Higher Certificates student counts by institution in Ireland
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 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 690 |
| 2022 - 2023 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 55 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 380 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1140 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 530 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1285 |
| 2021 - 2022 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 775 |
| 2021 - 2022 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 90 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 445 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1240 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 605 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1555 |
| 2020 - 2021 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 880 |
| 2020 - 2021 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 0 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 110 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 465 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1300 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 745 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1750 |
| 2019 - 2020 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 780 |
| 2019 - 2020 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 20 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 95 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 535 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1625 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 825 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1750 |
| 2018 - 2019 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 815 |
| 2018 - 2019 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 55 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 115 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 510 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1445 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1040 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1805 |
| 2017 - 2018 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 795 |
| 2017 - 2018 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 35 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 70 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 120 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 535 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1545 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1120 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1955 |
| 2016 - 2017 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Higher Certificates (04) | 870 |
| 2016 - 2017 | University College Cork (CK) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dublin City University (DC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Higher Certificates (04) | 100 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | University College Dublin (DN) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | University of Galway (GY) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | University of Limerick (LM) | Higher Certificates (04) | 100 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Maynooth University (MH) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 595 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | South East Technological University (SE) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1240 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Higher Certificates (04) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Higher Certificates (04) | 1255 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Higher Certificates (04) | 2020 |