Dublin Institute of Technology

The history of the Dublin Institute of Technology goes back to 1887 when the foundations for the City of Dublin Technical schools were laid. It gained status as an autonomous degree awarding institution in 1992. At present with over 20,000 students and a staff of 2500 it is the largest provider of part time education in Ireland. These include awarding of Bachelors degrees, Honors degrees, Higher certificates, Postgraduate diplomas, Master’s degrees, Professional Body awards and certificates of completion. The DIT offers over 200 undergraduate, over 200 postgraduate and over 150 part time programs. The college is ranked within the Top 4% of universities internationally. It is reported that 10 % of all students in higher education in Ireland study at DIT. Times Higher Education (THE) has ranked it among the Top 100 university level education institutes worldwide under 50 years.

There are 5 colleges namely; College of Business, College of Arts & Tourism, College of Engineering & Built Environment, College of Sciences & Health and Graduate Research School.