DCU is selling nearly 10 acres of land on Griffith Avenue for €35 million.
The land, which is located to the south of the campus, was bought by the university in the early 2000s.
Selling agent Kevin Leonard of Cashman & Wakefield said he expected around 600 residential units could be built on the site including rental units and homes for individual sale.
But he added that a student scheme may be unlikely as DCU has a significant planning application for around 1,500 student bed spaces in place, the Irish Times reports.
The 9.6 acre land was bought from a family who has a farm in Dublin.
The university has decided to sell the land after it was unable to integrate the land into its own campus.
While the land is zoned for institutional use, this might change similar to the area on Swords Road sold by Savills last year which was zoned for institutional use but later received planning permission for apartments.
