
Last updated June 2025
Times Higher World University Rankings
DCU has risen in its position as one of the world's top 400 Universities.
According to Times Higher Education DCU ranks 351-400 of over 2,000 other universities.
The university is 301st in the world for research environment (research productivity and reputation).
DCU Press Release
Last updated October 2024
Times Higher Young University Rankings
DCU has been ranked joint 59th globally by Times Higher Young Universities, making it one of the top 100 young universities in the world.
DCU is now the top ranked Young University in Ireland, ahead of Maynooth University, the University of Limerick and Technological University Dublin.
DCU excels in their International Outlook, Citations Score and Research Reputation and Outputs.
Last updated July 2024
QS Best Student Cities
Dublin ranked joint 32nd best student city in the world for 2024. This is an improvement of 5 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 (7th in the world) and desirability (31st in the world).
Last updated Oct 2023
ShanghaiRanking
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
Last updated July 2022