Dublin City University  (shortened as DCU) is a public university with its headquarters on Dublin's Northside. The university was founded in 1975 AD.

Dublin City University has established solid, ongoing relationships with academic, research, and industrial partners domestically and abroad, earning it the title of Ireland's University of Enterprise. Although the university has always maintained a business school, its initial emphasis was mainly on science and technology. Later, it started to emerge in the humanities and the performing arts. Another reason university is well-known is for its integrated training program, or INTRA, which was the first of its kind in Ireland.

Dublin City University has five campuses and more than 200 programs under its five primary colleges, including business, science and health, humanities and social sciences, and education. It also has five campuses. This university has earned the accreditation of prestigious bodies, including the Association of MBAs and AACSB.

 Dublin City University has 17,400 students and more than 80,000 alumni. The University Connected also enrols about 1,200 students at the institution for remote learning online. In 2019, there were 1,690 employees. Former Taoiseach John Bruton and "thinking" Guru Edward De Bono are notable academic staff members. 

Dublin City University’s students can stay on campus or even choose an Irish family to host them. The universities are conveniently reachable and include various student amenities, including theatres, clubs, mini-markets, libraries, ATMs, and pharmacies. About 19 distinct bus routes connect the nearby airport and this university. Additionally, students have access to various sporting facilities, including a football field, a swimming pool, and a fitness facility. It provides security services accessible round-the-clock to give pupils a safe space to study.

Dublin City University provides students with attractive job possibilities and pre-placement training. The students at this university have access to a wide variety of scholarships. International Merit Prizes, Sports Scholarships, and several more academic scholarships are only a few of the scholarships given out. According to the 2019 QS World Rankings, the DCU Business School's four master's programs are in the lower 30 in the world.

The graduates of this university are now making a name for themselves in their areas.

At Google, Lorraine Twohill currently serves as the Chief Marketing Officer. Enda Kenny is a politician with six successful years of experience as Ireland's Taoiseach (Prime Minister). As the Head Administrator, Sr. Orla Tracey is in charge of the Loreto Rumbek Mission in Sudan. Leading sports professionals like Lindsay Peat, an Irish Senior Women's Rugby Team player, have also emerged from Dublin City University.

University Highlights 

University Type	Public Institution
Established Year	1975
Ranking	501-600
Number of Courses	200 programs
Tuition Fees	€900 for EU students and €1,288 for non-EU students
Intakes	October and April

Main Intakes

Dublin City University accepts students for the winter semester in October and the summer semester in April.

Scholarships

For eligible and needy college students, Dublin City University offers financial assistance alternatives and scholarships to support their academic endeavours. Here are a few specific scholarship schemes details:

Daniel O'Hare Research Scholarships for Graduate Studies

Four PhD scholarships are being granted to start in the academic year 2015–16 in recognition of the contributions of its founding president, Dr Daniel O'Hare. Each DCU Faculty will receive one scholarship: the Faculty of Science and Health, the Faculty of Engineering and Computing, the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the DCU Business School. This scholarship covers their DCU expenses and a stipend of €16,000 yearly for four years.

Postgraduate Travel Grants

Each full-time or part-time postgraduate research student is eligible to apply for one €500 travel stipend for their studentship.

Veronica Guerin Memorial Scholarship

The Veronica Guerin Memorial Scholarship gives a scholarship worth €8,500 to help a prospective or current student of the MA in Journalism at the School of Communications, Dublin City University, who wants to concentrate on investigative journalism with their tuition and certain incidental expenses.

John Thompson Marketing & Media Scholarships

For a business graduate enrolling in DCU's MA in Journalism program (PAC code DC600) at its College of Communications and for a journalism, media, or communications graduate enrolling in DCU's MSc in Marketing program (PAC code DC509) at its Business School, full tuition will be covered by the scholarships.

Application Process

• The applicant must meet the general and program-specific eligibility criteria for the program to which they desire to apply at Dublin City University. 
• Students must take a language test and require minimum results:
• TOEFL iBT and TOEFL iBT online (Home Edition): Overall 92, with no section below 20.
• IELTS Academic/IELTS Academic online version: 6.5 overall with no section below 5.5.
• Academic PTE: Overall score of 62, with no section in Communicative Skills below 42.
• The application procedure may be completed online, with applicants uploading all relevant files and submitting educational documents.
• Wait for the admissions results to be revealed before preparations for arrival in Ireland if accepted (in the case of international students).
• Finally, students must register as students and become members of Dublin City University.

Documents required:

• Requirements for educational documents
• De­gree cer­ti­fic­ate
• Tran­script of re­cords
• Trans­la­tions of edu­ca­tional doc­u­ments
• Educational History Form.
• Scholastic Aptitude Tests (SAT/ACT) are accepted.
• Motivation Statement, Recommendation letter (optional/upon request).
• Curriculum Vitae/Resume.
• English Language Proficiency (TOEFL-IBT or IELTS).

• Visa (for international students).

FAQs

What is the acceptance rate of Dublin City University?

The acceptance rate at Dublin City University is about 20%.

Where is Dublin City University?

Dublin City University is situated in Dublin City University, Collins Ave Ext, Whitehall, Dublin 9, Ireland.