UCC was established in 1845 as one of three Queen’s Colleges - at Cork, Galway and Belfast. These new colleges were established in the reign of Queen Victoria, and named after her.
Since 1908, UCC has grown - from 115 students to over 20,000, from one building to dozens, from less than 20 staff to more than 1,600 today. Since 1997, we have become a university in our own right within the NUI, but we retain the UCC name as part of our heritage of learning since 1845.
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University College Cork (UCC) belongs to the top 300 universities in the world and the top 150 universities in Europe.
Ranking | Year | Rank (in the world) |
Rank (in Europe) |
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Times Higher Education World University Rankings | 2022 | 251 | 125 |
Shanghai Jiao Tong Academic Ranking of World Universities | 2022 | 301 | 111 |
QS World University Rankings | 2023 | 303 | 126 |