Why Trinity
For over four centuries Trinity College Dublin has been an internationally-orientated university. Our core commitment has been to develop the College’s reputation for research and scholarship, and to deliver excellence in education. Today, over 40% of our academic staff are from oversees and 122 countries are represented in our student body.
The range of strategic partnerships and research collaborations developed by Trinity College Dublin span the globe and incorporate some of the world’s most prestigious institutions of higher education. A vibrant community of researchers and students work on major global issues across the university’s three faculties including global health, climate change and globalisation.
Our reputation for teaching and research of the highest quality puts the university at the forefront of higher education in Ireland and internationally – our outstanding performance in international university and subject rankings is testament to this achievement. Trinity’s goal is to build on and increase our global reach and relationships as Ireland’s university on the world stage and one of global consequence.
Choosing a university is a big decision and it is important that you have all the facts so that you can make the right decision for you. Information on academic programmes and how to apply to Trinity College Dublin is accessibile online. If you are joining us for the start of the next exciting stage in your personal and academic development take a look at the orientation information which will help you settle into your new life at Trinity.
Multicultural and Vibrant
Trinity College is situated in the centre of Dublin, Ireland's lively capital city. With over 17,000 students including 2,300 from over 122 different countries, a Trinity student is offered a world class education and an exciting international student experience.
- over 110 student societites and 60 sports clubs including
- home to the Philosophical Society and the Historical Society, the oldest debating societites in the world
- hosts the Trinity Ball, one of the largest private parties in the world
- numerous student newspapers, magazines, periodicals and journals, some of which have been publishing for over a century
Innovative and Inspiring
Trinity College Dublin is a research-led university, where teaching is delivered by leading researchers and enriched by their discoveries and advances. Trinity College Dublin is committed to changing the world and has a strategy for global impact across a number of research fields. State-of-the-art libraries, laboratories and IT facilities stand alongside historic buildings giving students an inspiring location in which to study and research. While Trinity has a long and proud tradition in the arts, humanities and social sciences, it is also at the centre of cutting edge research in neuroscience and is home to the key national research centre for nanoscience.
- ranked in the top 70 universities worldwide
- QS Subject Rankings 2012 placed Language & Literature; English; History; Geography; Politics & International Studies at Trinity College Dublin in the top 50 worldwide
- QS Subject Rankings 2012 placed Law; Computer Science; Engineering and Medicine at Trinity in the top 100 worldwide
- ranked in the top 1% of research institutes in the world in 17 fields by Thomson Reuters Essential Science Indicators
Shaping the World
Trinity College Dublin has great alumni, many of whom have helped shape the history of our world. Nobel laureates such as Ernest Walton in Physics and Samuel Beckett in literature; great writers such as Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde and Bram Stoker; famous philosophers such as Edmund Burke and George Berkeley; renowned mathematician William Rowan Hamilton; and Presidents of Ireland, Douglas Hyde and Mary Robinson. Today, Trinity alumni can be found in every sphere of society. Trinity’s graduates are innovators in their fields, leaders in their communities and ambassadors for excellence all around the world.
- over 92,000 alumni in 130 countries worldwide