The National University of Ireland, Maynooth, commonly known as Maynooth University (MU), is a constituent university of the National University of Ireland in Maynooth, County Kildare, Ireland. It is Ireland’s youngest university as it was founded by the Universities Act, 1997 from the secular faculties of the now separate St Patrick’s College, Maynooth, which was founded in 1795. Maynooth is also the only university town in Ireland, all other universities being based within cities.
The university consists of two connected campuses: an older southern campus, with 19th-century buildings, shared with St Patrick’s College, and, across a public road, a modern northern campus, occupying circa 100 acres.
With over 13,000 students enrolled, and over 900 staff from over 20 different countries, it is Ireland’s smallest, yet fastest growing, university. In 2009, Maynooth University was listed as a Top500 university in the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings. The 2012 QS World University Rankings put MU in the 501-550 bracket worldwide, but most recently, MU was ranked in the 701–750 bracket in the 2019 QS World University Rankings. In 2008 it was named Sunday Times ‘University of the Year’. In 2011, Maynooth University became the first and only institution outside of North America to be included in The Princeton Review of Best Colleges.
Mariavilla, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Irlandia
- Maynooth University is Ireland’s fastest growing university with over 11,000 students from more than 90 countries.
- With seven cutting-edge research institutes on campus and one of the best records for commercialising research of any Irish university, there are exciting and tangible opportunities for students to further their academic or professional careers.
- MU was rated the top university in Ireland (out of the 7 participating institutions) in the 2016 International Student Barometer.
- Awarded by Times Higher Education World Rankings as among the top 400 universities in the world and among the top 200 most international universities.
- MU has also been ranked as the 68th among the next generation of leading universities in the world (Times Higher Ed. Top 150 under 50).
- Named in The Princeton Review Best 381 Colleges as one of the world’s top institutions.
- MU has one of the best graduate employment records of any Irish university.
