University College Cork, in Cork, Ireland, has 19 undergraduate courses listed on StudyPath. International tuition runs from €21,700 to €27,000 a year depending on the course. UCC publishes its own accommodation prices, from €3,892 per academic year (37 weeks). 12 of the 19 publish an application deadline. 1 named scholarship is recorded against these courses. Every figure above was read from UCC's own published pages and last checked on 20 September 2026.
€21,700to€27,000a year
19 courses
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Accounting
International tuition
€21,700 per year
~€86,800 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
UCC's 'Non-EU Fee (Full Time)' rate. A €210 Capitation Fee applies on top per the same table row.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Economics
International tuition
€21,700 per year
~€86,800 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
UCC's 'Non-EU Fee (Full Time)' rate. A €210 Capitation Fee applies on top per the same table row. Duration is published as '3 or 4 Yr FT' so no single the course length figure is recorded.
“Applied Economics - BSc (Hons) - CK212 €21,700 N/A €210 N/A 3 or 4 Yr FT COBL”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BComm (Hons) · 4 years · Business & Management
International tuition
€21,700 per year
~€86,800 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
UCC's 'Non-EU Fee (Full Time)' rate. A €210 Capitation Fee applies on top per the same table row.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Finance
International tuition
€21,700 per year
~€86,800 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
UCC's 'Non-EU Fee (Full Time)' rate. A €210 Capitation Fee applies on top per the same table row.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · International Business
International tuition
€21,700 per year
~€86,800 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · International students
UCC's 'Non-EU Fee (Full Time)' rate. A €210 Capitation Fee applies on top per the same table row.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Computer Science
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Computer Science - BSc (Hons) - CK401 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H5 in two subjects and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths O6/H7 O6/H7 O2/H6”
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Data Science & AI, Computer Science
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme. Name mismatch between two official UCC pages: the fee schedule still lists CK411 as "Data Science and Analytics" while the course page and the international closing-dates page both call it "Data Science and Artificial Intelligence". The CAO code CK411 is identical on both, so the fee is matched on the code, and the course page’s current title is used as the programme name.
“Data Science and Analytics - BSc (Hons) - CK411 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Mathematics
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Mathematical Sciences - BSc (Hons) - CK407 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Physics, Mathematics
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Physics and Astrophysics - BSc (Hons) - CK408 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Chemistry, Physics
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Chemical Sciences - BSc (Hons) - CK406 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Biology & Life Sciences, Chemistry, Biochemistry
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Earth & Environmental, Biology & Life Sciences
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme. Name mismatch between two official UCC pages: the fee schedule still lists CK404 as "Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences", which the course page says is the programme’s former name. The CAO code CK404 is identical on both, so the fee is matched on the code and the course page’s current title is used as the programme name.
“Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences - BSc (Hons) - CK404 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . The following are considered Lab Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science Note: O6/H7 O6/H7 O6/H7 or H4* O6/H7 or H4* H4 in either a Lab Science subject, Maths or Applied Maths or Computer Science”
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Genetics, Biology & Life Sciences, Biochemistry
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Genetics - BSc (Hons) - CK405 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science O6/H7 O6/H7 O6/H7 H4 in Biology”
BE (Hons) · 4 years · Engineering (General), Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Chemical Engineering
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . The following are considered Lab Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry (Joint) and Agricultural Science. Technology can be substituted for a Lab Science subject. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science or Technology O6/H7 O6/H7 H4* O6/H7”
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Biotechnology, Chemistry, Biology & Life Sciences, Food Science
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Food Science - BSc (Hons) - CK505 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . The following are considered Lab Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science Note O6/H7 O6/H7 O6/H7 or H4* O6/H7 or H4* H4 in either a Lab Science subject, Maths or Applied Maths or Computer Science*”
BAgrSc (Hons) · 4 years · Biology & Life Sciences, Earth & Environmental
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
“Agricultural Science - BAgrSc (Hons) - CK412 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage, so coveragePercentage is deliberately unset. There is no stated grade bar at all — eligibility is simply holding an accepted offer in SEFS — so minimumPercentage / minimumALevelGrades / minimumGPA are all left unset rather than invented. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Microbiology
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Neuroscience
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC’s "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: €27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The €210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland’s Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure. The schedule states fees are per academic year and are subject to change from year to year on a multi-year programme.
What you'll study
Not yet added.
