UCD is an institution globally recognised for its excellence in teaching and learning, offering a wide range of high-quality graduate programmes across our six Colleges. There are currently over 9,000 students enrolled in graduate study at UCD.
As an internationally recognised and research-driven university, UCD combines its distinctively Irish outlook with a powerful global impact, attracting talented students from around the world.
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nationalities within the student body
alumni across 184 countries
awards conferred each year
million Euro won in externally funded research in the last 5 years
international staff
Don't just take it from us. Let some of our current and former graduate students tell you about the UCD experience in their own words.
A qualification from UCD places graduates in a strong position when it comes to job seeking. For the third year in a row, UCD is ranked number one in Ireland and 78th in the world for graduate employability by QS World University Rankings.
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