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Courses
Courses
Choosing a course is one of the most important decisions you'll ever make! View our courses and see what our students and lecturers have to say about the courses you are interested in at the links below.
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University Life
University Life
Each year more than 4,000 choose University of Galway as their University of choice. Find out what life at University of Galway is all about here.
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About University of Galway
About University of Galway
Since 1845, University of Galway has been sharing the highest quality teaching and research with Ireland and the world. Find out what makes our University so special – from our distinguished history to the latest news and campus developments.
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Colleges & Schools
Colleges & Schools
University of Galway has earned international recognition as a research-led university with a commitment to top quality teaching across a range of key areas of expertise.
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Research & Innovation
Research & Innovation
University of Galway’s vibrant research community take on some of the most pressing challenges of our times.
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Business & Industry
Guiding Breakthrough Research at University of Galway
We explore and facilitate commercial opportunities for the research community at University of Galway, as well as facilitating industry partnership.
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Alumni & Friends
Alumni & Friends
There are 128,000 University of Galway alumni worldwide. Stay connected to your alumni community! Join our social networks and update your details online.
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Community Engagement
Community Engagement
At University of Galway, we believe that the best learning takes place when you apply what you learn in a real world context. That's why many of our courses include work placements or community projects.
Accessibility & LanguageWhat do Graduates do?
Graduate Destinations
Each year, all universities in Ireland and the UK survey their graduates to determine their first destination after leaving university.
In Ireland, this data is used by the HEA to gather national statistics.
What do Ireland's Graduates do?
The HEA have interactive dashboards detailing the results of the national survey available on Graduate Outcomes: Data & Reports
These detail results from 2017 and subsequent years.
Higher Education Outcomes Graduation Years 2010-2014: https://hea.ie/assets/uploads/2018/02/Final-CSO-HEA-Report-Higher-Education-Outcomes.pdf
The HEA have all their publications available from https://hea.ie/resource-category/statistics/publications/
(please click Galway tab above for results our graduate survey)
Latest survey results - 2023
In 2024 the Career Development Centre surveyed the class of 2023 for the Graduate Outcomes Survey.
The survey of graduates of 2024 will take place in spring/summer 2025 - to take part see Graduate Survey.
| Main activity | PG | UG | Total |
| Working full-time | 72% | 51% | 60% |
| Working part-time | 6% | 4% | 5% |
| Due to start a job within 3 months | 1% | 1% | 1% |
| Full-time further study or training | 9% | 37% | 24% |
| Part-time further study or training | 0% | 1% | 0% |
| Other activity | 2% | 3% | 3% |
| Unemployed and looking for work | 10% | 4% | 6% |
More details
2023 Graduate Outcomes Survey - By College
2020 Graduate Outcomes Survey by College
2018 Graduate Outcomes Survey by College
2017 Breakdown by College - Graduate Outcomes Survey