BSc (Hons) · 4 years · Nutrition & Dietetics
International tuition
€27,000 per year
~€108,000 for the whole 4 years, at today's fee2026/27 · Priced for this course · Non-EU students
Row taken from UCC's "International Undergraduate Fees 2026/27" schedule: EUR 27,000 is the "Non-EU Fee (Full Time)" column for this CAO course code. The EUR 210 in the same row is a separate annual capitation fee payable on top, and the "Bench Fee" column is N/A. EU/EEA applicants who qualify under Ireland's Free Fees Scheme pay a different (much lower) charge and are not covered by this figure.
“Nutritional Sciences - BSc (Hons) - CK504 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT”
What you'll study
Not yet added.
SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships 2026/27
€2,000 fee reduction in each year of study, renewable for 4 years (or the duration of the course) subject to progressing each year.
Eligibility: International (non-EU) undergraduate students with an accepted offer on a programme in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science. Awarded automatically at offer stage; no application required.
A flat cash reduction, not a percentage. Applicants may not hold more than one UCC scholarship; where more than one applies, the higher-value one is used. Capitation fees remain payable.
English language
Academic offer
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish .”
Against the other universities in Ireland on StudyPath, using each one's verified international fees and its own published housing prices. Universities are only compared with others charging in the same currency (and, for housing, for the same period), so no figure here has been converted. A ~ marks a year worked out from a per-term or whole-course fee.
UCC's lowest undergraduate fee for international students is €21,700 a year, for Accounting. Of the 5 other universities in Ireland we list with undergraduate fees in EUR, 1 charges more at their lowest, 4 charge less. Their lowest undergraduate fees run from €15,900 (DCU) to €22,600 (UCD).
Living costs. The living-cost figure for a student visa to Ireland is €10,000 for one academic year, on top of tuition (figure for for all academic courses due to begin after 1 July 2023; read 19 Aug 2026 from irishimmigration.ie). The authority attaches conditions that can change this amount; see them in full on student finance.
| Subject | Lowest fee here | Against other universities in Ireland | Their lowest fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Scienceundergraduate | €27,000Computer Science | 2 of 5 charge more | €17,900 to €29,500 |
| Earth & Environmentalundergraduate | €27,000Agricultural Science | 3 of 5 charge more | €15,900 to €29,570 |
| Mathematicsundergraduate | €27,000Mathematical Sciences | 3 of 5 charge more | €16,900 to €29,570 |
| Physicsundergraduate | €27,000Chemical Sciences | 3 of 5 charge more | €16,900 to €29,570 |
| Biology & Life Sciencesundergraduate | €27,000Agricultural Science | 2 of 4 charge more | €16,900 to €29,500 |
| Business & Managementundergraduate | €21,700Commerce | 1 of 4 charge more | €17,500 to €23,170 |
Each one opens every course in that subject, at every university we hold, with the same verified fees.
16 sentences from UCC's own site each back several figures above. Each is quoted once here; every course that uses one still opens it and links to its own source page.
Used for scholarship on 12 courses
“Value: €2,000 fee reduction in each year of study To be awarded this scholarship, you must have an accepted offer in your UCC Application Portal (CRM) This scholarship is only available to applicants in the College of Science, Engineering and Food Science”
Used for teaching language on 12 courses
“Teaching in Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) is normally through the medium of English; therefore all applicants are required to demonstrate a high level of competence in the English Language.”
Used for start dates on 12 courses
“Academic Calendar 2026-27 Milestone event 2026 - 2027 Date (Subject to change) Start of Academic Year 2026-27 - second years and beyond 07 September 2026 Start of Academic Year 2026-27 - first years only 14 September 2026”
Used for entry requirements on 12 courses
“International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - IELTS Indicator Test College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences ; College of Business and Law ; College of Science, Engineering and Food Science Undergraduate Degree Programmes Minimum overall score of 6.5 and a minimum of 6.0 in each band”
Used for application deadline on 10 courses
“Opening and Closing Dates Applications opening date is 1st December 2025 . The closing date for receipt of applications is 31st May 2026 (except for Medicine and Dentistry*, Applied Psychology** and Pharmacy ***). Some competitive programmes may close earlier when places have been filled.”
Used for international fee on 3 courses
“Biological and Chemical Sciences - BSc (Hons) - CK402 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
Used for fee on 3 courses
“BSc - Biological and Chemical Sciences CK402 €7,530 €210 €2,500 €4,820”
Used for entry requirements on 2 courses
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . The following are considered Lab Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science Note O6/H7 O6/H7 O6/H7 or H4* O6/H7 or H4* H4 in either a Lab Science subject, Maths or Applied Maths or Computer Science”
Used for application deadline on 2 courses
“Please note, the following programmes are closed for applications: BSc Computer Science - 8th May 2026 BSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - 8th May 2026”
Used for entry requirements on 2 courses
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H3 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths O6/H7 O6/H7 H3”
Used for entry requirements on 2 courses
“At least six subjects must be presented. Minimum grade H4 in one subject, minimum grade H5 in one subject and minimum grade O6/H7 in four other subjects. English and Irish are requirements for all programmes unless the applicant is exempt from Irish . The following are considered Lab Science subjects: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physics with Chemistry and Agricultural Science. Applicants will need to meet the following minimum entry requirements: English Irish Maths Lab Science Note: O6/H7 O6/H7 O6/H7 or H4* O6/H7 or H4* H4 in either a Lab Science subject, Maths or Applied Maths or Computer Science*”
Used for course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course
“Accounting - BSc (Hons) - CK202 €21,700 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT COBL”
Used for course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course
“Engineering - BE (Hons) - CK600 €27,000 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT SEFS”
Used for course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course
“Commerce - BComm (Hons) - CK201 €21,700 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT COBL”
Used for course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course
“Finance - BSc (Hons) - CK204 €21,700 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT COBL”
Used for course length on 1 course, international fee on 1 course
“International Business with Languages - BSc (Hons) - CK215 €21,700 N/A €210 N/A 4 Yr FT COBL”
QS's own figures · QS World University Rankings 2027
These come from QS, not the university's own pages. Unlike every fee and deadline on this site. QS is the primary source for its own rankings and measurements, which is why it is cited here and rejected everywhere else.
“Total students 17,248 UG students 82.1% PG students 17.9% International students 4,375 UG students 54.8% PG students 45.2% Total faculty staff 972 Domestic staff 70% Int'l staff 30%”
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€3,892–€5,636per academic year (37 weeks)
UCC Castlewhite Apartments, rent for the full 2026/2027 academic year, excluding the separate €700 utilities charge
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“Academic Year 2026/2027 Occupancy Period: August 29th, 2026 - May 15th, 2027 (37 weeks) If paying in two Instalments, the payment schedule is as follows (not including utilities): Single Non-Ensuite Bedroom *Twin Non-Ensuite Bedroom Instalment 1 €3,351.00 €2,314.00 Instalment 2 €2,285.00 €1,578.00 Full Academic Year Rent €5,636.00 €3,892.00 Utiliities* €700 €700”
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What Ireland's own immigration authority currently publishes. Not a ranking, not a guarantee, and not the same as what any agent or forum will tell you. Whether someone actually obtains residence depends on occupation, points, funds and policy that can change between application and graduation.
Money you must prove before the visa
€10,000for one academic year, described by Immigration Service Delivery as the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student for one academic year — and the same amount must be available again for each subsequent year of the course
Shown as a balance in a bank account. You keep control of it.
Figure published for: for all academic courses due to begin after 1 July 2023, in ISD's own wording. A separate ISD notice dated June 23rd, 2025 records that from 30 June 2025 the same €10,000 was extended to non-visa-required nationals, described as 'the third increase in a series of adjustments' bringing visa-required and non-visa-required students into alignment. This amount is revised regularly, so check it again before you transfer anything.
The €10,000 is living costs and is separate from course fees: for each subsequent year the student or sponsor must have ready access to €10,000 again IN ADDITION to that year's fees. A shorter course is charged monthly instead: €833 per month, so €4,998 for a six-month stay and €6,665 for eight months — for a course under about eight months the requirement is €833 per month of stay or €6,665, whichever is the lesser. A visa-required national proves this during the visa application and does not need to prove it again when registering the student permission in Ireland; a non-visa-required national proves it on registration. The standard evidence is a bank statement on headed paper covering the last six months of money in and out, for the student and for each sponsor; internet printouts are accepted only if every page is notarised by the bank and accompanied by a letter confirming authenticity, and handwritten entries are not accepted at all. A statement from a deposit or savings account must come with a bank letter confirming the money can actually be withdrawn. Degree-programme students only may use an alternative under a pilot scheme: an education bond of at least €10,000 lodged with an approved student fees payment service, held continuously from the visa application until registration in Ireland and released on arrival (or refunded if the visa is refused). ISD stresses that the bond is a contract between the student and the provider, not with ISD.
“For all academic courses due to begin after 1 July 2023, you must show evidence that you have immediate access to at least €10,000 . This is the estimated cost of living in Ireland for a student for one academic year.”
Work during study
A non-EEA student on a course listed on the Interim List of Eligible Programmes (ILEP), registered on Stamp 2 student conditions, has a concession to work up to 20 hours per week during term-time and up to 40 hours per week during vacation time, without needing a separate employment permit. Vacation periods are defined as June, July, August and September, plus 15 December to 15 January. Students on a course leading to a major NFQ Level 7 award or above may also undertake an internship or work placement that is an integral, assessed part of their course, including outside the normal hours limit.
“is registered on Stamp 2 student conditions and has concession to work 20 hours per week (without an employment permit) during term-time and 40 hours per week during vacation time. Vacation times June, July, August and September, and between 15 December and 15 January.”
Post-study work visa
Third Level Graduate Programme (Stamp 1G, sometimes called Ireland's 'stay back' option) . Up to 2 years
Available to a legally resident non-EEA graduate who holds a Level 8 (honours bachelor's) or Level 9-or-above (master's/doctoral) award from a recognised Irish awarding body, notified of the award on or after 1 January 2017, who applies within 6 months of that notification and has not already exceeded the 7-year overall limit on student permission. A Level 8 graduate is granted 12 months' permission, to a maximum of 7 years' cumulative student permission overall. A Level 9-or-above graduate is granted 12 months initially, renewable for a further 12 months (24 months total) provided they can show the immigration authorities they have taken genuine steps to find graduate-level employment (e.g. job interviews, registering with graduate recruiters) and stay within an overall 8-year limit on student conditions. A graduate may re-enter the programme once more after achieving a still-higher award, but never more than twice in total, and it is intended for seeking graduate-level employment and applying for an employment permit — not an open-ended stay.
“Graduates with an award at Level 9 or above on the National Framework of Qualifications who qualify for the Programme will be granted permission for 12 months initially. This will be renewed for a further period of twelve months (subject to the overall eight year limit on student conditions not being exceeded) where the graduate satisfies the immigration authorities that he or she has taken appropriate steps to access suitable graduate level employment (for example, attendance at job interviews, signing up with graduate employment agencies).”
Route to permanent residence
The Stamp 1G graduate permission does not itself count as an employment permit, but its holder is explicitly allowed to apply for a Critical Skills Employment Permit while still in Ireland on Stamp 1G — Citizens Information's own eligibility page for that permit lists 'stamp 1, 1G, 2, 2A or 3 permission' as sufficient standing to apply from inside the country. A recent graduate gets a lower salary bar for that permit: if the qualification was awarded within the 12 months before applying and the job is on the Critical Skills Occupation List, the minimum salary is reduced (EUR 36,848, versus EUR 40,904 for that list generally, both as of this reading). From an employment permit, the standard route to long-term status is Long Term Residency: at least 5 years (60 months) of legal residence in Ireland held under a qualifying Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment employment permit (successive permits, including a combination of a Critical Skills Employment Permit and other permit types, can be added together), after which a grant of Long Term Residency allows a further 5 years of work in Ireland without needing another employment permit. This is distinct from, and does not itself equal, Irish citizenship or an unconditional permanent 'Stamp 4' — those follow their own separate rules.
“If you have been legally resident in Ireland for a minimum of five years (60 months) as the holder of an employment permit issued by Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment you may apply for Long Term Residency permission.”
Route to citizenship
Irish citizenship by naturalisation is granted at the Minister for Justice's absolute discretion under the Irish Nationality and Citizenship Act 1956 as amended, administered by the Immigration Service Delivery's Citizenship Division. An applicant must have at least 1,825 days (5 years) of 'reckonable residence' in the State within the 9 years before applying, made up of 365 days of continuous residence immediately before the application plus a further 1,460 days (4 years) of reckonable residence within the 8 years before that; a spouse or civil partner of an Irish citizen can instead apply after 3 years of marriage or civil partnership plus 3 years of reckonable residence on the island of Ireland. Not every immigration status counts toward reckonable residence, and applicants must also show good character. Ireland permits multiple citizenship: Immigration Service Delivery states directly that Irish law does not require giving up another citizenship either to naturalise as Irish or to claim Irish citizenship by birth or descent, though it flags that an applicant's other country of citizenship may not allow the same.
“Under Irish law you do not have to give up another citizenship to: Apply to become an Irish citizen by naturalisation Claim Irish citizenship by birth, descent or other reasons.”
