Top Irish Universities on Facebook

2025 Facebook University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular Irish Universities on Facebook? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 Facebook University Ranking of all Irish higher-education institutions on Facebook meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Irish higher education-related organization
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Facebook University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Irish university on the Facebook social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

Top Irish Universities on Facebook

Rank	University	Followers	Likes
1	University College Dublin	113,511	104,265
2	Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin	104,122	95,519
3	University of Galway	90,328	83,652
4	University College Cork	81,536	77,402
5	University of Limerick	78,599	71,625
6	Dublin City University	70,784	67,298
7	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	65,864	62,814
8	Technological University Dublin	48,296	47,011
9	National College of Ireland	30,903	29,906
10	Technological University of the Shannon	26,850	25,108
11	Maynooth University	25,823	22,792
12	Munster Technological University	20,374	18,317
13	Dundalk Institute of Technology	19,434	17,726
14	Royal Irish Academy of Music	15,896	13,458
15	Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology	8,563	8,019
16	National College of Art and Design	7,858	7,344
17	Atlantic Technological University	7,775	5,094
18	South East Technological University	5,440	4,213
19	Carlow College	5,216	4,644
20	St Patrick's Pontifical University	4,051	3,545
21	Marino Institute of Education	3,447	3,145
22	National University of Ireland, System	3,320	2,962

Notice: the total number of followers and likes of the above Facebook pages were extracted in June 2025.

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