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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Accessibility & LanguageUniversity Rankings
Rankings Overview
University of Galway is highly ranked in a number of Global University Rankings:
- QS (Quacquarelli Symonds ) Ranking; QS rankings consists of the QS Overall World Ranking (WUR), QS European Ranking, QS Subject and QS Sustainability Rankings.
- THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking; THE rankings consist of THE World University Ranking (WUR), THE Subject Ranking and THE Impact Rankings (based on the UN SDGs)
University of Galway is ranked 284 in the 2026 QS World University Ranking (published 2025), and ranked 351- 400 in THE World University Rankings for the year 2025. The graph below details University of Galway progression in these two WUR rankings since 2011
University of Galway are also ranked 98th in the QS European Rankings 2025 and has 25 subjects ranked in the QS WUR subject rankings 2025, including a top 100 rank for the subjects of Nursing and Performing Arts, and a top 150 rank for the subjects of English Language & Literature, Classics & Ancient History, Hospitality & Leisure Management and a top 200 rank in the subjects of Medicine and Law.
In Sustainability rankings, University of Galway is ranked 64th in the world in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact ranking 2025, recognising its progress towards sustainable development in its research, teaching and activities. We are the leading university in Ireland in this rank, and the third in EU.
For more information on global rankings at University of Galway click here
News
19th June 2025
18th June 2025
12th March 2025
QS World University Ranking by subject 2025: University of Galway achieved a global rank in 25 subjects, up from 24 in 2025, with a top 100 Global Rank in 2 subjects.
9th October 2024
University of Galway ranked in the 351-400 range in THE World University Rankings (WUR) 2025 edition.
10th July 2024
12th June 2024
University of Galway maintained its global top 50 rank in the 6th edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World IMPACT Rankings 2024, with a global rank of 47 (no. 1 in Ireland) out of a total of 1,705 institutions from 125 countries across the World. It also maintained its top 50 global rankings in five SDGs.
4th June 2024
10th April 2024
QS World University Subject Rank 2024: University of Galway achieved a global rank in 24 subjects, up from 23 in 2023, with a Top 100 Global Rank in 3 subjects.
5th December 2023
University of Galway is ranked 120 in the second year of the QS Sustainability Ranking, up from 161-170 in 2022.
27th September 2023
University of Galway retains it's global rank of 301-350 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024.
20th September 2023
27th June 2023
University of Galway is ranked 289th out of ~ 1500 institutions worldwide in the QS World university Rankings.
1st June 2023
University of Galway continued to climb in the 5th edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World IMPACT Rankings 2023, andhas a global rank of 34 (no. 1 in Ireland, up from 47 in 2022) out of a total of 1,591 institutions from 112 countries across the World.
22nd March 2023
QS World University Subject Rank 2023: University of Galway achieved a global rank in 23 Subjects, up from 22 last year - with Performing Arts at University of Galway achieiving a global rank of 101-120 for the first time. The subject of English at University of Galway also broke into the top 100 in the world, achieving a global subject rank of 91.
