Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Irish Studies Major that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #1 spot on the list. NYU is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 12 ’s Irish studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.