Established in 1784, the Royal College of Surgeons is the only specialist health sciences university in Ireland. RCSI is the largest medical school in Ireland and one of the most international in the world, with 220 of its undergraduate medicine seats (over 70%) reserved for non-EU students. RCSI's headquarters are located in the heart of Dublin city center, a dynamic European city, steeped in history. Dublin is considered an extremely safe city, welcoming of international students and located at the gateway of Europe. RCSI is ranked in the top 2% of universities worldwide and the top 1% for clinical, pre-clinical and health-science subjects according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2019.
Foundation courses at OnCampus UK North lead to a medical degree program at the university.