Top Private Universities in Ireland
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Introduction
What are the top Private Universities in Ireland? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of Private Irish Universities ranked by the 2025 uniRank University Ranking and meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Ireland
- offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format
uniRank aims to provide a non-academic League Table of the top Private Irish Universities based on valid, unbiased and non-influenceable web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves.
Top Private Universities in Ireland
sort by: ranking a-z town oldest
filter by: public private non-profit for-profit
| #Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Royal Irish Academy of Music | Dublin |
| 20 | St Patrick's Pontifical University | Maynooth |
| 21 | Marino Institute of Education | Dublin |
| 22 | Carlow College | Carlow |
| Legend: Un Unranked | + Add University | |
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