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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.
University 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 273rd in the 2025 QS World University Ranking (published 2024), and ranked 301-350 in the 2024 THE World University Ranking. The graph below details University of Galway progression in these two WUR rankings since 2011
University of Galway’s performance in other Subject, Geographic or Sustainability rankings is detailed further below:
QS Subject Ranking Results: In the most recent edition (April 2024) University of Galway achieved a global rank in 24 subjects with the subjects of English, Performing Arts and Nursing all ranked in the Top 100 in the world.
- English obtained a global rank of 89 and Performing Arts and Nursing were ranked at 51-100
- Hospitality & Leisure Management, Law were ranked101-150 and Medicine was ranked in the Top 200
- 6 subjects at University of Galway were ranked in the Top 250in the world – Archaeology, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Environmental Sciences, Civil & Structural Engineering and Education
- A further 12 subjects at University of Galway were globally ranked between Top 300 to 640 in the world as detailed here.
QS Sustainability Rankings Results: In the 2024 QS Sustainability Rankings, University of Galway was ranked 120 (up from 161-170 in 2022) out of over 1300 global universities across 95 countries. More details are available here QS Sustainability Ranking Result
QS European Ranking: In July 2024, University of Galway was ranked 98th in Europe out of 685 institutions across 42 locations in the inaugural QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025. More details here
THE Subject Ranking: THE publishes rankings across 11 broad subject areas in Oct each year and University of Galway is ranked globally across all 11 subject areas, with its strongest ranks in Law (151-175), Arts & Humanities and Computer Science (top 250).
THE Impact Rank: University of Galway was globally ranked 47th in the world in the 6th edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World IMPACT Rankings 2024, (no. 1 in Ireland) out of a total of 1,705 institutions from 125 countries across the World. This Impact Ranking is the only global performance table that asses universities against the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
In the eleven individual SDGs that University of Galway participated in, it achieved a top 50 global ranking in five SDGs and a global rank in a further six as detailed here
News
10th July 2024
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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.
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