With campuses in Donegal, Sligo, Mayo, and Galway, Atlantic University serves a diverse community of learners, staff, and organisations and offers a unique blend of academic excellence, research innovation, and quality of life.
With a student body exceeding 26,000 across 600+ undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, ATU fosters a community where success is elevated through shared goals and achievements. Our commitment to academic excellence empowers students to become responsible citizens, critical thinkers, and lifelong learners.
Read more about our campuses based in County Sligo below:
Sligo Campus
Sligo combines a vibrant urban centre with stunning natural beauty. This is the perfect setting for an unforgettable student experience. One of the major plus points to life in Sligo is the sense of community our students feel while benefiting from the support of a team of dedicated staff. With a diverse and plentiful range of accommodation options available, the cost of living in Sligo is one of the most reasonable in Ireland.
ATU Sligo is home to almost 10,000 students who study full-time, part-time or online. This 72-acre Green Campus combines modern buildings, state-of-the-art facilities and landscaped grounds. It is full of bright and contemporary spaces to ensure students get the best experience possible. Whether it is our specialist labs in engineering and science, our refurbished business and social science block, our new computer labs, our new creative hub for arts, design and architecture, or our multi-purpose sports facilities; our students have access to some of the best facilities to ensure they have the highly sought-after skills to succeed in their career.
This campus is just a ten-minute walk from the centre, whilst our location along the Wild Atlantic Way means beaches, mountains and countryside are all just a short trip away.
St Angela’s Campus
Our St Angelas campus is perhaps the most scenic in the country and just minutes away from Sligo town centre. Students experience small class sizes and a personal approach to learning in a comfortable and welcoming setting. St Angelas students enjoy a healthy balance of theory and practice across all undergraduate courses so students can enhance their skills ahead of real-world placements.
Students enjoy a learning experience that will empower them on a personal and professional level to ensure their high employability on graduation. The campus is home to over 1,600 students who study full-time, part-time or online across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses in nursing, health sciences and disability studies, home economics and education.
Contact email for this profile: admissions.sligo@atu.ie
Addresses
ATU Sligo, Ash Lane, Co. Sligo, F91 YW50, Ireland
ATU St Angelas, Lough Gill, Co. Sligo, F91 C634, Ireland
