Trinity College Dublin

History, Affiliations and Rankings

Officially known as The Provost, Fellows, Foundation Scholars and the other members of Board, of the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, Trinity College Dublin is the University of Dublin's sole constituent college, a research university situated in Dublin, Ireland. Founded in 1592, this university is known to be Ireland's oldest university. This university was structured after well-established collegiate universities but established only one college which is known to be the Trinity College Dublin. From 1947 onwards, this university became one of the largest state-funded universities in Ireland. Located in a beautiful campus in the heart of Dublin’s city centre, Trinity is Ireland’s highest-ranked university. The institute is affiliated and associated with several hospitals in Dublin and institutions like the Royal Irish Academy of Music,  Marino Institute of Education and Church of Ireland Theological Institute. Furthermore, Trinity Business School and Trinity College Dublin has gained Triple-Accreditation, after gaining accreditation from AACSB International. The university also holds top rankings in the rankings released and ranks #101 in the QS World University Rankings 2022, #=146 in THE World University Rankings 2022, #222 in the U.S. News Best Global Universities Rankings 2022 and between #151-200 in the CWUR (Shaingai) Rankings 2021. 

Campus, Courses and Infrastructure

Trinity College Dublin has one campus that spreads across an area of 51 acres and consists of buildings that showcase a blend of modern and historical architecture. It offers over 600 programs through its three faculties and 24 schools. The courses are offered to 18,000 students at undergraduate, graduate and doctorate levels. Trinity College Dublin is known for public gardens and parks, Georgian architecture, art galleries, museums, theatres. The university has a diverse population of 1.5 million students, Trinity Hall residential services can accommodate over 1,000 students in shared, single or twin apartments. It also has many specialized schools under the three main faculties. Some of the renowned faculties are School of Business, School of Confederal School of Religions, Peace Studies and Theology, School of Creative Arts (Drama, Film, and Music), School of Education, School of English, School of Histories and Humanities. In short, the institution 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. 

Accomplishments and Alumni

Trinity has been ranked 40th Most International University in the World as per the Times Higher Education World University Ranking, 2020. It is also the highest-ranked university in Ireland. The university has nearly 100,000+ alumni based across 130 countries globally. The alumni are offered facilities like library access, campus wifi, career advice, free online courses, sports and club membership. Some of the great writers like 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 are all products of Trinity's tradition of independent intellectual inquiry. Today, this heritage is alive and well on campus, with a culture of scholarship, innovation, creativity, entrepreneurship, and commitment to social transformation. Trinity College Dublin has also earned the title of Ireland's most innovative university (Reuters Most Innovative European Universities 2019). It is 1st in Europe for producing entrepreneurs for the 5th year in a row (Pitchbook Universities Report 2019)

Student Diversity and Visiting Companies

Trinity College Dublin caters to the academic demands of a large number of international students. It thus promotes a rich student diversity at its campus. Students come from countries across the world. Moreover, Trinity welcomes the increasing cultural diversity of its community and is committed to equal treatment of all regardless of race, ethnicity or nationality. It also ensures the development of transferable skills among students. Some of the top visiting companies are - Accenture, Deloitte, Microsoft, Facebook, Ernst & Young.