爱尔兰的大学对于留学生的英语水平有一定要求，留学生需要达到相当的语言标准才能够成功申请。爱尔兰大学对本科留学生的语言成绩要求在英语成绩达到A类雅思5.5到6。5分以上，根据所申请的专业不同而不同。
留学生如果无法达到学校设定的语言成绩，只要留学生的英语成绩达到雅思4.5到5.5，可以申请爱尔兰的预科课程，完成预科课程后在进入正轨大学学习。另外，留学生也可以选择不提供英语成绩，而直接到爱尔兰就读语言学校，在进行为期3个月到1年的语言学习后接受考试，通过后就可以进入正规大学学习。
爱尔兰部分大学对留学生的雅思成绩要求
| 爱尔兰院校名称 | 课程类别 | A类分数要求 | G类分数要求 |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | Foundation | 4 | |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | General | 6.5 | |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | P/G | 6 | |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | U/G IT | 6 | |
| Dublin Business School | Foundation | 5.5 | |
| Dublin Business School | Other | 4 | |
| Dublin Business School | Post Graduate | 6 | |
| Dublin Business School | Under Graduate | 6 | |
| Dublin Institute of Technology | U/G | 6 | |
| Griffith College Dublin | General | 6.5 | |
| Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | General | 6.5 | |
| Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | P/G | 6 | |
| Institute of Technology, Blanchardstown | U/G | 6 | |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | General | 6.5 | |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | P/G | 6.5 | |
| Institute of Technology, Carlow | U/G | 5.5 | |
| Letterkenny Institute Of Technology | General | 6.5 | |
| Letterkenny Institute Of Technology | P/G | 6 | 6 |
| Letterkenny Institute Of Technology | U/G | 6 | 6 |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Postgraduate | 5.5 | |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Postgraduate | 6 | |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Postgraduate | 6.5 | |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Postgraduate | 7 | |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Postgraduate | 7.5 | |
| National College of Art and Design, Dublin | Undergraduate | 6.5 | |
| National College of Ireland | General | 6.5 | |
| National College of Ireland | P/G | 7 | |
| National College of Ireland | U/G | 7 | |
| National University of Ireland | General | 6.5 | |
| National University of Ireland | U/G | 6.5 | |
| National University of Ireland Galway | P/G | 6.5 | |
| National University of Ireland Galway | U/G | 6.5 | |
| Trinity College, Dublin | General | 6.5 | |
| Trinity College, Dublin | P/G | 6 | |
| Trinity College, Dublin | U/G | 6 | |
| University College Cork | General | 6.5 | |
| University College Dublin | General | 6.5 | |
| University of Galway | General | 6.5 | |
| University of Limerick | P/G | 6.5 | |
| University of Limerick | U/G | 6.5 | |
| University of Limerick | General | 6.5 | |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | General | 6.5 | |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | P/G | 6.5 | |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | U/G | 5.5 |
