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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 & LanguageQS Rankings
QS Rankings Overview
QS Rankings Overview
The QS World University Rankings is a portfolio of comparative university rankings compiled by Quacquarelli Symonds (QS), many of which University of Galway partake in. Each of the QS rankings are based on a methodology that considers a range of factors, including academic reputation, employer reputation, employment outcomes, research impact, internationalization, sustainability and staff student ratio – see here for more details on methodologies.
University of Galway Results:
1. QS World University Ranking (WUR)
One of the leading university rankings, QS WUR ranks the best institutions from across the world through the lens of a University’s reputation, research, internationalisation and student experience.
University of Galway is ranked 273 in the 2025 QS World University Ranking (published 2024).
Compiled off a subset of the QS WUR metrics, the QS Subject ranking provides subject specific global ranking in over 50 subjects.
In the most recent edition (March 2025) University of Galway achieved a global rank in 25 subjects:
- Top 100 rank for the subjects of Performing Arts and Nursing
- Top 150 rank for the subjects of English Language & Literature, Classics & Ancient History and Hospitality & Leisure Management
- Top 200 rank for the subjects of Medicine and Law
Our 25 individual subject ranks across five broad faculty areas are detailed below:
The QS European ranking puts a spotlight on institutions across the continent, specifically those based in locations that are members of the council of Europe.
In the 2025 edition, University of Galway was ranked 98 in Europe out of 684 institutions across 40 locations in the QS World University Rankings: Europe 2025.
This ranking evaluates the social and environmental impact of universities as centres of education, research and employment. In the 2025 QS Sustainability Rankings, University of Galway was ranked 140 out of over 1300 global universities across 95 countries.
A more detailed breakdown of all University of Galway ranking results can be found on our Intranet here.
News
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.
