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Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin

College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland

IDSCU ID: PS-0005Type: UniversityStatus: ActiveData captured: 8 Sept 2026

Overview

Trinity College Dublin is the constituent college of the University of Dublin and is located on a historic city-centre campus in the Irish capital. Created by royal charter in 1592, it developed on a site provided by Dublin Corporation. Its institutional identity combines the college name with the University of Dublin, which is relevant when describing its degree awards.

Institution information

Institution type
University
Operating status
Active
Ownership
Public
Founded
1592
Founded information
Established by royal charter in 1592 on the former site of the Priory of All Hallows in Dublin.
Acronym
TCD
Teaching languages
  • English

Qualifications & fields

Primary pathway
Higher Education
Education pathways
  • Higher Education
Qualification levels
  • Bachelor
  • Master
  • Doctorate
Fields of study
  • Arts and Humanities
  • Social Sciences
  • Business and Management
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Natural Sciences
  • Medicine and Health
  • Law
  • Architecture and Related Services
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Legal Professions and Studies
  • English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Mathematics and Statistics
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Theology and Religious Vocations
  • Physical Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Visual and Performing Arts
  • Health Professions and Related Programs
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Academic divisions
  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Engineering, Mathematics and Science
  • Health Sciences
  • School of Medicine investigated the effect
  • School of Business
  • School of Creative Arts
  • School of Education
  • School of English
  • School of Histories and Humanities
  • School of Languages, Literatures and Cultural Studies
  • School of Law
  • School of Linguistic, Speech and Communications Sciences
  • School of Psychology
  • School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies
  • School of Social Sciences and Philosophy
  • School of Social Work and Social Policy
  • School of Biochemistry and Immunology
  • School of Chemistry
  • School of Computer Science and Statistics
  • School of Engineering
  • School of Genetics and Microbiology
  • School of Mathematics
  • School of Natural Sciences
  • School of Physics
  • School of Dental Science
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery
  • School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Delivery modes
  • On-campus
Awarding bodies
  • University of Dublin

Campuses & admissions

Address
College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland
Campuses
  • Name: Trinity main campus · City: Dublin · Relationship: City-centre campus
Course catalogue
Open official page
Facilities
  • Trinity College Library
  • Book of Kells exhibition
  • Sports facilities

Record information

IDSCU record ID
PS-0005
Education sector
Postsecondary Institution
Country code
IE
Data captured
8 Sept 2026
Data release
20260908T071051Z

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