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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 NUI Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at NUI Galway is all about here.
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About NUI Galway
About NUI Galway
Since 1845, NUI 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
NUI 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
NUI 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 NUI Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at NUI Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni, Friends & Supporters
Alumni, Friends & Supporters
There are over 90,000 NUI Galway graduates Worldwide, connect with us and tap into the online community.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At NUI 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
NUI Galway participates in a number of University Rankings projects:
- QS (Quacquarelli Symonds ) Ranking; QS rankings consists of the QS Overall World Ranking, QS Subject and QS Star Rating
- THE (Times Higher Education) Ranking; THE rankings consist of THE Overall, THE European Teaching Rankings, THE Subject Ranking and THE University Impact Rankings
- ST (Sunday Times): A ranking of institutions within Ireland
Two of the most prominent international rankings include the QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Ranking and the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. NUI Galway has risen in rank in both these rankings in the 2011-2017 period and has been recognised in the top 250 universities in the world in both of these world ranking systems, 2018-2019 has shown some fluctuation in both rankings. In the results published in 2020, the QS Rankings reflected very well for NUI Galway climbing 21 places and making it comfortably into the top 250 universities with a rank of 238. However, 2021 and 2022 saw a decline in the QS Rankings and NUI Galway slipped out of the top 250 in 2021 with a rank of 258 and a rank of 270 in 2022.
News
8th June 2022
NUI Galway is ranked 270th out of 1,400 institutions worldwide.
14th November 2021
NUI Galway achieves University of the Year status in the Sunday Times Ranking
9th September 2021
NUI Galway has achieved a renewed Bronze Athena SWAN Award
3rd September 2021
NUI Galway is placed in the 351-400 range in the Times Higher Education World Rankings
8th June 2021
NUI Galway is placed 258th position in the QS World Rankings
4th March 2021
4th November 2020
NUI Galway achieved runner-up position for the second year in a row in the Sunday Times Good University Guide, published November 2020.
2nd September 2020
NUI Galway is ranked in the 301-350 band in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings.