DCU has been named University of the Year.
The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021 shows NUI Galway is the runner-up.
Meanwhile, Waterford Institute of Technology is the Institute of Technology of the Year.
DCU is the Sunday Times University of the Year 2021!
DCU President @DaireKeogh: “People come to work here with the intention of transforming lives and society. That may sound romantic or idealistic but this award is an affirmation of our mission and dedication to it.” #WeAreDCU pic.twitter.com/BjAij5rBgB
— Dublin City University (@DCU) October 30, 2020
The guide outlines why it has been placed in the top spot:
"It scores especially well for low levels of graduate unemployment – just 3% of students are out of work nine months after leaving according to the latest figures, a rate bettered by just two other institutions."
"It has the second best progression rate in Ireland with 92% of students progressing from year one to year two of honours degree courses, and no university awards more top class degrees to its students, with 78.4% leaving with a first or 2:1."
Covid-19
Alastair McCall, Editor of The Sunday Times Good University Guide, said:
“DCU’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic for its students shows the emotional literacy you would expect from an institution that has championed social mobility throughout its entire 40-year history."
"Thoughtful and responsive, the university has tried to make the best of a difficult, evolving and immeasurably complex situation for its student population."
