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UCD participates in a number of global university rankings and UCD Institutional Research has responsibility for submitting data, conducting analysis and communicating rankings results. Find out more information below.

QS World University Rankings

UCD is ranked 126 in the QS World University Rankings 2025 edition.  

QS has placed UCD in the top 9% of the institutions ranked.

UCD has achieved the below global rank in each of the nine individual QS indicators:

Sustainability Employment Outcomes International Faculty Academic Reputation International Students Employer Reputation International Research Network Citations per Faculty Faculty Student Ratio
50= 77 105 158 188 210 212 298 701+

For more information about the QS World University Ranking see (opens in a new window)https://www.topuniversities.com/

Last updated June 2024

QS Subject Rankings

UCD performed strongly in the QS Subject Rankings 2024, with 16 subject areas ranked within the Top 100 in the world:

Top 50: English Language & Literature, Veterinary Science, Petroleum Engineering, Library & Information Studies

Top 100: Archaeology, History, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Agriculture & Forestry, Anatomy & Physiology, Geography, Law, Politics & International Studies, Social Policy & Administration, Sports Related Subjects

See the below rankings wheel for all UCD QS subject rankings.

UCD QS Subject Rankings 2024

For more information on these rankings visit the (opens in a new window)QS World University Subject Rankings website.

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

UCD remains in the 201-250 band and is ranked joint 2nd in Ireland in the 2024 THE World University Rankings. 

UCD's ranking in each of the THE ranking indicators is below:

Teaching Research Environment Research Quality Industry  International Outlook
482 231 236 336 150

For more information, visit (opens in a new window)https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings

Last updated June 2024.

QS Sustainability Ranking 2024

UCD is ranked joint 50th in the world in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2024. This ranking was introduced by QS in 2023 to provide a framework to show how universities are taking action to tackle the world's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) challenges. QS ranked 1,403 institutions globally.

This ranking consists of three separate ranks - an Environmental Impact Rank, a Social Impact Rank and (new in 2024) a Governance Rank. The first twi ranks contain a number of performance lenses, with UCD's performance in each detailed below.

Environmental Impact Rank: UCD ranked 77= in the world in 2024

Social Impact Rank: UCD ranked 39= in the world in 2024

Governance Rank: UCD ranked 56= in the world in 2024


Environmental Impact Rank Performance Lenses

Environmental Education Environmental Sustainability Environmental Research
169 93 72=

Social Impact Rank Performance Lenses

Employment & Opportunities Equality Health & Wellbeing Impact of Education Knowledge Exchange
98 16= 75= 172= 69

For more information about the QS Sustainability Ranking see (opens in a new window)https://www.topuniversities.com/

Last updated June 2024

US News Best Global Universities Ranking

UCD ranked 253 in the 2024 edition of the US News Best Global Universities Ranking. Seven subjects ranked in the top 200 global subject rankings:

Food Science & Technology Agricultural Sciences Endocrinology & Metabolism Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology Economics & Business Surgery Infectious Diseases
15 24 159 180 188 190 196

For more information, visit (opens in a new window)https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges