About NUI Galway

Established in 1845, National University of Ireland, Galway (NUI Galway) is one of Ireland’s oldest and most prestigious research-led universities.

Today, we have over 17,000 students studying at NUI Galway, including:

• 12,250 Undergraduate Students
• 3,750 Postgraduate Students
• 1,000 Visiting and Exchange Students

International students comprise over 12% of the entire student body, with over 90 countries represented in total.

Should you decide to study for your degree at NUI Galway, you will be joining a university with a distinguished academic reputation.

NUI Galway was named the Sunday Times University of the Year in 2009/10 in Ireland and we are also ranked in the world’s top 300 universities (QS University Rankings), putting us in the top 2.5% of universities around the world.

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