University College Dublin (NUI) points 2025
38 courses in the CAO points charts for 2025, from 400 to 625.
On the year before, 12 of its courses went up, 10 came down and 15 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
- Health 10
- Business and administration 5
- Social and behavioural sciences 4
- Architecture and construction 3
- Law 2
- Veterinary 2
- Mathematics and statistics 1
- Interdisciplinary programmes and qualifications involving agriculture, forestry and veterinary 1
- Biological and related sciences 1
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) 1
- Education 1
- Engineering and engineering trades 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuarial & Financial Studies DN230 | 613 | 613 | 613 | 613 | 613 | 0 |
| Agricultural Science DN250 | 454 | 400 | 400 | 400 | 432 | +32 |
| Architecture DN100 | 555 | 556 | 567 | 553 | 556 | +3 |
| Biomedical, Health and Life Sciences DN440 | 613 | 613 | 601 | 600 | 589 | -11 |
| Business and Law DN610 | 573 | 566 | 555 | 576 | 566 | -10 |
| Children`s and General Nursing (Integrated) DN451 | 533 | 531 | 499 | 498 | 510 | +12 |
| City Planning and Environmental Policy DN130 | 445 | 455 | 487 | 477 | 481 | +4 |
| Commerce DN650 | 555 | 554 | 545 | 545 | 555 | +10 |
| Commerce International DN660 | 555 | 544 | 544 | 542 | 544 | +2 |
| Computer Science DN201 | 554 | 567 | 560 | 542 | 542 | 0 |
| Criminology with Psychology DN620 | – | – | 531 | 519 | 509 | -10 |
| Economics DN710 | 534 | 543 | 524 | 532 | 542 | +10 |
| Economics and Finance DN670 | 625 | 625 | 618 | 625 | 625 | 0 |
| Education DN760 | – | – | 431 | 478 | 455 | -23 |
| Engineering DN150 | 565 | 577 | 567 | 568 | 578 | +10 |
| Food Science DN261 | 531 | 510 | 498 | 496 | 466 | -30 |
| General Nursing DN450 | 462 | 451 | 403 | 410 | 444 | +34 |
| Human Nutrition DN262 | 566 | 554 | 534 | 532 | 530 | -2 |
| Humanities DN530 | 397 | 442 | 444 | 467 | 463 | -4 |
| Joint Honours DN520 | 381 | 400 | 378 | 419 | 420 | +1 |
| Landscape Architecture DN120 | 463 | 455 | 477 | 474 | 485 | +11 |
| Law DN600 | 576 | 569 | 565 | 556 | 567 | +11 |
| Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT required) DN401 | 61 | 60 | – | 57 | – | -3 |
| Medicine (Undergraduate Entry - HPAT required) DN400 | 743# | 743# | 736# | 735# | 738# | – |
| Mental Health Nursing DN453 | 442 | 443 | 407 | 367 | 400 | +33 |
| Midwifery DN452 | 510 | 520 | 510 | 519 | 511 | -8 |
| Modern Languages DN541 | 320 | 380 | 307 | 398 | 410 | +12 |
| Physiotherapy DN420 | 601 | 601 | 590 | 588 | 579 | -9 |
| Psychology DN720 | 566 | 564 | 554 | 565 | 545 | -20 |
| Radiography DN410 | 566 | 556 | 556 | 555 | 545 | -10 |
| Science DN200 | 577 | 566 | 555 | 544 | 544 | 0 |
| Social Policy and Sociology DN750 | 421 | 420 | 368 | 410 | 432 | +22 |
| Social Sciences DN700 | 475 | 451 | 444 | 468 | 491 | +23 |
| Sport and Exercise Management DN430 | 484 | 476 | 484 | 485 | 484 | -1 |
| Sport, Health and Exercise Science DN425 | 544 | 544 | 534 | 542 | 533 | -9 |
| Sustainability DN240 | 510 | 543 | 530 | 531 | 532 | +1 |
| Veterinary Medicine - Undergraduate Entry (practical experience required) DN300 | 601 | 601 | 589 | 589 | 590 | +1 |
| Veterinary Nursing DN310 | 521 | 500 | 518 | 499 | 500 | +1 |
# 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Agri - Environmental Sciences DN253 | 2020 | 418 |
| Dairy Business DN252 | 2020 | 410 |
| Diagnostic Radiography - Graduate Entry DN411 | 2023 | – |
| Forestry DN271 | 2020 | 311 |
| Horticulture, Landscape and Sportsturf Management DN272 | 2020 | 297 |
| Veterinary Medicine (Graduate Entry - GAMSAT and practical experience required) DN301 | 2023 | – |