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University College Dublin

For over 150 years, University College Dublin (UCD) has produced graduates of remarkable distinction including famous surgeons, architects, entrepreneurs and five of Irelands Taoisigh (Prime Ministers). Perhaps the best known of its graduates is the writer James Joyce who completed his BA at the university. Established in 1854, University College Dublin (UCD) has played a key role in the history of the modern Irish State, and today it plays a leading part in shaping Irelands future. As Ireland forges a new identity through relationships with international partners, the university is adopting an increasingly international outlook.

To accommodate the universitys phenomenal growth during the 1960s and 1970s, UCD relocated from its original location on St Stephen's Green in Dublin city centre to a 132 hectare campus at Belfield, 4 km from the city centre. The university still maintains one of its original buildings on St Stephens Green, and there is also a campus facility at Blackrock, County Dublin where the UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate School of Business is located.

UCD has recently published a new campus development plan to chart the physical evolution of the Belfield campus for the next decade. This plan includes a vision for world class architecture, a more than ten-fold increase in the campus boundary woodland and network of pedestrian walkways, and a transformation of the academic infrastructure to reflect the ambitions of a leading European university.

More than 25% of the UCD student population is engaged in graduate research and scholarship. Each of the universitys five colleges has its own dedicated graduate school with the explicit task of enhancing doctoral and post-doctoral training to match the Irish Governments strategy of establishing Ireland as a premier source of 4th level education and research. University College Dublin is committed to maintaining a high level of research activity, to commercialising intellectual property arising from academic research, and to further enhancing its collaborative links with industry and commerce, and with educational and research institutions across the globe.

UCD was the first Irish university to establish a Vice-President post dedicated to supporting the health and welfare of its student population. To facilitate increasing levels of e-learning, increasing number of resources to support learning and research are electronically available on and off campus. The UCD Bowl - a rugby and soccer stadium with a seating capacity of 1,500, and a national hockey stadium are among the sporting facilities available to students, staff and the wider Dublin community.

Faculty

Number of Faculty Staff	Headcount: 1,913 FTE: 1,859
Total number of academic faculty staff who are responsible for planning, directing and undertaking teaching only, research only or both teaching and research. Please include: vice-chancellors, deputy vice-chancellors, principals, professors, heads of school, associate professors, principal lecturers and tutors. Please exclude research assistants, PhD students who contribute to teaching, and exchange scholars or visiting professors who are members of another university. FAQ: How is research assistant defined?
Number of International Faculty Staff	Headcount: 696 FTE: 682
Number of academic faculty staff who are of foreign nationality. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even if from another EU state. In Hong Kong, this includes professors from Mainland China. Inclusion and exclusion mirrors those for academic faculty staff.

Undergraduate Information

Number of Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 13,971 FTE: 13,547
Number of students pursuing a Bachelor�s level or equivalent degree. This excludes certificates/diplomas and associate�s degrees.
Number of International Undergraduate Students	Headcount: 3,143 FTE: 2,195
Number of undergraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China. Please exclude all exchange students.

Graduate / Postgraduate Information

Number of Graduate / Postgraduate Students	Headcount: 4,376 FTE: 3,667
Students pursuing a higher-level degree (Master and Doctorate), including both taught and research postgraduates (e.g. PhD students)
Number of International Graduate Students	Headcount: 1,505 FTE: 1,164
Number of graduate / postgraduate students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.

Students

Total Students	Headcount: 18,347 FTE: 17,214
Total number of students.
Total International Students	Headcount: 4,648 FTE: 3,359
Number of students who are foreign nationals. The term �international� is hereby determined by citizenship. For EU countries, this includes all foreign nationals, even nationals of other EU states. In Hong Kong, this includes students from Mainland China.

Research Productivity & Quality

Number of Papers	4,509
Total number of papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years
Number of Citations	20,983
Total number of citations for papers published in ESI indexed journals in the past 5 years