Mary Immaculate College

The College has a growing and diverse community of almost 5,000 students who are enrolled in undergraduate programs in Education, Liberal Arts, Contemporary and Applied Theatre Studies, and Early Childhood Care and Education, as well as a range of postgraduate programs at diploma, MA, and PhD levels. Additional subjects available to our study abroad students include Irish Heritage Studies, Beginners Irish Language, English as a Foreign Language, and English for Academic Purposes. 

MIC has a vibrant international community, collaborating with more than 50 partner universities and colleges in Europe, North America, and Australia and hosting over 200 international students annually.

MIC is recognized and appreciated for its excellence in teaching, learning, and research. The College plays a pivotal role in third-level education in diverse and inclusive Ireland, providing an ethos and environment where students have both the freedom and opportunity to achieve their full potential. The programs of study at MIC are among the most highly sought after in the country, but the College is equally proud of its reputation as a caring institution, where there is genuine concern for the individual in a friendly and welcoming atmosphere.

College life at MIC
All new students are provided with a comprehensive orientation and have access to continued staff support throughout their studies. MIC’s student union, MISU, provides additional support and representation through the huge variety of clubs and societies, including the extremely welcoming and active International Students’ Society. The College is proud to call themselves a fully accessible campus, where the staff’s focus is on students’ well-being and academic involvement. To those students who need a little extra help, the campus also offers English-language support services.

Superb modern facilities can be found all over the College. Students will find comfortable and welcoming low-cost accommodation very close to MIC, with various options including on-campus self-catering accommodation. Off-campus self-catering accommodation is also available at privately run facilities nearby, and students may also rent private accommodation in the neighborhoods around MIC. Being a city campus, no city neighborhood is outside walking distance!

Why study at MIC?
Graduate in just three years!
The off-campus/study abroad element of Year 3 is optional for US students, allowing them the opportunity to complete their honors degree in just three years and save the tuition payments of a fourth academic year.

Totally transferable degree
Qualifications from MIC are fully recognized internationally through the Irish National Framework of Qualifications. This means you can use your Mary Immaculate College qualification worldwide if you wish to undertake further study or look for work in another country.

Affordable, world-class education
Tuition fees at MIC are just €11,128  per year for students coming from the United States. Mary Immaculate College is also approved for US Federal Aid, which means a US student who qualifies for loan approval can use that loan to study at MIC!

Above all, time spent studying at Mary Immaculate College is time well spent. MIC graduates are found at the top level of many sectors nationally and internationally, most notably education, psychology, public policy development, and media and communications.

MIC is conveniently located in a leafy suburb, just a 10-minute walk from Limerick city centre in Ireland’s Midwest region. With access to all major routes, the campus is just 25 minutes from Shannon International Airport and near to all the most beautiful scenery and tourist destinations in the Shannon Region, such as the Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty Castle.

Applying couldn’t be easier, with applications accepted through the Common Application.