About University College Cork:
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
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| World University Rankings | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 423 | 406 | 425 | 407 | 409 | 361 | 381 | 409 | 374 |
| Field | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Agriculture | 231 | 264 | 258 | 181 | 37 | 205 | 200 | 208 | 243 | 227 | 219 | 237 | 262 | 270 | 285 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 401-450 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Life Sciences | 248 | 202 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 295 | 260 | 274 | 286 | 279 | 216 | 271 | 301-350 | 298 |
| Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 289 | 254 | 264 | 269 | 274 |
| Natural Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Social Sciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 401-450 | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - |
| Subject | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Sciences | 36 | 37 | 38 | 42 | 48 | 51 | 38 | 40 | 46 | 62 | 68 | 64 | 58 | 62 | 68 |
| Biology & Biochemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 287 | 224 | 239 | 286 | - | 351-400 |
| Chemistry | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 |
| Civil Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Clinical Medicine | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 | 301-350 |
| Computer Science | - | 280 | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 401-450 | - | - | - |
| Economics & Business | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Electrical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - | - | 451-500 | - |
| Environment / Ecology | - | 277 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Geosciences | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Immunology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 298 | 243 | 212 | 152 | 188 | 170 | 168 |
| Materials Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mathematics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 451-500 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Microbiology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 99 | 137 | 111 | 88 | 111 | 99 | 88 |
| Molecular Biology & Genetics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 292 | 287 | - | 301-350 |
| Neuroscience & Behavior | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 172 | 155 | 148 | 132 | 141 | 178 |
| Pharmacology & Toxicolog | - | - | - | 248 | - | - | 247 | 235 | 242 | 211 | 211 | 243 | 295 | 301-350 | 351-400 |
| Physics | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Plant & Animal Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Psychiatry / Psychology | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 216 | 187 | 208 | 246 |
| Social Sciences, General | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 351-400 | 351-400 | 401-450 | 401-450 | 451-500 | 451-500 | - |
| Space Science | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Energy Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 401-450 |
| Environmental Science & Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Biomedical Engineering | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |