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The applications for admissions will re-open for applications on Oct 16, 2024, for the September 2024 intake.

Table of content
  • About University College Cork
  • UCC Programs
  • UCC Scholarships 2024
  • UCC Admission Dates 2024
  • UCC Tuition Fees, Duration & Eligibility 2024
  • UCC Student Reviews
  • UCC Job Outcomes
  • UCC Rankings 2024
  • Studying in Ireland
  • UCC Notable Alumni
  • UCC FAQs

About University College Cork

University College Cork is a public university that was founded in 1849 and is based in Cork, Ireland. The University College Cork fees for a UG course is INR 14.8 L and for a PG course is INR 41.6 L. University College Cork has a ranking in the 1.1% of the universities in the world according to official data. Currently, the university has a student body of more than 24,000 students. University College Cork offers a range of Undergraduate, Postgraduate, and PhD courses to international students every year.

UCC Overview

Table of content​
  • UCC Course Duration & Fees
  • UCC Popular Programs
  • UCC Popular Courses

UCC Overview

Courses & Fees
Courses1st Year Tuition FeesDuration & Eligibility
MS(32 courses)
INR 14 L – 23 L
Duration: 12 months-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 – 100, IELTS: 6.5 – 7, PTE: 63 – 72
B.Sc.(6 courses)
INR 17 L – 23 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 – 100, PTE: 63 & Above
M.A.(39 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 1 year-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
M.Sc.(18 courses)
INR 14 L – 18 L
Duration: 12 months-1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MBA/PGDM(18 courses)
INR 14 L – 18 L
Duration: 12 months-1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
PG Diploma(28 courses)
INR 9 L – 20 L
Duration: 1 year-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
B.A.(15 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 3-4 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above, OET: 63 & Above
B.E. / B.Tech(7 courses)
INR 15 L – 20 L
Duration: 3-4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
LL.M.(8 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
BSN(6 courses)
INR 15 L – 19 L
Duration: 4 years-54 months
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MSN(3 courses)
INR 13 L – 17 L
Duration: 1 year-2 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MPH(2 courses)
INR 14 L – 15 L
Duration: 1 year
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
BBA(4 courses)
INR 19 L – 20 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
BDS(1 course)
INR 46 L
Duration: 5 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MBBS(1 course)
INR 46 L
Duration: 5 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MDS(1 course)
INR 11 L
Duration: 12 months
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
MEng(4 courses)
INR 21 L
Duration: 12 months-1 year
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
B.Arch(2 courses)
INR 20 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
B.J.M.C.(1 course)
INR 15 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
M.Arch(1 course)
INR 21 L
Duration: 1 year
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
B.Com(1 course)
INR 19 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
LL.B.(1 course)
INR 19 L
Duration: 3 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above, Duolingo: 120 & Above
Others PG(1 course)
INR 15 L
Duration: 1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above

 

UCC Overview

Popular Courses

MS

12 months – 2 years
Exams Accepted
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹14.27 L – 23.22 L
– / –

B.Sc.

6 Courses4 years
Exams Accepted
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL
  • +1
₹16.66 L – 23.31 L
– / –

M.A.

1 year – 2 years
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹14.64 L – 17.48 L
– / –

M.Sc.

12 months – 1 year
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹13.78 L – 17.57 L
– / –

MBA/PGDM

12 months – 1 year
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹13.78 L – 17.57 L
– / –

PG Diploma

1 year – 2 years
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹8.62 L – 20.15 L
– / –

B.A.

3 – 4 years
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹14.64 L – 16.76 L
– / –

B.E. / B.Tech

3 – 4 years
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL
  • +1
₹14.93 L – 20.49 L
– / –

LL.M.

1 year
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹15.48 L – 17.21 L
– / –

BSN

4 years – 54 months
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
₹14.93 L – 18.67 L
– / –

Popular Programs

MSc Data Science and Analytics

1 year
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
61
– / –
₹23.22 L

MSc in Chemistry – Environmental Analytical Chemistry

1 year
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +1
61
– / –
₹20.58 L

MSc in Computing Science

12 months
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
61
– / –
₹23.22L

MSc Industrial Pharmaceutical Sciences, Operations & Management

12 months
  • IELTS
  • TOEFL
  • +2
– / –
– / –
₹17.21 L

MSc in Business Analytics

12 months
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
41
– / –
₹17.57 L

MSc Finance (Corporate Finance)

12 months
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
51
– / –
₹17.57 L

MMEdSc in Sports & Exercise Medicine

12 months
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
– / –
– / –
₹19.94 L

BA (Hons) Computer Science

3 years
  • TOEFL
  • IELTS
  • +2
Minimum 75%
– / –
₹14.93 L

What’s new?

UCC Admissions

The admission deadline for University College Cork depends on the course and level of study. The application deadline for Undergraduate students is Dec 1, 2024 ( starts its applications), and the closing date for application receipts is May 31, 2025 (tentative). However, for postgraduate, the applications are open but we request the applicants to check the admission office of the university to avoid last-minute confusion.

The University College Cork has unique subjects with 120 undergraduate courses and 200 postgraduate courses that allow students to explore their academic interests and pursue specialized areas of study.  

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Placements Highlight

Renowned for its academic excellence and diverse campus community, University College Cork has consistently secured top global university rankings. Offering a wide array of courses across various fields and disciplines for its students, University College Cork stands out and has an impressive global ranking, and is surely a world-class education place for international students.

Rated A by Shiksha Grading, University College Cork is also rated A++ for MSN. Looking at the Shiksha Grading by Courses, most of the University College Cork courses are in the range of A++ and B+ grades.

Although there are multiple grading platforms accessible for students to check university rankings, what make stand out is that Shiksha uses the aggregate of all the publicly available university and course rankings from top-ranking publishers and maps it into nine buckets, namely A++, A+, A, B++, B+, B, C++, C+, C. With this method, courses are graded on the basis of their availability at the college in a particular country and universities are graded by the countries.

 

Moving on, according to ‘University Ranking’ category of QS 2025, University College Cork ranks #273, which is improving in comparison to its last year’s ranking, i.e., #292 in 2024. University College Cork also ranks #301 in THE ‘University Ranking’ category 2024. As compared to the last year, University College Cork witnessed a stable trend in its THE (Times Higher Education) ranking which stood at #301 in 2023.

Check out more details on University College Cork ranking in the below content.

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Course Ranking

As per the University College Cork subject ranking 2024, many of the university courses are ranked among the top in the world. QS has ranked the University College Cork at #32 for Nursing. Additionally, it is also ranked #51 – 94 for Pharmacy & Pharmacology by QS. THE has also ranked courses offered by University College Cork as top programs, namely Clinical & Health, Law, Life Sciences, and Psychology, etc. The programs offered by University College Cork are quite popular and are ranked at #176 – 201 by THE in 2024.

In addition to the global ranking bodies, Shiksha has also graded University College Cork streams, namely Nursing, Law, and Science with A++, B++, and B++ grades. Due to the availability of multiple rankings online which can prove to be overwhelming to students looking to study abroad, Shiksha Study Abroad launched Shiksha Grading. With its launch, students are no longer required to check multiple ranking details to know about the performance of a particular university.

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Campus Life

UCC Programs

UCC Programs

UCC Scholarships 2024

University College Cork offers a range of international scholarships to eligible students based on merit. Some of the scholarships are given as follows:

  • Ananth Nair Memorial Fund
  • SEFS International Student Merit-Based Scholarship
  • SEFS International Undergraduate Scholarships
  • SEFS Returning International Student Scholarships
  • Claddagh Scholarship Program (for both UG and PG students)

UCC Admission Dates 2024

University College Cork offers admissions mostly in the Fall intake every year. The admission deadlines for international students are given as follows:

Type of CourseDate/Deadline
PostgraduateOct 16, 2024

UCC Tuition Fees, Duration & Eligibility 2024

Courses1st Year Tuition FeesDuration & Eligibility
MS(32 courses)
INR 14 L – 23 L
Duration: 12 months-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 – 100, IELTS: 6.5 – 7, PTE: 63 – 72
M.Sc.(18 courses)
INR 14 L – 18 L
Duration: 12 months-1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
MBA/PGDM(18 courses)
INR 14 L – 18 L
Duration: 12 months-1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
M.A.(39 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 1 year-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
PG Diploma(28 courses)
INR 9 L – 20 L
Duration: 1 year-2 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
B.A.(15 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 3-4 years
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
B.E. / B.Tech(7 courses)
INR 15 L – 20 L
Duration: 3-4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
LL.M.(8 courses)
INR 15 L – 17 L
Duration: 1 year
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
BSN(6 courses)
INR 15 L – 19 L
Duration: 4 years-54 months
Exam Accepted: TOEFL: 90 & Above, IELTS: 6.5 & Above, PTE: 63 & Above
B.Sc.(6 courses)
INR 17 L – 23 L
Duration: 4 years
Exam Accepted: IELTS: 6.5 & Above, TOEFL: 90 – 100, PTE: 63 & Above

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Frequently asked questions

Q: What are the English Language requirements at UCC?

At University College Cork (UCC), the English language requirements depend on the specific program and the applicant’s background. Generally, if English is not your first language, you will need to provide proof of English language proficiency. UCC accepts various standardized tests, such as:

  • IELTS (International English Language Testing System): A minimum overall score of 6.5, with no individual section below 6.0.
  • TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language): A minimum score of 90 in the Internet-based test, with a minimum of 21 in Speaking, 20 in Listening, 19 in Reading, and 23 in Writing.
  • PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English): A minimum score of 63, with no section score below 59.
  • Cambridge English Qualifications: Minimum grade requirements vary depending on the specific qualification.

Some programs may have higher requirements, and specific exemptions may be available for applicants who have completed previous education in English-speaking countries. It’s essential to check the requirements for your specific program or contact the admissions office for detailed information.

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