National College of Art and Design points 2025
10 courses in the CAO points charts for 2025, from 316 to 604.
On the year before, 2 of its courses went up, 3 came down and 3 barely moved. That mix is worth more than any single course's number: it says whether the college as a whole is getting harder to get into.
What it covers
- Arts 8
- Education 1
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) 1
Courses and points
Round one points by year. The last column is the change on the previous year the course ran. A dash means it did not run, or no figure was published.
| Course | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Education and Art or Design (Second Level Teaching - portfolio) AD202 | 591 | 593 | 554 | 605 | 600 | -5 |
| Fashion Design (portfolio) AD211 | 760# | 638# | 700# | 695# | 604 | – |
| Fine Art and Applied Art (portfolio) AD104 | – | – | – | 524 | 582 | +58 |
| First Year Art and Design (Common Entry - portfolio) AD101 | 554 | 529 | 559 | 512 | 515 | +3 |
| Graphic Design and Moving Image Design (portfolio) AD102 | 538 | 506 | 638# | 694# | 538 | +32 |
| Illustration (portfolio) AD217 | 738# | 670# | 714# | 727# | 657# | – |
| Interaction Design (portfolio) AD222 | 444 | 605 | 550 | 893# | 400 | -150 |
| Product Design (portfolio) AD212 | 413 | 486 | 458 | 426 | 413 | -13 |
| Textile and Surface Design and Jewellery and Objects (portfolio) AD103 | 505 | 484 | 558 | 568 | 514 | -54 |
| Visual Culture AD215 | 337 | 350 | 337 | 319 | 316 | -3 |
# the figure includes a portfolio, an audition or an entrance test as well as points, so it is not on the 625 point scale and cannot be compared against a points total.
No longer listed
These had no figure in 2025. They may have been renamed, merged or withdrawn, so check with the college before counting on one.
| Course | Last ran | Points then |
|---|---|---|
| Applied Art (Portfolio) AD105 | 2023 | 531 |
| Fine Art (Portfolio) AD204 | 2023 | 643# |