Trinity College, Dublin has retained its spot among the top 100 Universities in the world.
It university jumped 17 places in the QS World University rankings, to 81st place.
Trinity College was tied in the rankings with the University of Southampton with a score of 63.5 out of 100.
University College Dublin was the second-highest-ranked Irish college, coming in 171st place with a score of 48.8.
The University of Galway was ranked number 289 with a score of 36. University College Cork came in at number 292 and scored 35.7 out of 100.
Irish Universities - QS World University Rankings 2024
| Ranking | University | Score out of 100 |
| 81 | Trinity College Dublin | 63.5 |
| 171 | University College Dublin | 48.8 |
| 289 | University of Galway | 36 |
| 292 | University College Cork | 35.7 |
| 426 | University of Limerick | 26.6 |
| 436 | Dublin City University | 26 |
| 801 - 850 | Maynooth University | - |
| 851 - 900 | Technological University Dublin | - |
QS World University Rankings 2024 top performers
| Ranking | University | Score out of 100 |
| 1 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) | 100 |
| 2 | University of Cambridge | 99.2 |
| 3 | University of Oxford | 98.9 |
| 4 | Harvard University | 98.3 |
| 5 | Stanford University | 98.1 |
| 6 | Imperial College London | 97.8 |
| 7 | ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | 93.3 |
| 8 | National University of Singapore (NUS) | 92.7 |
| 9 | University College London (UCL) | 92.4 |
| 10 | University of California, Berkeley (UCB) | 90.4 |
