--- title: "National College of Art and Design — Ireland | Arman Education" description: "Fees, application dates, programmes and admission information for National College of Art and Design in Ireland." canonical_url: "https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design" locale: en meta: "og:description": "Fees, application dates, programmes and admission information for National College of Art and Design in Ireland." "og:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-ireland-en.png" "og:image:height": "630" "og:image:width": "1200" "og:title": "National College of Art and Design — Ireland" "twitter:image": "https://armaneducation.com/og/country-ireland-en.png" --- > Index of every page on this site: [llms.txt](https://armaneducation.com/llms.txt) Ireland # **National College of Art and Design** Fees, application dates, programmes and admission information for National College of Art and Design in Ireland. [**Consulting for this university**](https://armaneducation.com/en/contact?country=ireland) [**Official site**](https://www.ncad.ie/) ## **Key facts**
**City**
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**Type**
Public
**Founded**
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**Students**
Students from over 40 countries (NCAD international page)
**Language of instruction**
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**International student fees**
2026/27 non-EU/international fees per academic year: undergraduate studio programmes EUR 16,500; BA Visual Culture EUR 13,500. Taught masters full-time EUR 13,500-16,500 depending on programme (e.g. MA Interaction Design, Painting, MSc Medical Device Design EUR 16,500; MA Art and Ecology EUR 14,500; MA Art in the Contemporary World EUR 13,500). Non-EU applicants not eligible for part-time programmes. EUR 55 application fee; EUR 500 postgraduate deposit.Source
**Application dates**
Undergraduate (2027/28 cycle, applications open November 2026): studio programmes (e.g. Common Entry, Graphic Design, Fashion) application 1 February, portfolio deadline 12 February 2027; Product Design, Interaction Design and Visual Culture application closing 1 May. Postgraduate: priority deadline for September 2026 was 24 February 2026; 2027 dates not yet published.Source
## **Admission and application** **Language requirement:** Academic IELTS average 6.5 with minimum 6.0 in each band; TOEFL iBT 90 (min 21 writing, 19 other sections; new 1-6 scale from Jan 2026 also accepted); Duolingo 120 with at least 110 per subscore. Irish Leaving Cert H7/O6 English for Irish-qualified UG applicants. ## **Programmes** **master****English** ### **MA Interaction Design (AD439)** 1 years EUR 16,500 non-EU/international fee, full-time (NCAD Postgraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27) Deadline: Priority deadline for 2026 entry was 24 Feb 2026; 2027 entry dates not yet published on programme page; EUR 55 application fee, EUR 500 deposit [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgraduate-masters-information/ma-interaction-design-ad439/) **master****English** ### **MSc Medical Device Design (AD460)** 1 years EUR 16,500 non-EU/international fee, full-time (NCAD Postgraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27) Deadline: Priority deadline for 2026 entry was 24 Feb 2026; 2027 entry dates not yet published on programme page; EUR 55 application fee, EUR 500 deposit [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgraduate-masters-information/msc-medical-device-design-ad460/) **master****English** ### **MA Painting (AD420F)** 1 years EUR 16,500 non-EU/international fee, full-time (NCAD Postgraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27) Deadline: Priority deadline for 2026 entry was 24 Feb 2026; 2027 entry dates not yet published on programme page; EUR 55 application fee, EUR 500 deposit [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgraduate-masters-information/ma-mfa-painting/) **master****English** ### **MA Art and Ecology (AD421F)** 1 years EUR 14,500 non-EU/international fee, full-time (NCAD Postgraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27) Deadline: Priority deadline for 2026 entry was 24 Feb 2026; 2027 entry dates not yet published on programme page; EUR 55 application fee, EUR 500 deposit [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgraduate-masters-information/ma-mfa-art-and-ecology/) **master****English** ### **MA Art in the Contemporary World (AD441F)** 1 years EUR 13,500 non-EU/international fee, full-time (NCAD Postgraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27) Deadline: Priority deadline for 2026 entry was 24 Feb 2026; 2027 entry dates not yet published on programme page; EUR 55 application fee, EUR 500 deposit [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/postgraduate/postgraduate-masters-information/ma-mfa-art-in-the-contemporary-world/) **bachelor****English** ### **BA (Honours) Visual Culture (AD215)** 4 years EUR 13,500 per academic year non-EU/international (NCAD Undergraduate Fee Schedule 2026/27); studio programmes EUR 16,500 Deadline: Application closing 1 May (2027/28 applications open November 2026); EUR 55 application fee [Source](https://www.ncad.ie/undergraduate/school-of-visual-culture/ba-hons-visual-culture/) ## **Faculties and schools** - [School of Design](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design/faculties/school-of-design) - [School of Education](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design/faculties/school-of-education) - [School of Fine Art](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design/faculties/school-of-fine-art) - [School of Visual Culture](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design/faculties/school-of-visual-culture) - [First Year Studies](https://armaneducation.com/en/universities/national-college-of-art-and-design/faculties/first-year-studies) Information on this page is compiled from official sources and was verified on the date shown. 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