With over 21,000 students from over 104 countries, as a student at UCC, you will join a family that is international in its outlook, woven from the threads of ancient heritage and a distinctly modern focus. Support is also offered through GatewayUCC, a state-of-the-art Innovation and Incubation Centre created to support and develop successful knowledge-based indigenous companies arising from UCC’s research, transforming knowledge into commercial success and providing the critical linkage between the university and enterprise. Located in the heart of Southern Ireland, Cork is a vibrant university city and is listed as one of the top 10 places in the world to visit by the Lonely Planet. We are one of Ireland’s leading universities with amongst the highest postgraduate or graduate employment rates of 94% for undergraduate studies and 95% for postgraduate studies. THE has furthermore marked UCC as the top 50 universities in Europe for excellence in teaching. University College Cork (UCC) is an internationally competitive, globally-focused, research-led university and is ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide based on the quality of its research outputs and peer esteem indicators. UCC continues to be one of the best-funded research universities in Ireland with an R&D investment of over €100 million in 2017/18, representing a 28% (€22 million) increase since 2012/13. QS World University Ranking by Subject 2020UCC produced another strong performance across nineteen subject areas in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020. Five in the top 200: UCC is ranked in the top 200 for five subjects with nursing in the top 51-100, English Language and Literature, Pharmacy and Pharmacology and Law in the top 101-150 and Archaeology in the top 151-200. Its courses are internationally recognised and some approximately 21,000 students take its undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. University College Cork Times Higher Education Ranking 2021 Global Ranking: #301-#350. Located in Cork, one of the top 10 places to visit in the world as described by Lonely Planet, UCC is a place where you can live, learn and thrive. We use cookies to help give you the best experience on our website. With over 3,400 students and one third of our staff from oversees, UCC is a true place of international learning. UCC continues to progress up the rankings in the prestigious QS World University Ranking 2021, climbing 24 places to 286th in the world. Our mission is to create and share knowledge for the good of all. UCC is unrivalled in the quality of its academic programmes and research, its collaborations with industry, the beauty of its campus and its vibrant student life, enjoyed by over 21,000 students from over 104 countries. We give Ireland its “Innovative Independent Thinkers”. Times Higher Ranking has ranked UCC as the 21st globally and 1st in Ireland in inaugural impact rankings for sustainable, social, and economic impact. To date, 40 technology start-ups have been supported which now employ in excess of 250 employees. The city is located along with world famous ‘Wild Atlantic Way’ whilst its airport is a true gateway to Europe. Discover sustainability initiatives at UCC, Centre for Continuing Professional Development, QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020, Times Higher Education [THE] Impact Rankings. You'll get full access to our website, print and digital editions. Please read our cookie policy to find out more. University College Cork (UCC) is an internationally competitive, globally-focused, research-led university and is ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide based on the quality of its research outputs and peer esteem indicators. However for each pillar, only institutions ranked in the top 500 overall or the top 500 in this pillar have a publicly visible score, Ranked in Europe’s top 50 for teaching excellence, Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies), Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences, Senior Research Associate - Entrepreneurship & Strategy, Research Fellow, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Ranked 21st in the world and first in Ireland in the inaugural Times Higher Education Impact rankings for sustainable social and economic impact, Ireland’s leading university for the generation of research income, Consistently graduate over 200 doctorate graduates per year, First Irish university to establish a business incubation centre for recent graduates, UCC has been recognised internationally for the quality for our excellent first-year retention rates, which were 93% for the academic year 2017/18, UCC is now ranked in the top 50 universities for teaching and learning in Europe, Employment rates for UCC graduates, are at an historic high at 94% for undergraduates and 95% for postgraduates, We are leaders in developing fair access and inclusion to third-level education, with approximately 25% of UCC’s undergraduate intake being mature students, students with disabilities and non-traditional students. Discover more about our courses and the opportunities to study at UCC. Our mission is to create and share knowledge for the good of all. Our key strategic goal is to deliver an outstanding learning and teaching experience and we are well on our way to attaining this: Students are taught by academics who are leaders in their field and receive a first-class student experience, in a university awarded ‘best student campus’ by Education Awards Ireland on several occasions. Following an extensive research quality review, the strategic research priorities of the university will have a focus on six themes: Health and Wellbeing, Food and Nutrition, Future and Emerging Technologies, Sustainability and Climate Action, Culture, Society, Rights and Identities and Financial and Business Services. Recognising that the foremost global challenges require interdisciplinary solutions, in framing its research priorities for the next five years, UCC will target areas of major opportunity where the institution has the expertise, infrastructure and the network to lead internationally.