The Sunday Times released a list of the best colleges, universities and Institutions in Ireland.

It comes as no surprise that Trinity College Dublin tops the list for the 17th year in a row.

The top three places on the list all remain in the same spot as last year while UL and NUIG swap places from 2017.

Cork IT, Waterford IT and IT Tralee have all made big leaps in this year's list while Dublin IT has slipped out of the top ten, it held a 7th place ranking last year.

Here's the full list:

1. Trinity College Dublin
2. University College Cork
3. University College Dublin
4. University of Limerick
5. NUI Galway
6. Dublin City University
7. Waterford IT
8. Cork IT
9. Athlone IT
10. IT Tralee
11. Dublin IT
12. Maynooth University
13. Dundalk Institute of Technology
14. Limerick IT
15. IT Sligo
16. Galway-Mayo IT
17. Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Dun Laoghaire
18. IT Carlow
19. Letterkenny IT (Joined 18th place with IT Carlow)
20. IT Tallaght
21. IT Blanchardstown

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