Trinity College Dublin achieves 81st in world in QS University Rankings
Trinity’s Provost Dr Linda Doyle said: “We need proper sustained long-term investment in people and infrastructure to ensure the conditions exist for our students and staff to excel. Investment such as this in higher education benefits our students, our society, and Ireland’s standing in the world.”
Trinity College Dublin has placed 81st in the world in the QS World University Rankings 2024, up from 98th in 2023.
Trinity’s improved performance is based in part on an injection of funding for research from various sources – including Government – and the ability of our talented community to respond during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This increased support enabled strong research outputs which are reflected in a significant improvement in Trinity’s performance in the Citations per Faculty metric. Trinity also, once again, performed well in the Academic Reputation metric. This is based on survey responses from international academics and indicates the high esteem in which Trinity researchers are held worldwide.
The QS rankings measure the performance of the world’s top 1,499 universities in 104 countries.
Trinity’s Provost Dr Linda Doyle said
“Rankings don’t reflect the full breadth of all the important things we do, and we have lots more to be proud of in Trinity. Still, this outcome is good news for us. I want to thank everyone in Trinity for the dedication and hard work that has contributed to this significant jump.
“But I’ll be clear – we need proper sustained long-term investment in people and infrastructure to ensure the conditions exist for our students and staff to excel. Investment such as this in higher education benefits our students, our society, and Ireland’s standing in the world.”
Trinity’s Dean of Research Dr Sinéad Ryan said
“Researchers in Trinity have always produced excellent, impactful research of the highest standard that is recognised by their peers around the world. However, they do this with infrastructure and equipment that is crumbling and in a system that has been chronically underfunded for years.
“While a good performance is always welcome, this year’s rankings highlight the need for more sustained government funding to keep Ireland’s universities internationally competitive and to continue nurturing talent, enabling discovery, and pushing the boundaries of human knowledge.”