QS Faculty Ranking
The QS Academic Reputation Survey is one element used in the QS World University Rankings (40% of the final indicator). In addition, the survey alone is used to produce the Faculty Ranking. Rankings in five broad faculty areas are produced: Arts & Humanities; Engineering & Technology; Life Sciences & Medicine; Natural Sciences; Social Sciences & Management. Irish universities ranked are as follows:
| Arts & Humanities | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| TCD | 62 | 60 | 52 | 41 | 32 | 37 |
| UCD | 130 | 120 | 89= | 72 | 73 | 104 |
| UCC | 210 | 250 | 301- 350 |
216= | 197= | 284= |
| NUIG | 345 | 389 | 274= | 272= | 312= | |
| DCU | 351- 400 |
268= | 253= | |||
| DIT | 405= | |||||
| UL | 418= | |||||
| NUIM | 387 | 247= |
| Engineering & Technology | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| TCD | 173 | 161 | 99 | 122= | 135 | 211 |
| UCD | 194 | 208 | 144= | 182= | 196= | 243 |
| UCC | 220 | 230 | 218= | 254= | 251= | 261= |
| NUIG | 367 | 301- 350 |
427= | |||
| DCU | 401= | |||||
| DIT | 350 | 301- 350 |
281= | 259= | 259= | |
| UL | 301- 350 |
434= | ||||
| NUIM |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| TCD | 84 | 80 | 81 | 90 | 97= | 87 |
| UCD | 139 | 168 | 134= | 182 | 175= | 222= |
| UCC | 136 | 141 | 115 | 495= | ||
| NUIG | 335 | 357 | 301- 350 |
250= | 260 | 386 |
| DCU | 389= | |||||
| DIT | 472= | |||||
| UL | ||||||
| NUIM |
| Natural Sciences | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| TCD | 141 | 128 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 122= |
| UCD | 253 | 269 | 261= | 203 | 238 | 298= |
| UCC | 269 | 260 | 244= | 223= | 315= | |
| NUIG | 388 | 379 | 301- 350 |
389= | ||
| DCU | 301- 350 |
501= | ||||
| DIT | 437 | |||||
| UL | 515 | |||||
| NUIM |
| Social Sciences & Management | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 |
| TCD | 105 | 90 | 72= | 62= | 59= | 103= |
| UCD | 202 | 159 | 116= | 77= | 75= | 135= |
| UCC | 274 | 278 | 272= | 289 | 397= | |
| NUIG | 351- 400 |
323= | ||||
| DCU | 366= | |||||
| DIT | 420= | |||||
| UL | 351- 400 |
404= | ||||
| NUIM |
QS stress that the Subject Ranking is based on more detailed criteria and is thus an entirely different metric.
