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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.
THE Overall World Ranking
University of Galway THE World University Ranking
THE World Rankings Overview
University of Galway partakes annually in the Times Higher Education (THE) World Ranking along with over 1,500 other universities. The Times Higher Education (THE) investigates five key areas known as the performance indicators, using rigorous standards and global benchmarks across all University's key missions.
Five key areas;
- Teaching (the learning environment) (29.5%);
- Research (volume, income and reputation) (29%);
- Citations (Citation Impact, Excellence, Influence and Strength) (30%);
- International outlook (staff, students and research) (7.5%); and
- Industry (Patents and Industry Income) (4%).
University of Galway was ranked in the 301-350 band in the results published September 2023, in THE World University Rankings for the year 2023.
THE Methodology
The Times Higher Education (THE) methodology is explained in detail on the THE website.
Below is a detailed breakdown of each metric in the THE Ranking 2024:
In the 2024 THE WUR Edition, there was a slight revision to the metrics, with some new metrics introduced and a re-weighting of others.
The biggest change was to the Research Quality Pillar (previously Citations metric). They used to have one metric in this pillar, - Field Weighted Citation Impact accounting for 30% of the ranking.
They have retained this metric but reduced it to 15% of the ranking and introduced 3 new metrics worth 5% each
- Research strength (5%) – a guide to how strong typical research is, based on the 75th percentile of field-weighted citation impact
- Research excellence (5%) – a guide to the amount of world-leading research at an institution, based on the volume of research in the top 10% worldwide
- Research influence (5%) – a broader look at excellence, based on the volume of research recognised by the most influential research in the world.
Additionally they introduced a new metric for Patents (2%) (measuring how often a university's research is cited in Patents) while also normalising the International metrics taking into account the population size of each country
THE Results
See University of Galway's results in the Times Higher Education Ranking.
THE Ranking 2018-2023 | |
Year | University of Galway Rank |
2023 | 301-350 |
2022 | 301-350 |
2021 | 351-400 |
2020 | 301-350 |
2019 | 251-300 |
2018 | 301-350 |
THE Press Releases
See press releases relating to the Times Higher Education (THE) University rankings.
Published 2021
Published 2020
Published 2019
Published 2018
Published 2017
NUI Galway maintains position in the Times Higher Education (THE) University Rankings 2017
Published 2016
- Read NUI Galway's news archive on the university rankings 2016.
- Read more on the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking results, in the Irish Times, Irish Independent, Irish Examiner, The Journal.ie and the Galway Advertiser.
- President Dr. Jim Browne's Interview on News Talk, 24/09/2016
Find out more on the Times Higher Education Ranking on the:
News
10th July 2024
12th June 2024
4th June 2024
10th April 2024
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
1st June 2023
22nd March 2023