Business points 2026

Business is offered at 27 colleges in Ireland, with entry points that differ widely between them. The CAO files it under business and administration.

Lowest entry point

120

across the last 5 years

Highest

590

a spread of 470 points between colleges and years

Movement, 2022 to 2026

-9

getting easier to get into, median of the 25 courses running in both years

Where it is offered, and what it took

Round one points for each college, year by year. A dash means the course did not run that year, or no figure was published. The last column is the change on the previous year the course ran, which for most is 2026 against 2025.

Some colleges appear twice below with the same course name. Where the level differs, one is an honours degree and the other is not, and the points differ accordingly. Where the level is the same, the college teaches on more than one campus and the CAO lists each under its own code, so the code is what tells them apart.

College	Course	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026	Change
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL650· Level 6Athlone Institute of Technology	129	–	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business (Sport and Recreation) AL663· Level 6Athlone Institute of Technology	120	–	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL752· Level 7Athlone Institute of Technology	228	–	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL850· Level 8Athlone Institute of Technology	298	–	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business and Law AL851· Level 8Athlone Institute of Technology	300	–	–	–	–	–
Atlantic Technological University	Business - Common Entry AU200· Level 7Atlantic Technological University	–	224	233	178	188	+10
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU301· Level 8Atlantic Technological University	–	282	287	287	287	0
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU401· Level 6Atlantic Technological University	–	161	162	170	179	+9
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU501· Level 7Atlantic Technological University	–	222	224	233	225	-8
Atlantic Technological University	Business with Entrepreneurship AU505· Level 7Atlantic Technological University	–	225	254	–	–	+29
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU601· Level 8Atlantic Technological University	–	280	280	280	280	0
Atlantic Technological University	Business with Entrepreneurship AU605· Level 8Atlantic Technological University	–	281	303	300	300	0
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU700· Level 6Atlantic Technological University	–	177	–	–	–	–
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU800· Level 7Atlantic Technological University	–	224	224	179	188	+9
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU900· Level 8Atlantic Technological University	–	287	280	281	285	+4
Atlantic Technological University	Law and Business AU915· Level 8Atlantic Technological University	–	337	300	316	307	-9
CCT College Dublin	Business CT325· Level 8CCT College Dublin	219	488	318	275	299	+24
Cork Institute of Technology	Business (Common Entry) CR021· Level 7Cork Institute of Technology	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cork Institute of Technology	Home Economics and Business CR930· Level 8Cork Institute of Technology	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dorset College	Business DS701· Level 7Dorset College	164	–	–	172	180	+8
Dublin Business School	Business (Information Systems) DB524· Level 8Dublin Business School	227	–	298	–	279	-19
Dublin Business School	Business (Cloud Computing) DB526· Level 8Dublin Business School	336	353	292	–	–	-61
Dublin Business School	Business (Psychology) DB569· Level 8Dublin Business School	242	261	284	253	262	+9
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Business and Management DK710· Level 7Dundalk Institute of Technology	AQA	140	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Business with Management DK802· Level 8Dundalk Institute of Technology	–	267	244	252	200	-52
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Hospitality Management with Business DK851· Level 8Dundalk Institute of Technology	–	298	291	243	327	+84
Galway Business School	Business GB001· Level 7Galway Business School	–	–	–	122	142	+20
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business (Level 6) GA160· Level 6Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	172	–	–	–	–	–
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business (Level 7) GA170· Level 7Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	252	–	–	–	–	–
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business with Entrepreneurship GA176· Level 7Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	280	–	–	–	–	–
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business GA182· Level 8Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	288	–	–	–	–	–
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business with Entrepreneurship GA186· Level 8Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	280	–	–	–	–	–
Griffith College	Business GC200· Level 8Griffith College	264	308	249	253	245	-8
Griffith College	Business GC300· Level 8Griffith College	269	248	252	–	–	+4
Griffith College	Business (HRM) GC302· Level 8Griffith College	–	288	AQA	–	–	–
Griffith College	Business (Marketing) GC307· Level 8Griffith College	246	358	AQA	–	–	+112
Griffith College	Business GC400· Level 8Griffith College	264	309	283	252	270	+18
Griffith College	Business (HRM) GC402· Level 8Griffith College	264	269	246	326	260	-66
Griffith College	Business (Marketing) GC407· Level 8Griffith College	237	244	260	247	272	+25
Griffith College	Business GC411· Level 7Griffith College	–	–	–	–	–	–
IBAT College Dublin	Business BY001· Level 8IBAT College Dublin	236	234	290	253	233	-20
IBAT College Dublin	Business BY002· Level 7IBAT College Dublin	154	172	126	145	145	0
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business CW006· Level 6Institute of Technology, Carlow	172	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW018· Level 8Institute of Technology, Carlow	310	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW037· Level 7Institute of Technology, Carlow	250	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business CW906· Level 6Institute of Technology, Carlow	140	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW908· Level 8Institute of Technology, Carlow	261	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW917· Level 7Institute of Technology, Carlow	214	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business with Law CW926· Level 6Institute of Technology, Carlow	251	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business with Law CW938· Level 8Institute of Technology, Carlow	270	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG101· Level 6Institute of Technology, Sligo	181	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG141· Level 8Institute of Technology, Sligo	270	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Law and Business SG255· Level 8Institute of Technology, Sligo	300	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG536· Level 7Institute of Technology, Sligo	234	–	–	–	–	–
Institute of Technology, Tralee	Business (Major Specialism in: Acctng or Mktg or Mgmnt) TL731· Level 7Institute of Technology, Tralee	–	–	–	–	–	–
Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Business - Common Entry LY107· Level 7Letterkenny Institute of Technology	196	–	–	–	–	–
Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Business LY118· Level 8Letterkenny Institute of Technology	307	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business with Computing LC230· Level 7Limerick Institute of Technology	260	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC320· Level 8Limerick Institute of Technology	378	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business with Computing LC330· Level 8Limerick Institute of Technology	282	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC415· Level 7Limerick Institute of Technology	195	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC416· Level 8Limerick Institute of Technology	245	–	–	–	–	–
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC605· Level 7Limerick Institute of Technology	–	–	–	–	–	–
Maynooth University	Business MH404· Level 8Maynooth University	433	401	400	400	400	0
Maynooth University	Business and Accounting MH407· Level 8Maynooth University	402	403	400	401	401	0
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT541· Level 7Munster Technological University	244	206	225	250	233	-17
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT550· Level 7Munster Technological University	255	250	250	250	241	-9
Munster Technological University	Physical Education Studies with Business MT906· Level 8Munster Technological University	–	451	451	401	369	-32
Munster Technological University	Home Economics and Business (First three years in MTU; Final two years in UCC) MT930· Level 8Munster Technological University	532	488	495	484	456	-28
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT941· Level 8Munster Technological University	309	300	306	301	301	0
National College of Ireland (NCI)	Business NC009· Level 8National College of Ireland (NCI)	292	280	270	270	271	+1
National College of Ireland (NCI)	Business NC103· Level 6National College of Ireland (NCI)	250	AQA	AQA	129	AQA	-121
South East Technological University	Business - with/without a language SE400· Level 8South East Technological University	–	271	270	273	273	0
South East Technological University	Business SE401· Level 8South East Technological University	–	260	260	260	261	+1
South East Technological University	Business SE402· Level 8South East Technological University	–	340	323	328	269	-59
South East Technological University	Business with Law SE403· Level 8South East Technological University	–	260	270	271	274	+3
South East Technological University	Business SE414· Level 7South East Technological University	–	214	210	211	214	+3
South East Technological University	Business SE415· Level 7South East Technological University	–	207	206	206	211	+5
South East Technological University	Business SE416· Level 7South East Technological University	–	358	250	179	198	+19
South East Technological University	Business SE420· Level 6South East Technological University	–	AQA	AQA	152	AQA	–
South East Technological University	Business with Law SE421· Level 6South East Technological University	–	217	249	262	250	-12
Technological University Dublin	Business TU670· Level 6Technological University Dublin	232	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Technological University Dublin	Business TU671· Level 6Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (Common entry) TU672· Level 6Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business and Finance TU674· Level 6Technological University Dublin	251	254	–	–	251	-3
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU678· Level 6Technological University Dublin	–	–	251	252	–	+1
Technological University Dublin	Business TU771· Level 7Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU772· Level 7Technological University Dublin	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Technological University Dublin	Business and Information Technology TU777· Level 7Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU787· Level 7Technological University Dublin	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Technological University Dublin	Business TU901· Level 8Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU902· Level 8Technological University Dublin	270	260	214	218	211	-7
Technological University Dublin	Business and Management TU903· Level 8Technological University Dublin	476	451	451	455	455	0
Technological University Dublin	Business and Law TU904· Level 8Technological University Dublin	475	451	445	455	455	0
Technological University Dublin	Business and Information Technology TU913· Level 8Technological University Dublin	–	–	–	–	252	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU932· Level 8Technological University Dublin	210	211	200	209	227	+18
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US611· Level 6Technological University of the Shannon	–	131	–	–	–	–
Technological University of the Shannon	Business (Sport and Recreation) US613· Level 6Technological University of the Shannon	–	205	–	–	–	–
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US720· Level 7Technological University of the Shannon	–	243	231	171	297	+126
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US721· Level 7Technological University of the Shannon	–	233	278	196	170	-26
Technological University of the Shannon	Business with Computing US722· Level 7Technological University of the Shannon	–	270	217	–	–	-53
Technological University of the Shannon	Business and Law US838· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	–	292	295	298	+3
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US840· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	297	289	278	280	+2
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US841· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	339	300	316	328	+12
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US842· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	243	220	253	253	0
Technological University of the Shannon	Business and Law US848· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	291	280	270	262	-8
Technological University of the Shannon	Business with Computing US855· Level 8Technological University of the Shannon	–	306	288	–	–	-18
Trinity College Dublin	Law and Business TR017· Level 8Trinity College Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity College Dublin	Computer Science and Business TR082· Level 8Trinity College Dublin	–	–	–	–	–	–
University College Cork (NUI)	Law and Business CK307· Level 8University College Cork (NUI)	590	567	578	566	565	-1
University College Dublin (NUI)	Business and Law DN610· Level 8University College Dublin (NUI)*	566	555	576	566	555	-11
University of Galway	Law (BCL) and Business GY250· Level 8University of Galway	520	517	500	517	509	-8
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business WD003· Level 6Waterford Institute of Technology	AQA	–	–	–	–	–
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business (options) WD048· Level 8Waterford Institute of Technology	279	–	–	–	–	–
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business WD159· Level 7Waterford Institute of Technology	200	–	–	–	–	–
Waterford Institute of Technology	Food Science with Business WD164· Level 7Waterford Institute of Technology	300	–	–	–	–	–

# beside a course, an interview, portfolio, audition or test is required. Beside a figure, that assessment is included in the number, which is why it can be above 625. * not everyone on that score was offered a place, so places were drawn at random among applicants on it.

Reading this table

The spread here is 470 points, which is the most useful thing on this page. The same subject is far easier to get into at some colleges than others, so a total that misses one entry on this list can comfortably clear another.

None of these numbers is a threshold. Each is the points of the last applicant offered a place that year, so it describes where the queue was cut rather than a standard the college set. What moves them.