Postgraduate Diploma 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) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2022 - 2023 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 95 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 425 |
| 2022 - 2023 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 975 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 470 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 95 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2022 - 2023 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1355 |
| 2022 - 2023 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 430 |
| 2022 - 2023 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 945 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 225 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 70 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 140 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 445 |
| 2022 - 2023 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 150 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 230 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 555 |
| 2022 - 2023 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 180 |
| 2021 - 2022 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2021 - 2022 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 140 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 315 |
| 2021 - 2022 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 840 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 600 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 85 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 45 |
| 2021 - 2022 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1205 |
| 2021 - 2022 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 425 |
| 2021 - 2022 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 945 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 320 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 100 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 105 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 435 |
| 2021 - 2022 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 160 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 300 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 555 |
| 2021 - 2022 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 285 |
| 2020 - 2021 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2020 - 2021 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 150 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 305 |
| 2020 - 2021 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 890 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 550 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 85 |
| 2020 - 2021 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1900 |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 320 |
| 2020 - 2021 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 880 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 310 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 100 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 380 |
| 2020 - 2021 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 170 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 255 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 430 |
| 2020 - 2021 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 285 |
| 2019 - 2020 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2019 - 2020 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 180 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 240 |
| 2019 - 2020 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 340 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 410 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 20 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 40 |
| 2019 - 2020 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1520 |
| 2019 - 2020 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 300 |
| 2019 - 2020 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 635 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 410 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 95 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 45 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 310 |
| 2019 - 2020 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 260 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 105 |
| 2019 - 2020 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 255 |
| 2018 - 2019 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 155 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 200 |
| 2018 - 2019 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 320 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 370 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2018 - 2019 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 40 |
| 2018 - 2019 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1405 |
| 2018 - 2019 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 390 |
| 2018 - 2019 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 655 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 405 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 65 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 10 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 275 |
| 2018 - 2019 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 55 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 250 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 35 |
| 2018 - 2019 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 250 |
| 2017 - 2018 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 160 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 105 |
| 2017 - 2018 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 275 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 330 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2017 - 2018 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 60 |
| 2017 - 2018 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1120 |
| 2017 - 2018 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 380 |
| 2017 - 2018 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 495 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 375 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 70 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 15 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 270 |
| 2017 - 2018 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 30 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 280 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 35 |
| 2017 - 2018 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 310 |
| 2016 - 2017 | National College of Art and Design (AD) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | Not reported |
| 2016 - 2017 | St. Angela's College of Home Economics (AS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 145 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Atlantic Technological University (AT) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2016 - 2017 | University College Cork (CK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 260 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dublin City University (DC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 170 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dundalk IT (DK) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 0 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology (DL) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 35 |
| 2016 - 2017 | University College Dublin (DN) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 1080 |
| 2016 - 2017 | University of Galway (GY) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 375 |
| 2016 - 2017 | University of Limerick (LM) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 200 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Maynooth University (MH) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 480 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Mary Immaculate College (MI) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 70 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Munster Technological University (MU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 10 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Royal College of Surgeons (RC) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 230 |
| 2016 - 2017 | South East Technological University (SE) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 45 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Trinity College Dublin (TR) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 295 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Technological University of the Shannon (TS) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 75 |
| 2016 - 2017 | Technological University Dublin (TU) | Postgraduate Diploma (14) | 255 |