Trinity College Dublin

About us

Location Dublin, Ireland Funding Type Public
No of Students 17154 Establishment University
Founded In 1592 Estimated Cost of Living 10500 EUR
Address College Green, Dublin 2

At Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin we provide a liberal environment where independence of thought is highly valued and all are encouraged to achieve their potential. We promote a diverse, interdisciplinary, inclusive environment which nurtures ground-breaking research, innovation, and creativity through engaging with issues of global significance.
Located in a beautiful campus in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, Trinity is Ireland’s highest ranked university.  It is home to 18,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all the major disciplines in the arts and humanities, and in business, law, engineering, science, and health sciences. 

Trinity’s tradition of independent intellectual inquiry has produced some of the world’s finest, most original minds including the writers Oscar Wilde and Samuel Beckett (Nobel laureate), the scientists William Rowan Hamilton and Ernest Walton (Nobel laureate), the political thinker Edmund Burke, and the former President of Ireland and UNHCR Mary Robinson. This tradition finds expression today in a campus culture of scholarship, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship and dedication to societal reform.

Why?

Join Ireland’s top University

Trinity is Ireland’s leading university and is ranked 108th in the world*

Trinity delivers world-class education and employers worldwide hold Trinity graduates in high esteem.  Graduates include Nobel Prize winners in literature, science, and medicine; presidents and world leaders; award-winning actors and film makers; internationally renowned poets and playwrights, entrepreneurs and business leaders.

Experience World-Class Education

Trinity offers a world-class education at Ireland’s leading University where you can work at the highest academic level with some of the most influential people in your field.

As we have for over 425 years, we will continue to educate our students to be leaders and facilitate student internships with multi-national industry partners.

Our international partnerships with leading universities and Study Abroad opportunities enable you to travel internationally, to experience other cultures, and to gain a unique educational perspective.

Enhanced Career Opportunities

In a world of new opportunities, today’s graduates need to be adaptable, flexible and innovative.

Trinity instills in its graduates the confidence and capability to nurture and build a career that may span fields and industries, or address industrial and societal challenges which may not yet exist.

Trinity also encourages an entrepreneurial spirit, providing incubation programs for student-led companies, and has been named as Europe’s leading university two years in a row for producing venture-backed entrepreneurs.

Be At The Centre Of Things

Dublin is a vibrant, multicultural, European capital and Trinity students take full advantage of everything the university and the city have to offer.

In recent years Dublin has become a hub for some of the world’s leading technology companies, housing the European headquarters of a number of the world’s most prominent tech giants. This has led the docklands area adjacent to Trinity’s Enterprise Campus being labeled ‘the Silicon Docks’.

Join our Clubs and Societies

Trinity's extracurricular life is in a league of its own - boasting over 200 societies, sports clubs, and publications, including some of the oldest in the world.

At Trinity, involvement in student organizations is not seen as just a hobby, but an integral part of your education. The wealth of offerings allows every Trinity student to construct his or her own experience.

Student life in Trinity is extremely diverse and exciting, mainly due to the daily assortment of events and activities organized by students for students.

Enjoy our state-of-the-art facilities

Trinity’s main campus of cobbled squares, historic buildings, and green playing fields also includes state-of-the-art modern facilities for teaching and research as well as a Sports Centre with a complete gym, climbing the wall, and swimming pool. The Trinity Library is one of the world’s great research libraries.

The Science Gallery is a vibrant, international award-winning forum for exploring science through art and public engagement, and some of the country’s major research centers in fields such as the Arts & Humanities, Nanoscience, and Biomedical Sciences sit side-by-side with our rich heritage.

Be a global citizen

Interact with students from around the globe. Trinity is home to students from every county in Ireland and more than 120 countries around the world.

Study Abroad – the university-wide exchange program is an opportunity to live and study in one of our European, North American, Australian or Asian partner universities while earning credit towards your degree. Many students take part in an exchange during their third year (fourth year for Computer Science and Engineering students).