Royal College of Surgeons student counts by programme type
Original Higher Education Authority (HEA) statistics hosted by Ireland's Central Statistics Office, dataset HEA03. These are historical student counts, not current course availability or admissions capacity. Institution names and codes follow this dataset's historical reporting scope; they do not establish current registration or reconstruct institution mergers.
The source reports academic years 2016 - 2017 through 2022 - 2023. Programme types retain their source codes and qualification scope; no type is mapped to CIP or treated as a currently available course. All Programme Types is an aggregate: do not add it to individual programmes. Missing values are shown as Not reported and remain distinct from a reported zero. No missing value is inferred as zero, and no admission or graduation rates are calculated.
Contains Irish Government Data from HEA/CSO licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. Official dataset and licence / Reuse framework. Tables are reformatted by CollegeVerse; the source does not endorse this site. Observed 2026-10-20.
| Academic year | Institution (source code) | Programme (source code) | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 4825 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | 145 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 15 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 895 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 335 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 445 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 95 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 240 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2640 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | 10 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 4575 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | 95 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 10 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 740 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 305 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 435 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 110 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 170 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2590 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | 125 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 4435 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | 110 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 20 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 640 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 280 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 380 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 150 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 165 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2560 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | 140 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 3925 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | 100 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 25 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 555 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 260 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 310 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 45 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 65 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2475 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | 85 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 3780 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | 50 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 20 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 655 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 245 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 275 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 80 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 50 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2405 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 3550 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 25 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 595 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 210 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 270 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 60 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 55 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2340 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | All Programme Types (-) | 3485 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Foundation and Access (01) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Diplomas (06) | 35 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Occasional (09) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Diploma (101) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Research (postgraduate) (111) | 15 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Masters - Taught (Postgraduate) (121) | 615 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | PhD (Postgraduate) (131) | 205 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 230 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Certificate (15) | 90 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Occasional (17) | 30 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate Honours Degree (19) | 2265 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Undergraduate General Degree (191) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Certificate (51) | Not reported |