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Established in 1845 as Queen’s College Cork, University College Cork (UCC) is ranked in the top 2% of universities in the QS world university rankings. It welcomed 115 students when it officially opened in 1849, and now, 21,000 students call it home. 

UCC ranks highly in many areas, among them graduate employability, and is the top Irish university for highly cited researchers and research impact. The university has also fostered a deep commitment to sustainability. It is ranked 9th worldwide by the UI Green Metric, the first global ranking of university sustainability, for five years in a row.  UCC is the first university in the world to be awarded the International Green Flag for Environmental Friendliness.

In the QS World University rankings by subject, UCC has ranked highly in nursing, agriculture and forestry, law, English language and literature, pharmacy and pharmacology, and medicine.

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