RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Dublin, Ireland
RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is a health-sciences-focused university in Dublin, Ireland, founded by Royal Charter in 1784 and a recognised college of the National University of Ireland. It offers undergraduate, postgraduate and professional programmes across medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, dentistry and other healthcare disciplines, and is also the professional training body for surgery in Ireland. As a specialist institution it features in QS subject rankings (including medicine, pharmacy and nursing) rather than the main overall world ranking table.
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Location
Dublin
Established
1784
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD, Professional
Instruction
English-taught
How to apply
CAO (Ireland/EU undergraduate); direct via university for international and postgraduate applicants
Admission tests
Requirements change from one intake to the next — confirm the current ones on RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences’s official site (opens in a new tab) before you apply.
Applying to universities in the UK & Ireland
- Application platform
- UCAS (UK) / CAO (Ireland)
- Intakes
- Autumn (Sep/Oct)
- Student visa
- Student Visa (UK) / Stamp 2 (Ireland)
- Working while studying
- UK: 20 hrs/week during term, full-time on breaks. Graduate Route: 2 years stay after degree.
Official sources: GOV.UK — Student visa · Irish Immigration Service. Visa and work rules change — verify on the official source before relying on them.
Popular fields of study
Source: RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences official website. Details here are for guidance only — tuition, deadlines, rankings and eligibility change every academic year, so confirm on the official university site before applying.
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