Cork Institute of Technology: Statistics

Updated: May 31, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2696 of 6,562	In the World
# 852 of 2,785	In Europe
# 12 of 32	In Ireland
# 388 of 6,257	For Automation and Control engineering
Top 1-3	For 6 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

54%

Enrollment

10,476

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

Highest Degree

Bachelor

Website

cit.ie

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate	54%
Admissions Requirements	Irish Leaving Certificate or recognized international equivalent
Academic Calendar	September to August (September - December; January - May)
Enrollment	10,476

We've calculated the 54% acceptance rate for Cork Institute of Technology based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Cork Institute of Technology faculties and divisions

Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up Cork Institute of Technology.

Campus : MTU Tralee North (Kerry)

Agricultural Engineering Agricultural Management Building Technologies Civil Engineering Construction Engineering Engineering Environmental Engineering Health Sciences Higher Education Teacher Training Leisure Studies Management Nursing Preschool Education Production Engineering Service Trades Surveying and Mapping

Campus : MTU Tralee South (Kerry)

Business Administration Computer Science Cooking and Catering Hotel and Restaurant Hotel Management Information Sciences Information Technology Media Studies Multimedia Music Social and Community Services Tourism

College : Crawford College of Art and Design

Art Education Art Therapy Ceramic Art Communication Arts Design Fine Arts Glass Art Journalism Media Studies Multimedia Painting and Drawing Photography Public Relations Sculpture Textile Design Video Visual Arts

College : National Maritime College of Ireland

Marine Engineering Marine Science and Oceanography Marine Transport Nautical Science

Faculty : Business and Humanities

Accountancy Arts and Humanities Business Administration Child Care and Development Cooking and Catering Education Food Science Hotel and Restaurant Information Sciences Leisure Studies Management Marketing Parks and Recreation Psychology Psychotherapy Social and Community Services Social Sciences Social Studies Tourism

Faculty : Engineering and Science

Analytical Chemistry Applied Physics Architecture Astronomy and Space Science Bioengineering Biological and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Biotechnology Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Networks Computer Science Construction Engineering Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Electronics and Automation Energy Engineering Engineering Environmental Engineering Environmental Studies Food Science Health Sciences Heating and Refrigeration Industrial Engineering Information Management Information Technology Instrument Making Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Metal Techniques Nutrition Pharmacy Physics Robotics Safety Engineering Software Engineering Structural Architecture Surveying and Mapping Transport Engineering

School : Cork School of Music (CSM)

Music Musical Instruments Singing Technology Theatre

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Cork Institute of Technology.

Programs	Bachelor	Master	Doctoral
Art & Design	Yes	Yes	No
Biology	Yes	Yes	No
Business	Yes	Yes	No
Chemistry	Yes	Yes	No
Computer Science	Yes	Yes	No
Economics	Yes	Yes	No
Engineering	Yes	Yes	No
Environmental Science	Yes	Yes	No
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	Yes	Yes	No
Mathematics	Yes	Yes	No
Medicine	Yes	Yes	No
Physics	Yes	Yes	No
Psychology	Yes	Yes	No

Ordinary Bachelor Degree

Accountancy Agriculture Analytical Chemistry Applied Physics Biological and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering Building Technologies Business Administration Child Care and Development Civil Engineering Cooking and Catering Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Engineering Management Environmental Engineering Food Science Hotel and Restaurant Human Resources Information Technology Interior Design Leisure Studies Management Marine Engineering Marine Transport Marketing Mechanical Engineering Nautical Science Social and Community Services Social Work Software Engineering Surveying and Mapping Tourism Transport Management

Honours Bachelor Degree

Accountancy Agriculture Analytical Chemistry Applied Physics Architecture Biological and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Biotechnology Business Administration Chemical Engineering Child Care and Development Communication Arts Computer Science Education Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Environmental Studies Fine Arts Horticulture Hotel and Restaurant Industrial Management Information Technology Interior Design International Business Marketing Measurement and Precision Engineering Mechanical Engineering Music Nutrition Physics Social Work Software Engineering Sports Structural Architecture Surveying and Mapping Theatre Tourism Transport Management Visual Arts

Masters Degree

Architecture Art Education Art Therapy Artificial Intelligence Arts and Humanities Biological and Life Sciences Biomedical Engineering Business Administration Business and Commerce Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Computer Science Electrical and Electronic Engineering Energy Engineering Engineering Drawing and Design Engineering Management Fine Arts Graphic Design Human Resources Information Management International Business Journalism Marketing Mathematics Mechanical Engineering Music Physics Psychotherapy Public Relations Social Work Software Engineering Structural Architecture Transport Engineering

Doctoral Degree

Architecture Art Therapy Arts and Humanities Biology Biomedical Engineering Biomedicine Business Administration Chemical Engineering Chemistry Civil Engineering Communication Studies Computer Science Design Electrical and Electronic Engineering Energy Engineering Fine Arts Mechanical Engineering Music

Research profile

Cork Institute of Technology has published 1,931 scientific papers with 50,080 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Medicine, Materials Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Astrophysics and Astronomy, and Microbiology.

Publications

1,931

Citations

50,080

Publication / Citation count by topic

Engineering	726 / 11,852
Physics	458 / 13,933
Computer Science	407 / 6,156
Biology	406 / 15,739
Chemistry	306 / 7,096
Medicine	227 / 8,564
Materials Science	205 / 3,244
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	169 / 5,777
Astrophysics and Astronomy	150 / 9,047
Microbiology	150 / 6,990
Optics	122 / 1,934
Computer Networking	116 / 1,342
Business	102 / 1,495
Environmental Science	102 / 3,916
Mathematics	91 / 1,597
Automation and Control	74 / 802
Art & Design	61 / 591
Electronic Engineering	61 / 511
Cryptography and Distributed computing	55 / 1,347
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	55 / 604
Demography	53 / 3,700
Virology	53 / 3,829
Genetics	51 / 1,850
Nutrition and Food Science	49 / 1,736
Psychology	39 / 807
Bioinformatics / Computational biology	34 / 1,189
Communications and Public Relations	34 / 1,300
Molecular	31 / 400
Human-Computer Interaction	31 / 346
Political Science	30 / 785
Computational Linguistics	29 / 287
Renewable Energy	28 / 818
Biotechnology	28 / 1,624
Environmental Management	27 / 1,122
Cyber Security	27 / 488
Data Science	26 / 893
Public Health	26 / 271
Economics	26 / 349
Biochemistry	26 / 1,125
Management Information Systems (MIS)	25 / 223