Institute of Technology Sligo (Atlantic Technological University (ATU)

About us

Location Sligo, Ireland Funding Type Public
No of Students 6000 Establishment HE Institution / College
Founded In 1970 Estimated Cost of Living 10500 EUR
Address Ash Lane, Sligo, F91 YW50 Ireland

IT Sligo is situated in the North West of Ireland under the shadow of Benbulben and at the heart of the Wild Atlantic Way. One of Ireland’s leading third level institutions for almost 50 years, IT Sligo is home to 6,000 students across its undergraduate, postgraduate, and apprenticeship programs.

The Institute is committed to growing its full-time and online student numbers to 10,000 by 2022 and has put in place impressive resources and facilities to achieve this aim, a €60 million investment in campus facilities over the last decade has created a stunning 21st-century learning environment making IT Sligo a modern campus capable of meeting every student need.

IT Sligo offers 79 undergraduate courses across three schools: Business and Social Sciences; Engineering and Design; and Science, as well as a wide range of taught postgraduate courses or research-based opportunities. Whether you are interested in business courses, design courses, engineering courses, or science courses, IT Sligo has a college course for you.

As a leading Institute of Technology, IT Sligo is committed to the provision of exceptional higher education in the North West region and for its online students. Our close contacts and research collaborations with leading companies and major employers mean students have access to a wide variety of industry placement opportunities. We also work closely with industry to ensure we provide students with qualifications that employers want.

Sligo offers ample, affordable student accommodation and the campus is within easy reach of the town center. Both the town and the surrounding county offer attractive and vibrant lifestyle options leading to a stimulating life for students on and off-campus.

Why?

Why Choose IT Sligo?

Your journey at IT Sligo will be one of academic excellence, self-development and new life experiences and we can assure you, that you will love it. IT Sligo is a home away from home, a place for making new friends and studying a course that you’ll excel at. 

With a 96% employability rate, students from IT Sligo graduate ready for an ambitious career with endless opportunities. We will also become a Technological University in 2022, meaning that students will graduate with a University qualification.

IT Sligo has the best student to lecture ratio across all universities and Institutes of Technology in Ireland, ensuring that you get the time and attention that you’ll need. Majority of our programmes offer added value like professional accreditation, work placement or pathways into post-college careers.

Explore our 70+ club and societies where you can continue with your passion in sports, horse-riding, surfing, poetry, cooking and much more.

  • Courses from foundation certificate and bachelor degree to masters and doctoral degrees – (NFQ Levels 6 to 10)
  • The state-of-the-art single campus located in “The Land of Hearts Desire” (W.B. Yeats)
  • Diverse and vibrant international student mix
  • The flexible, supportive and friendly learning environment
  • Excellent student support services
  • Modern and affordable student accommodation adjacent to the campus.