CAO points 2024: full course list
What courses took in the 2024 offer rounds.
Every course and what it took in 2024
Round one and round two, as the CAO published them. A dash in the round two column means no Round 2 figure is published in this source. It does not explain why, or predict later offers. Sort any column, or narrow by level, institution or search.
Median
319
Mean
347
Across the 1,187 courses comparable with 2023, points fell: 513 up, 569 down, and the middle course moved 0.
Showing 1,270 of 1,372 courses
102 courses are hidden, the ones the CAO marks as needing a portfolio, an audition, an interview or a test. Where that assessment is scored and added to the Leaving Certificate total, the figure beside the course is not a points total and cannot be compared with the rest. .
- Random selection
- More people had these points than there were places, so the last places went to a lottery. Having the points did not guarantee an offer.
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CAO points 2024 in figures
Worked out from the 1,248 courses above that published a points figure. Courses scored on a portfolio, an audition or the GAMSAT are left out of every number here, because those figures are not points and averaging them in would produce something that describes nothing.
What were the average CAO points in 2024?
The two figures below are the whole list at once. The average broken down splits them by year, by level, by subject and by college, which is where a figure starts being about courses a reader is actually considering.
Median
319
The course in the middle. Half of the 1,248 courses asked for less than this.
Mean
347
The arithmetic average, pulled upward by the handful of courses in the 600s.
Courses counted
1,248
Every course with a round one points figure in 2024.
At 625
2
Courses that took the maximum a Leaving Certificate can give. On 2 of them the last places went to a random selection, so 625 was not a guarantee.
Did CAO points go up or down in 2024?
Across the 1,187 courses with a comparable figure in both 2023 and 2024, points fell. The middle course moved 0, which is the number worth holding on to: the headline cases at either end are a handful of courses, not the year.
Went up
513
43 out of every 100 compared courses.
Went down
569
48 out of every 100 compared courses.
Stayed the same
105
Same figure in both years, to the point.
Which courses rose the most in 2024?
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering DK845Dundalk Institute of Technology+173
- Computer Engineering with Network Infrastructure US824Technological University of the Shannon+123
- Mechanical Engineering AU943Atlantic Technological University+91
- Modern Languages DN541University College Dublin (NUI)+91
- Interior Architecture & Design GC490Griffith College+91
- Mechanical Engineering SE711South East Technological University+90
- Computing DK721Dundalk Institute of Technology+89
- Agricultural Systems Engineering SE733South East Technological University+79
Which courses fell the most in 2024?
- Business CT325CCT College Dublin-170
- Architectural Technology DK831Dundalk Institute of Technology-133
- Visual Communications and Design SE204South East Technological University-126
- Analytical Chemistry (Environmental Forensic and Pharmaceutical) TU851Technological University Dublin-118
- Building Surveying DK830Dundalk Institute of Technology-115
- Visual Communications and Design SE210South East Technological University-110
- Computing (Data Analytics and Big Data) DB502Dublin Business School-109
- Business SE416South East Technological University-108
A course moves because of how many people put it first and how many places it had, not because it got harder or easier. A big jump usually means a small course: take twenty places off a course with sixty and the last person offered is a long way up the list.
How the 2024 points were spread
- 600 and over1%14
- 500 to 59911%136
- 400 to 49920%246
- 300 to 39930%376
- 200 to 29934%426
- Under 2004%50
Each bar is that band’s share of the 1,248 courses, drawn against the largest band rather than against the full width, so the difference between the middle bands is visible.
The highest points courses in 2024
- Economics and Finance DN670University College Dublin (NUI)625
- Dental Science TR052Trinity College Dublin625
- Dentistry CK702University College Cork (NUI)618
- Pharmacy CK703University College Cork (NUI)613
- Global Business (USA) DC116Dublin City University613
- Actuarial & Financial Studies DN230University College Dublin (NUI)613
- Management Science and Information Systems Studies TR034Trinity College Dublin613
- Engineering with Management TR038Trinity College Dublin613
The lowest points courses in 2024
- Film and Creative Media DB576Dublin Business School108
- Sound Engineering and Music Production DB534Dublin Business School109
- Business BY002IBAT College Dublin126
- Computing GC435Griffith College129
- Culinary Arts SE938South East Technological University133
- Community Development MT575Munster Technological University143
- Social Care Work US781Technological University of the Shannon144
- Business Studies DB571Dublin Business School144
A low figure means the places were not contested, not that the course is a lesser one. Several of these are at private colleges, where the fees rather than the points are what keeps the numbers down.
Questions people ask about 2024 points
What were the average CAO points in 2024?+
Across the 1,248 courses that published a round one points figure in 2024, the median was 319 points and the mean was 347. The median is the course in the middle, so half of all courses asked for less than 319 points. Courses scored on a portfolio, an audition or the GAMSAT are left out, because those figures are not on the points scale.
Did CAO points go up or down in 2024?+
Of the 1,187 courses with a comparable figure in both 2023 and 2024, 513 went up, 569 went down and 105 stayed the same, so points fell overall. The middle course moved 0 points.
Which course rose the most in 2024?+
Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Dundalk Institute of Technology, CAO code DK845, went from 220 points in 2023 to 393 in 2024, a rise of 173. A course moves because of how many people put it first against how many places it had, not because it became harder.
Which course fell the most in 2024?+
Business at CCT College Dublin, CAO code CT325, went from 488 points in 2023 to 318 in 2024, a fall of 170.
What was the highest CAO points course in 2024?+
2 courses took 625 points in 2024, the most a Leaving Certificate can give, among them Economics and Finance at University College Dublin (NUI). On 2 of them the last places went to a random selection, so having 625 was not a guarantee of an offer.
What was the lowest CAO points course in 2024?+
Film and Creative Media at Dublin Business School took 108 points, the lowest round one figure published in 2024. A low figure means the places were not contested, not that the course is a lesser one.
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Where these figures came from
Checked 26 August 2026. Remember that a course's points are the points of the last applicant offered a place, not a threshold set in advance. Why the numbers move. CAO source (opens in a new tab)