Studying business in Institute of Technology, Athlone

[Introuble83]

My stepson is considering studying business in AIT. He will be staying down there . My own opinion is that WIT or GMIT would be a better option. Anyone on here any first hand of AIT? Thanks

 

[Brendan Burgess]

Hi Introuble

My initial reaction was to agree with you. But I checked to see if there was any independent ranking and it turns out that
in last Sunday's Sunday Times, they did a Third Level League Table

Irish Good University Guide 2021

Our definitive Irish university rankings evaluate everything from student experience to graduate job prospects. Make an informed choice about your higher education

www.thetimes.co.uk

Athlone is the top ranked non-University.

I would have thought that you would need to look at the different subjects. For example, GMIT is good on marine sciences.

Brendan

RANK	LAST YEAR RANK	UNIVERSITY	STUDENT EXPERIENCE (250)	LEAVING CERTIFICATE POINTS (150)	RESEARCH (100)	EMPLOYMENT (100)	FIRSTS/2:1s (100)	STUDENT/STAFF RATIO (100)	PROGRESSION RATE (100)	FACILITIES SPEND (100)	TOTAL
1	1	Trinity College Dublin	124	122	100	96	68	58	92	100	760
2	2=	University College Cork	121	117	73	98	76	58	94	89	727
3	2=	University College Dublin	127	121	55	97	75	61	92	91	718
4	4	National University of Ireland Galway	126	112	68	98	65	64	90	81	704
5	6	Dublin City University	125	113	52	97	78	55	92	74	687
6	5	University of Limerick	127	114	47	97	58	60	90	85	677
7	7	Athlone Institute of Technology	132	93	22	93	63	79	89	89	660
8	8	Waterford Institute of Technology	122	86	20	96	67	78	84	99	652
9	10	Institute of Technology Tralee	118	92	11	97	63	88	87	94	649
10=	11	Institute of Technology Sligo	112	86	8	90	62	100	85	94	638
10=	9	Cork Institute of Technology	118	97	14	95	65	85	86	78	638
12=	13=	Dundalk Institute of Technology	129	91	9	93	65	73	86	76	622
12=	13=	Limerick Institute of Technology	121	86	10	93	65	85	85	78	622
14	12	Maynooth University	125	99	46	95	63	37	88	60	614
15	15	Technological University Dublin	120	98	7	95	63	74	84	72	613
16	16	Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	122	90	6	94	66	71	84	74	60

 

[Brendan Burgess]

Ah, your stepson seems to have his priorities right. Here are the figures for Athlone

 

[Brendan Burgess]

And it seems that it might be a university by the time he graduates

By the time the nextintake of students enrols at Athlone Institute of Technology (AIT) in September 2021, it is expected to have become Ireland’s second technological university (TU). Forged in partnership with Limerick Institute of Technology (LIT), the new third-level institution could revolutionise higher education in the Midlands. The new TU aims to have a student cohort of 15,000 across six campuses in four counties. The joint AIT-LIT bid received a significant boost last month when a grant of €5m was awarded to fund its progression towards becoming a TU.

 

[Introuble83]

Brendan many thanks for all your data . It seems quite a lot better than I anticipated.