University College Cork

Western Road, Cork, IE, Cork Ireland

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# =273QS World University Rankings

119Undergraduate programs

156Postgraduate programs

3783International students

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About University College Cork

University College Cork , a world-class university, was founded in 1845 and combines a rich tradition of teaching, research and scholarship.

UCC is unrivalled in the quality of its academic programmes. Its courses are internationally recognised and some approximately 24,000 students take its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. International students are part of a dynamic, multi-cultural community of scholars, academics and professionals. UCC enjoys a global reputation which draws 4,000 students from over 130+ countries across the world. The university offers a research-led curriculum that attracts the highest calibre of Irish and international students.

The university offers 130 degree and professional programmes based in it’s four Colleges:

Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
Business and Law
Medicine and Health
Science, Engineering and Food Science.

Situated in Cork, Ireland’s second city, UCC is the comprehensive globally-orientated research led university of the south of Ireland, providing a full range of internationally recognised programmes across all disciplines. UCC researchers work at the leading edge of high-impact academic scholarship, innovation, commercialisation, and industry collaboration. UCC is one of Ireland’s leading research institutions and its research income, collaboration rate with national and international industry is consistently very high. The university hosts several renowned research centres including the Tyndall National Institute, APC Microbiome Ireland, Environmental Research Institute, Boole Centre for Research in Informatics and Analytical and Biological Chemistry Research Facility, to name a few.

At UCC there is an emphasis on academic rigour, practical application and participation with many courses including work placements and industry input. It’s why we have graduate employment rates of 96% for undergraduate studies and 96% for postgraduate studies, it’s how UCC helps create graduates that are both work ready and world ready.

Our vibrant and modern campus is located in picturesque Cork, where students can combine heritage and a contemporary lifestyle. It offers students all the advantages of a bustling, vibrant and cosmopolitan city. Cork is permeated with parks, galleries, shops, restaurants, theatres and historical buildings so students are never short of recreational options. The city and university work well together in providing students with a rich academic and extra-curricular experience. It’s the perfect environment to succeed and excel.

Why UCC

An extensive range of highly ranked undergraduate and postgraduate courses to choose from
Excellent student services and peer to peer support throughout your time at UCC to ensure your success
A truly international student and alumni community that you will be part of for life, with over 200,000 alumni worldwide
Career guidance and support with an exceptionally high number of graduates securing employment within three months of graduation
A well rounded student experience with first class facilities and services
A highly respected university in the top 2% of universities in the world
A vibrant student experience, with over 53 sporting clubs and 104 societies to choose from
An extensive range of modern, purpose built campus accommodation for international students

Our performance across various global rankings and accreditations is testament to the quality of our degrees and calibre or our teaching, research and student experience:

Ranked in Europe's top 50 for teaching excellence as measured by Times Higher Education
Consistently graduate over 200 doctorate graduates per year

UCC has taken a lead role globally in relation to sustainability. This is evidenced by the following:

World's first Green Flag campus
Ranked 8th in the world by Times Higher Education Impact rankings for sustainable social and economic impact
Ranked 7th globally for sustainability as measured by the UI Green Metric Global university ranking

About University College Cork

University College Cork , a world-class university, was founded in 1845 and combines a rich tradition of teaching, research and scholarship.

The university offers 130 degree and professional programmes based in it’s four Colleges:

Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
Business and Law
Medicine and Health
Science, Engineering and Food Science.

Why UCC

An extensive range of highly ranked undergraduate and postgraduate courses to choose from
Excellent student services and peer to peer support throughout your time at UCC to ensure your success
A truly international student and alumni community that you will be part of for life, with over 200,000 alumni worldwide
Career guidance and support with an exceptionally high number of graduates securing employment within three months of graduation
A well rounded student experience with first class facilities and services
A highly respected university in the top 2% of universities in the world
A vibrant student experience, with over 53 sporting clubs and 104 societies to choose from
An extensive range of modern, purpose built campus accommodation for international students

Our performance across various global rankings and accreditations is testament to the quality of our degrees and calibre or our teaching, research and student experience:

Ranked in Europe's top 50 for teaching excellence as measured by Times Higher Education
Consistently graduate over 200 doctorate graduates per year

UCC has taken a lead role globally in relation to sustainability. This is evidenced by the following:

World's first Green Flag campus
Ranked 8th in the world by Times Higher Education Impact rankings for sustainable social and economic impact
Ranked 7th globally for sustainability as measured by the UI Green Metric Global university ranking

Undergraduate Courses

UCC offers students a large variety of degree programmes to suit an extensive range of interests. UCC has four Colleges which deliver almost 70 undergraduate degree programmes to students.

• College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

• College of Business and Law

• College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

• College of Medicine and Health

Many programmes have paid work placements built into the degree or periods of study abroad which is hugely beneficial to students when they are looking for employment post-university. In fact, 95% of UCC undergraduate students are provided with placement opportunities and 94% of undergraduates employed or in further study or training within 9 months of graduation.

