Ireland's global university, recognized for business, veterinary medicine, and literature.
- Admit rate
- 32%
- Selective
- SAT middle 50%
- Not published
- Holistic review
- Intl. tuition
- $20,400
- per year, before living costs
- Average GPA
- 3.75
- unweighted
Where do you stand?
This college reviews applicants holistically and publishes no SAT range. Compare your GPA with its average instead.
Admitted students average a 3.75 unweighted GPA (or its equivalent).
Popular majors
- Smurfit & Quinn School of BusinessBusiness, Finance & Econ
- Veterinary Medicine & Human HealthBiology, Health & Pre-Med
- Biopharmaceutical & Chemical EngineeringEngineering & Tech
- English Literature & Creative WritingArts, Design & MediaHighly regarded
Highlights
- Ireland's largest university and #1 for graduate employability for six consecutive years
- Alma mater of author James Joyce and multiple Irish Taoisigh (Prime Ministers)
- Expansive 330-acre parkland campus south of Dublin city center with modern research quads
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