National College of Art and Design

The National College of Art and Design was created in 1746 as a pioneer for the study of art in Ireland. The college initially started out as a drawing school before it was taken over by the Dublin society and made what it is today. This college has trained and raised prominent artists and designer and is still in the business of doing so. Its work has pushed forward the study of art in Ireland.

The college is a non- profit institution, accredited by the Department of education and skills in Ireland. The school is prestigiously ranked in different capacities. According to QS World University Rankings, it is ranked among the top 100 best art colleges in the world; a position which it has maintained unfailingly through the years. And recently, it has been climbing up this ranking ladder and is now the 40th best in the world, though it is ranked by some other institutions to be 17th.