'' [[The Sunday Times]] menetapkan sebagai ''UniversitasIrish IrlandiaUniversity of the Year 2002-2003, 2009-2010''<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/university-of-the-year.html|title=NUI Galway is Sunday Times University of the Year for second time}}</ref> Baru-baru ini, NUI Galway adalah satu-satunya universitas Irlandia yang mendapatkan rangking paling tinggi pada '''Times Higher Education (THE)'' di tahun 2014/2015. NUI Galway sekarang peringkat 261 di dunia menurut Tingkatantingkatan ''THE'', dan peringkat 280 di dunia pada ''QS World University Rankings'' tahun 2014/2015<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2014/october2014/nui-galway-is-only-irish-university-to-rise-in-latest-world-rankings-taking-third-place-nationally-1.html|title=NUI Galway is only Irish university to rise in latest world rankings, taking third place nationally|date=2 October 2014}}</ref>.
