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University of Limerick

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University of Limerick campus
The University of Limerick (UL)is a distinctive, pioneering and connected university that shapes the future through educating and empowering people to meet the real challenges of tomorrow. The University of Limerick was award the Sunday Times University of the Year for 2019. This award reflects the University’s commitment to graduate employability, dedication to the student experience and industry-relevant programmes. UL, moreover, places more than 2,000 students in paid and semi-paid work placements annually with 30% of these placements based internationally. This work experience has contributed to ensuring UL is Ireland’s leading university on employability.
Accepts first-year applicationsEuropePublicUrbanLarge (15,000+)Co-Ed

Academic programs

  • Design
  • Engineering
  • Research
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Liberal Arts
  • Business
  • Communication
  • Music
  • Art & Design
  • Economics
  • Finance/Accounting
  • Government/Political Science
  • Health Science
  • Performing Arts
  • Social Science
  • Visual Arts
  • Psychology
  • Computer Science
  • Architecture

Student experience

  • Athletics
  • Co-op/Internship Opportunities
  • Disability Services
  • Intramural/Club Sports
  • LGBTQIA Services
  • Military/Veteran Services
  • On-Campus Housing
  • Religious Affiliation
  • Study Abroad
  • Undergraduate Research

Application information

First-year

For US students applying to UL we have moved to a test flexible approach  - for more information on programmes that do not require SAT or ACT please contact Niamh.kavanagh@ul.ie

Transfer

For US students applying to UL we have moved to a test flexible approach  - for more information on programmes that do not require SAT or ACT please contact Niamh.kavanagh@ul.ie

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Additional information

The UL Global Student Ambassador Programme allows current international students at UL to connect and share their UL experience with prospective students by sharing blogs about all the different aspects of your time here in UL.

Student Ambassadors also are able to take over the UL Global Official Instagram page, which will allow prospective and current students to get a real hands-on look into the life of a UL student. 
 
International Student Ambassadors are given the unique opportunity to help students with their burning questions about life in UL, as well as showing and telling students what life in UL is all about. 

Check out our student ambassadors here 

Visit us

The University of Limerick is set on 340 acres making it one of the largest universities in the country. The river Shannon flows through the campus, this divides the campus in two and it is linked up via The Living Bridge which is the longest pedestrian bridge in the country.
Explore our campus - Click Here 

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire" William Butler Yeats (1865–1939) Irish poet.