Letterkenny Institute of Technology: Statistics

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# 1168 of 2,785 In Europe
# 19 of 32 In Ireland
# 1742 of 5,322 For Computer Graphics
Top 1-3 For 9 other topics
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Acceptance rate

45%

Enrollment

33,321

Languages

English

Type

Non-profit

Funding

Public-private partnership

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Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate45%
Admissions RequirementsIrish Leaving Certificate or recognized international equivalent
Academic CalendarSeptember to June (September - December; January - June)
Enrollment33,321

We've calculated the 45% acceptance rate for Letterkenny 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.

Letterkenny Institute of Technology faculties and divisions

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

Department/Division : Continuing Education

Accountancy Business Administration Chinese Computer Science Cooking and Catering Design Finance Food Science Higher Education Hotel and Restaurant Irish Law Management Marketing Nursing Pharmacy Philosophy Photography Public Administration Software Engineering Spanish Tourism Video

School : Business

Accountancy Arts and Humanities Business Administration Design Law Leadership Management Marketing Sports Management

School : Engineering

Civil Engineering Electronic Engineering Mechanical Engineering

School : Science

Computer Science Health Sciences Natural Sciences Nursing

School : Tourism

Cooking and Catering Hotel and Restaurant Tourism

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 Letterkenny 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

Higher Diploma

Business Administration Computer Science Design Electronic Engineering Finance Food Science Information Technology Software Engineering Tourism

Masters Degree

Accountancy Computer Science Electronic Engineering Finance Leadership Management Marketing Public Administration Social and Preventive Medicine Software Engineering Sports Teacher Training

Post-graduate Diploma

Business Administration Engineering Drawing and Design

Doctoral Degree

Business Administration Computer Science

Research profile

Letterkenny Institute of Technology has published 2,555 scientific papers with 9,421 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Environmental Science, Geography and Cartography, Biology, Genetics, Botany, Computer Science, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Geology, and Political Science.

Publication / Citation count by topic

Environmental Science
1,119 / 4,574
Geography and Cartography
995 / 2,492
Biology
878 / 4,660
Genetics
732 / 1,221
Botany
711 / 370
Computer Science
522 / 4,776
Engineering
520 / 4,641
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
382 / 4,600
Geology
322 / 2,686
Political Science
267 / 3,587
Law
259 / 3,525
Medicine
216 / 3,859
Physics
204 / 2,718
Remote Sensing
201 / 1
Business
195 / 2,560
Mathematics
190 / 2,098
Psychology
184 / 2,559
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
181 / 1,463
Art & Design
177 / 812
Sociology
148 / 1,396
Philosophy
143 / 1,634
Quantum and Particle physics
136 / 2,158
Chemistry
132 / 3,779
Ecology
127 / 3,362
Economics
125 / 1,438
Statistics
118 / 1,560
History
115 / 1,151
Cyber Security
115 / 1,265
Computer Graphics
105 / 110
Archaeology
105 / 1,116
Marketing
101 / 1,536
Computer Networking
95 / 1,509
Management
93 / 1,046
Telecommunications
87 / 1,379
Electrical Engineering
85 / 1,346
Machine Learning
79 / 1,013
Linguistics
77 / 617
Development Studies
75 / 659
Mechanical Engineering
67 / 1,285
Materials Science
66 / 976
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2 Notable alumni

Niall Blaney

1. Niall Blaney

1974-. (aged 52)
politician
Niall Blaney is an Irish politician who has been a senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2020.
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Eamon Scanlon

2. Eamon Scanlon

1954-. (aged 72)
politician
Eamon Scanlon is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2007 to 2011 and 2016 to 2020 and again since 2024. He was a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2002 to 2007.
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General Info & Contacts

Alternative names LYIT
Founded 1971
Academic calendar September to June (September - December; January - June)
Address Port Road Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, F92 FC93 Ireland
City Population 19,000
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