QS World University Rankings 2024

Seven of Ireland’s top 10 universities rose in the QS World University Rankings in 2023. For instance, Queen’s University Belfast rose by 31 places and is now ranked as the 202nd best university in the world. Trinity College Dublin retained its position as Ireland’s best ranked university and is now ranked as the 81st best university in the world.

The rankings are determined by key indicators which include academic reputation, staff-to-student ratios, citations per faculty, and the international dimensions of the workforce and student populations.