Postgraduate Courses

The university has almost 3,500 postgraduate students, across all the major academic disciplines, including 930 students undertaking PhD degrees. We have a range of taught programmes that are offered on a part-time basis and the university is committed to increasing flexibility in its programmes, e.g., by introducing on-line learning programmes. Our taught masters degree programmes equip graduates to pursue solutions to global challenges in four key areas:

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Green and Blue Economies
Technovation
Global Citizenship in a Changing World

UCC is organised into four colleges:

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
College of Business and Law,
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
College of Medicine and Health.

Each of these colleges offers a wide variety of postgraduate programmes. Please visit the following link to view the taught postgraduate programmes on offer at UCC:

http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/taughtcourses/

UCC has a world class research reputation with many internationally renowned research institutes and centres. For further information on your research options at UCC please visit the following link: www.ucc.ie/en/study/international/noneu-pg/research

Student Experience at UCC

UCC offers a world-class student experience with the highest quality teaching, learning and research. With an emphasis on independent learning, there is a rich and dynamic range of opportunities for students to engage with. Students are encouraged to challenge ideas in a community environment that offers top-quality pastoral care for all. With over 100 societies and sports clubs to choose from students at UCC never get bored. Students can also avail of excellent free sporting facilities and join teams which help integration into our university. Cork City provides endless entertainment in the form of plays, concerts, exhibitions, shopping and festivals.

Arts and Humanities (6)

Archaeology - Arts (BA (Hons))

Architecture (Joint Programme with MTU) (BSc (Hons))

Arts (BA (Hons))

Arts (International) (BA (Hons))

Arts - Music (BA (Hons))

Asian Studies - Arts (BA (Hons))

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Business and Management (6)

Accounting (BSc (Hons))

Business Information Systems (BSc (Hons))

Business and Financial Economics - International Direct Entry (BA (Hons))

Commerce (BComm (Hons))

Data Science & Analytics (BSc (Hons))

Finance (BSc (Hons))

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Engineering and Technology (6)

Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering (BE (Hons))

Computer Science (BSc (Hons))

Computer Science - Arts (BA (Hons))

Electrical & Electronic Engineering (BE (Hons))

Energy Engineering (BE (Hons))

Engineering (BE (Hons))

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Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Agricultural Science (BAgrSc (Hons))

Anthropology (BA (Hons))

Applied Plant Biology (BSc (Hons))

Applied Psychology (BA (Hons))

Biochemistry (BSc (Hons))

Biological & Chemical Sciences (BSc (Hons))

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Natural Sciences (6)

Applied Mathematics - Arts (BA (Hons))

Astrophysics (BSc (Hons))

Chemical Physics (BSc (Hons))

Chemical Sciences (BSc (Hons))

Chemistry (BSc (Hons))

Chemistry of Pharmaceutical Compounds (BSc (Hons))

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Criminology (BA (Hons))

Early Years & Childhood Studies (BA (Hons))

Economics (through Transformational Learning) (BA (Hons))

Economics - Arts (BA (Hons))

Education Gaeilge (BEd (Hons))

Evening Law Degree (BCL (Hons))

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Postgraduate Courses

UCC offers students a large variety of degree programmes to suit an extensive range of interests. UCC has four Colleges that deliver almost 120 postgraduate degree programmes to students.

• College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences

• College of Business and Law

• College of Science, Engineering and Food Science

• College of Medicine and Health

Many programmes have paid work placements built into the degree or periods of study abroad which is hugely beneficial to students when they are looking for employment post-university.

Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
Green and Blue Economies
Technovation
Global Citizenship in a Changing World

UCC is organised into four colleges:

College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences
College of Business and Law,
College of Science, Engineering and Food Science
College of Medicine and Health.

Each of these colleges offers a wide variety of postgraduate programmes. Please visit the following link to view the taught postgraduate programmes on offer at UCC:

http://www.ucc.ie/en/study/postgrad/taughtcourses/

Student Experience at UCC

Arts and Humanities (6)

Archaeology - Archaeological Excavation (MA)

Archaeology - Human Osteoarchaeology (MA)

Architecture (Joint Programme with MTU) (MArch)

Art History - Modern & Contemporary Art History, Theory & Criticism (MA)

Arts Management & Creative Producing (MA)

Asian Studies (MA)

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Business and Management (6)

Accounting (MACC)

Business Analytics (MSc)

Business Economics (MSc)

Co-operative & Social Enterprise (Online) (MSc)

Cyber Risk for Business (MSc)

Data Science & Analytics (MSc)

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Engineering and Technology (6)

Computing Science (MSc)

Engineering - Mechanical Engineering (Manufacturing, Process & Automation Systems) (MEngSc)

Engineering - Pharmaceutical & Biopharmaceutical Engineering (MEngSc)

Engineering – Electrical & Electronic Engineering (MEngSc)

Engineering – Sustainable Energy (MEngSc)

Interactive Media (MSc)

Life Sciences and Medicine (6)

Anthropology (MA)

Audiology (MSc)

Beginnings of Irish Christianity (The) (MA)

Biochemistry & Biosciences (MRes)

Bioinformatics & Computational Biology (MSc)

Biology - Marine Biology (MSc)

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Natural Sciences (6)

Actuarial Science (MSc)

Applied Coastal & Marine Management (MSc)

Chemistry - Analysis of Pharmaceutical Compounds (MSc)

Chemistry - Analytical Chemistry (MSc)

Chemistry - Environmental Analytical Chemistry (MSc)

Financial & Computational Mathematics (MSc)

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Social Sciences and Management (6)

Advanced Fieldwork Practice and Supervision [Social Work] (MA)

Chinese - Teaching Chinese to Speakers of Other Languages (MA)

Creative Writing (MA)

Criminology (MA)

Digital Cultures (Online) (MA)

Education (MEd (Modular))

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University information

Admission
Students & Staff

Total students

17,046

UG students

81%

PG students

19%

International students

3,783

UG students

56%

PG students

44%

Total faculty staff

1,087

Domestic staff

67%

Int'l staff

33%

Tuition fee and scholarships

Scholarships

One of the important factors when considering a master's degree is the cost of study. Luckily, there are many options available to help students fund their master's programme. Download your copy of the Scholarship Guide to find out which scholarships from around the world could be available to you, and how to apply for them.

In this guide you will find:

Where to look for scholarship opportunities

How to apply to scholarships relevant to you

A list of available scholarships around the world

A scholarship application checklist

Download Scholarship Guide

Rankings & ratings

RANKINGS

University College Cork is one of the top public universities in Cork, Ireland. It is ranked #=273 in QS World University Rankings 2025.

QS World University Rankings

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Data

2012
#190
2014
#=210
2015
#=230
2016
#=233
2017
#=283
2018
#=283
2019
#=338
2020
#310
2021
#286
2022
#=298
2023
#303
2024
#=292
2025
#=273

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University College Cork

Western Road, Cork, IE, Cork Ireland

# =273QS World University Rankings

119Undergraduate programs

156Postgraduate programs

3783International students

Find your perfect Course!

About University College Cork

About University College Cork

Available programs

Bachelor UG

Master PG

Archaeology - Arts (BA (Hons))

Architecture (Joint Programme with MTU) (BSc (Hons))

Arts (BA (Hons))

Arts (International) (BA (Hons))

Arts - Music (BA (Hons))

Asian Studies - Arts (BA (Hons))

Celtic Civilisation - Arts (BA (Hons))

Chinese Studies - Arts (BA (Hons))

Digital Humanities & Information Technology (BA (Hons))

English (BA (Hons))

English - Arts (BA (Hons))

European Studies - Arts (BA (Hons))

Folklore - Arts (BA (Hons))

French - Arts (BA (Hons))

Gaeilge / Irish - Arts (BA (Hons))

Geography - Arts (BA (Hons))

German - Arts (BA (Hons))

Greek & Roman Civilisation - Arts (BA (Hons))

Greek - Arts (BA (Hons))

History - Arts (BA (Hons))

History of Art - Arts (BA (Hons))

Italian - Arts (BA (Hons))

Latin - Arts (BA (Hons))

Philosophy - Arts (BA (Hons))

Portuguese - Arts (BA (Hons))

Spanish - Arts (BA (Hons))

Studies in Music - Arts (BA (Hons))

Theatre & Performative Practices (BA (Hons))

World Languages (BA (Hons))

Accounting (BSc (Hons))

Business Information Systems (BSc (Hons))

Business and Financial Economics - International Direct Entry (BA (Hons))

Commerce (BComm (Hons))

Data Science & Analytics (BSc (Hons))

Finance (BSc (Hons))

Food Marketing & Entrepreneurship (BSc (Hons))

International Business with Languages (BSc (Hons))

Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering (BE (Hons))

Computer Science (BSc (Hons))

Computer Science - Arts (BA (Hons))

Electrical & Electronic Engineering (BE (Hons))

Energy Engineering (BE (Hons))

Engineering (BE (Hons))

Process and Chemical Engineering (BE (Hons))

Agricultural Science (BAgrSc (Hons))

Anthropology (BA (Hons))

Applied Plant Biology (BSc (Hons))

Applied Psychology (BA (Hons))

Biochemistry (BSc (Hons))

Biological & Chemical Sciences (BSc (Hons))

Biological, Earth & Environmental Sciences (BSc (Hons))

Biomedical Science (Joint Programme with MTU) (BSc (Hons))

Biotechnology (BSc (Hons))

Dentistry (BDS (Hons))

General Nursing (BSc (Hons))

Genetics (BSc (Hons))

Intellectual Disability Nursing (BSc (Hons))

Medical & Health Sciences (BSc (Hons))

Medicine (Graduate Entry) (MB, BCh, BAO (Hons))

Medicine (MB, BCh, BAO (Hons))

Mental Health Nursing (BSc (Hons))

Microbiology (BSc (Hons))

Midwifery (BSc (Hons))

Neuroscience (BSc (Hons))

Nursing (Children's & General Integrated) (BSc (Hons))

Nursing Studies (BSc (Hons))

Occupational Therapy (BSc (Hons))

Paramedic Studies (BSc (Hons))