Cork among most expensive places in country to go to college, study finds

Letterkenny, Sligo, and Dundalk are the cheapest towns to go to college

University College Cork. The most significant hikes in student rent in the last year were found in Letterkenny, Carlow, Waterford, Sligo, and Cork as the continued lack of adequate supply drives prices up. Picture: Dan Linehan

Cork is one of the most expensive places in the country to go to college, with the average costs for students living away from home this year rising to €16,179, a new study has found.

Comparison website Switcher.ie said that students will be paying €556 more on average this year than last on going to college, while costs have risen by more than €1,000 since 2023.