Dublin City University

University · Dublin · dcu.ie

Students, 2024/25

19,890

From outside Ireland

11.5%

2,285 students

From outside the EU

7.5%

1,490 students

Postgraduate

23.7%

4,715 students

Where students come from

By the student's home address when they applied (domicile), 2024/25. Students from outside the EU/EEA generally pay the higher non-EU fees.

Ireland17,605 · 88.5%
Northern Ireland45 · 0.2%
Great Britain55 · 0.3%
Rest of the EU695 · 3.5%
Outside the EU1,490 · 7.5%

Students by field

Education	4,290	21.6%
Business, administration and law	4,225	21.2%
Arts and humanities	2,680	13.5%
Health and welfare	1,915	9.6%
Social sciences, journalism and information	1,895	9.5%
Natural sciences, mathematics and statistics	1,790	9.0%
Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs)	1,465	7.4%
Engineering, manufacturing and construction	1,230	6.2%
Services	335	1.7%
Generic programmes and qualifications	65	0.3%

Enrolment over time

2018/19	2019/20	2020/21	2021/22	2022/23	2023/24	2024/25
16,450	17,265	18,060	18,790	18,740	19,135	19,890

Tuition fees, visas and living costs for Ireland are in our Ireland study guide. Fees aren't published per institution as open data; check the institution's own site for the course you want.

Source: Higher Education Authority (HEA), student enrolment data 2018/19–2024/25, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Counts are rounded by the HEA to the nearest 5.

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