Cost of studying in Ireland: tuition fees at 17 universities
A year's tuition in Ireland runs from €500 to €33,000, and typically €2,500 to €12,500, across the 17 universities that publish a rate.
- Universities with a published fee
- 17
- Typical year
- €2,500 – €12,500
- Lowest published
- €500
- Highest published
- €33,000
Every figure on this page is the rate the university or the country's own fee law publishes for an international student. Where a university publishes nothing, it is left out rather than estimated, so 17 is the number of universities in Ireland that state a rate, not the number that exist.
What each university charges an international student
The rate each university publishes for a year, in EUR. Open a university to see which programmes the rate covers and where the figure came from.
| University | City | THE rank | Tuition a year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dublin City University | Dublin | 301-350 | €15,900 – €19,800 |
| University of Galway | Galway | 351-400 | €2,500 – €20,890 |
| University College Cork | Cork | 351-400 | €16,300 – €27,000 |
| University of Limerick | Limerick | 501-600 | €1,500 – €11,000 |
| Maynooth University | Maynooth | 501-600 | €500 – €1,000 |
| Technological University Dublin | Dublin | 1201-1500 | €11,650 – €12,500 |
| Atlantic Technological University | Ireland | — | €1,000 |
| CCT College Dublin | Dublin | — | €3,445 – €14,000 |
| Dublin Business School | Dublin | — | €6,060 – €10,365 |
| Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology | Dublin | — | €750 – €1,000 |
| Mary Immaculate College | Limerick | — | €2,500 – €16,794 |
| National College of Art and Design | Dublin | — | €2,500 |
| IBAT College | Dublin | — | €33,000 |
| Kerry Education and Training Board | Tralee | — | €20,000 |
| King's Inns | Dublin | — | €800 – €5,995 |
| Newpark Music Centre | Dublin | — | €576 – €1,792 |
| Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest | Athlone | — | €14,500 – €21,500 |
When to apply
| What | When |
|---|---|
| Applications open | 5 November 2025, 12:00 |
| Normal closing date | 1 February 2026, 17:00 |
| Late applications close | 1 May 2026, 17:00 |
| Change of mind closes | 1 July 2026, 17:00 |