Irish universities rank among global 800 for first time

Ireland’s top ranked university Trinity College Dublin remains within the top 100 globally, rising from 87 in 2025 to 75. Picture: Haydn West/PA

Ireland’s universities feature among the global top 800 for the first time in an “outstanding” set of international league tables published on Thursday.

With seven of the eight included universities improving their rankings this year, Ireland has been recognised by the QS World University Rankings as the country “most improved” in Europe, and second most improved in the world, only behind Azerbaijan.