What the government currently prioritises
The Critical Skills Employment Permit — the main employment permit a Stamp 1G graduate would realistically apply for — is explicitly built around a Government shortage list: a job on the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's own Critical Skills Occupations List qualifies at a lower minimum salary (EUR 40,904/year generally, or EUR 36,848/year for an applicant who was awarded their qualification within the previous 12 months) than a job in an occupation that is merely not on a separate 'ineligible occupations' list (EUR 68,911/year). No labour-market needs test (advertising the role first) applies to this permit either way. Reading the List itself (organised by the UK's Standard Occupational Classification, SOC 2010, current from 13 May 2026 under SI 213 of 2026) directly, rather than relying only on a secondary description of it, confirms StudyPath’s brief was right that ICT, engineering and specific healthcare roles feature heavily: under 'ICT Professionals' and 'Information Technology and Telecommunications Professionals' it names IT specialist managers, IT project/programme managers, IT business analysts/architects/systems designers, programmers and software development professionals, and web design and development professionals; under 'Engineering Professionals' it names Civil, Structural and Site, Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, Design and Development, Production and Process, and Chemical Engineers, plus Material Scientists; and under 'Health Professionals', 'Therapy Professionals' and 'Nursing and Midwifery Professionals' it names Medical Practitioners, Pharmacists, Radiographers, Registered Nurses and Registered Midwives, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists, among many others. An occupation only qualifies if it also carries a specific named specialism listed under 'Employments with Specific Skills' where the broad category requires one — appearing in a broad category alone is not always enough.
“Engineering Professionals 2121 Civil Engineers Structural Engineers and Site Engineers 2122 Mechanical engineers 2123 Electrical engineers 2124 Electronics engineers specialising in: Chip design, test engineering, or application engineering, or Process automation engineering, or Power generation, transmission and distribution, or Related and relevant specialist skills, qualifications or experience”
Read 17 August 2026. Employment-permit salary thresholds referenced here (EUR 40,904 / EUR 36,848 / EUR 68,911) took effect from 1 March 2026 under a new roadmap for Minimum Annual Remuneration and are stated on Citizens Information's own page to be subject to further scheduled increases — re-check the current figures before relying on them, the same caution StudyPath applies to every other country's post-study-work numbers. Trinity College Dublin is the one Ireland university currently on StudyPath (this correction supersedes an earlier draft of this note that said Ireland had no university here yet). No university international-office or migration-agency page was used anywhere in this entry — every figure is cited to irishimmigration.ie (Immigration Service Delivery, Department of Justice), citizensinformation.ie (the State's own citizen-information service) or enterprise.gov.ie (Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment), all pre-approved official sources for Ireland on StudyPath. Deepening pass, 17 August 2026: inDemandOccupations replaced with the Critical Skills Occupations List's own actual content (previously StudyPath described the List's existence and salary mechanism but deliberately did not reproduce its contents). Added enterprise.gov.ie to the accepted government-source list — it is the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment's own site and the List's actual publisher (the List is 'set out in Schedule 3 of the Regulations', per the page itself), a more direct authority for this specific figure than citizensinformation.ie's general-public paraphrase of it, and DETE administers employment permits directly — the same class of reasoning already used for the United States' ice.gov/uscis.gov/studyinthestates.dhs.gov entries. citizenshipRoute added 17 August 2026: the 1,825-day reckonable-residence figure is cited to citizensinformation.ie's 'Becoming an Irish citizen through naturalisation' page (b6641b36b2759a70, already archived above), the State's own citizen-facing explainer of the Department of Justice's rules. The dual-citizenship statement is cited instead to irishimmigration.ie's own dedicated 'Dual Citizenship' page — a cleaner, more directly authoritative statement of Irish law than a general search summary would have given, and on the same already-allowed domain used elsewhere in this entry. naturalisationStatus set to 'published-route' on 18 August 2026: the authority already cited under citizenshipRoute publishes criteria a foreign resident could actually follow, which is the only claim this field makes. It is deliberately not a judgement about how attainable that route is in practice. citizenshipTerms cites the already-archived citizensinformation.ie naturalisation page because it states the 5-year reckonable-residence total as a figure; the Immigration Service Delivery page cited by citizenshipRoute covers dual citizenship rather than the period. Route is recorded as application even though the Minister for Justice holds absolute discretion under the 1956 Act: Irish naturalisation is applied for against published criteria, unlike the decree- and nomination-based routes StudyPath records as discretionary or nomination. studentVisaFunds added 19 August 2026. Two ISD pages were archived and agree: the standing 'Information on Student Finances' page, cited here because it carries both the figure and the shorter-course rules and the accepted evidence, and the June 2025 notice 'Reminder on Student Finance requirements from 30 June 2025', which supplies the alignment date for non-visa-required nationals and repeats the same €10,000 and €833-per-month figures. The €833 monthly rate for short courses is recorded in conditions rather than as the amount, because the €10,000 annual figure is the one that applies to the degree-length courses StudyPath carries.
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