Business points 2025

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 five years

Highest

590

a spread of 470 points between colleges and years

Easiest college, five years

broadly unchanged

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 2025 against 2024.

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	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	Change
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL650· Level 6	AQA	129	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business (Sport and Recreation) AL663· Level 6	AQA	120	–	–	–	–
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL752· Level 7	223	228	–	–	–	+5
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business AL850· Level 8	309	298	–	–	–	-11
Athlone Institute of Technology	Business and Law AL851· Level 8	302	300	–	–	–	-2
Atlantic Technological University	Business - Common Entry AU200· Level 7	–	–	224	233	178	-55
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU301· Level 8	–	–	282	287	287	0
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU401· Level 6	–	–	161	162	170	+8
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU501· Level 7	–	–	222	224	233	+9
Atlantic Technological University	Business with Entrepreneurship AU505· Level 7	–	–	225	254	–	+29
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU601· Level 8	–	–	280	280	280	0
Atlantic Technological University	Business with Entrepreneurship AU605· Level 8	–	–	281	303	300	-3
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU700· Level 6	–	–	177	–	–	–
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU800· Level 7	–	–	224	224	179	-45
Atlantic Technological University	Business AU900· Level 8	–	–	287	280	281	+1
Atlantic Technological University	Law and Business AU915· Level 8	–	–	337	300	316	+16
CCT College Dublin	Business CT325· Level 8	253	219	488	318	275	-43
Cork Institute of Technology	Business (Common Entry) CR021· Level 7	253	–	–	–	–	–
Cork Institute of Technology	Home Economics and Business CR930· Level 8	518	–	–	–	–	–
Dorset College	Business DS701· Level 7	136	164	–	–	172	+8
Dublin Business School	Business (Information Systems) DB524· Level 8	247	227	–	298	–	+71
Dublin Business School	Business (Cloud Computing) DB526· Level 8	244	336	353	292	–	-61
Dublin Business School	Business (Psychology) DB569· Level 8	240	242	261	284	253	-31
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Business and Management DK710· Level 7	120	AQA	140	AQA	AQA	+20
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Business with Management DK802· Level 8	–	–	267	244	252	+8
Dundalk Institute of Technology	Hospitality Management with Business DK851· Level 8	–	–	298	291	243	-48
Galway Business School	Business GB001· Level 7	–	–	–	–	122	–
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business (Level 6) GA160· Level 6	168	172	–	–	–	+4
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business (Level 7) GA170· Level 7	252	252	–	–	–	0
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business with Entrepreneurship GA176· Level 7	278	280	–	–	–	+2
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business GA182· Level 8	285	288	–	–	–	+3
Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology	Business with Entrepreneurship GA186· Level 8	287	280	–	–	–	-7
Griffith College	Business GC200· Level 8	269	264	308	249	253	+4
Griffith College	Business GC300· Level 8	264	269	248	252	–	+4
Griffith College	Business (HRM) GC302· Level 8	377	–	288	AQA	–	-89
Griffith College	Business (Marketing) GC307· Level 8	289	246	358	AQA	–	+112
Griffith College	Business GC400· Level 8	250	264	309	283	252	-31
Griffith College	Business (HRM) GC402· Level 8	–	264	269	246	326	+80
Griffith College	Business (Marketing) GC407· Level 8	264	237	244	260	247	-13
Griffith College	Business GC411· Level 7	180	–	–	–	–	–
IBAT College Dublin	Business BY001· Level 8	210	236	234	290	253	-37
IBAT College Dublin	Business BY002· Level 7	347	154	172	126	145	+19
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business CW006· Level 6	171	172	–	–	–	+1
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW018· Level 8	307	310	–	–	–	+3
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW037· Level 7	279	250	–	–	–	-29
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business CW906· Level 6	164	140	–	–	–	-24
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW908· Level 8	272	261	–	–	–	-11
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business (options) CW917· Level 7	228	214	–	–	–	-14
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business with Law CW926· Level 6	204	251	–	–	–	+47
Institute of Technology, Carlow	Business with Law CW938· Level 8	270	270	–	–	–	0
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG101· Level 6	167	181	–	–	–	+14
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG141· Level 8	262	270	–	–	–	+8
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Law and Business SG255· Level 8	291	300	–	–	–	+9
Institute of Technology, Sligo	Business SG536· Level 7	233	234	–	–	–	+1
Institute of Technology, Tralee	Business (Major Specialism in: Acctng or Mktg or Mgmnt) TL731· Level 7	232	–	–	–	–	–
Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Business - Common Entry LY107· Level 7	189	196	–	–	–	+7
Letterkenny Institute of Technology	Business LY118· Level 8	288	307	–	–	–	+19
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business with Computing LC230· Level 7	241	260	–	–	–	+19
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC320· Level 8	381	378	–	–	–	-3
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business with Computing LC330· Level 8	328	282	–	–	–	-46
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC415· Level 7	172	195	–	–	–	+23
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC416· Level 8	260	245	–	–	–	-15
Limerick Institute of Technology	Business LC605· Level 7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Maynooth University	Business MH404· Level 8	441	433	401	400	400	0
Maynooth University	Business and Accounting MH407· Level 8	423	402	403	400	401	+1
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT541· Level 7	–	244	206	225	250	+25
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT550· Level 7	–	255	250	250	250	0
Munster Technological University	Physical Education Studies with Business MT906· Level 8	–	–	451	451	401	-50
Munster Technological University	Home Economics and Business (First three years in MTU; Final two years in UCC) MT930· Level 8	–	532	488	495	484	-11
Munster Technological University	Business (Common Entry) MT941· Level 8	–	309	300	306	301	-5
National College of Ireland (NCI)	Business NC009· Level 8	300	292	280	270	270	0
National College of Ireland (NCI)	Business NC103· Level 6	252	250	AQA	AQA	129	-121
South East Technological University	Business SE401· Level 8	–	–	260	260	260	0
South East Technological University	Business SE402· Level 8	–	–	340	323	328	+5
South East Technological University	Business with Law SE403· Level 8	–	–	260	270	271	+1
South East Technological University	Business SE414· Level 7	–	–	214	210	211	+1
South East Technological University	Business SE415· Level 7	–	–	207	206	206	0
South East Technological University	Business SE416· Level 7	–	–	358	250	179	-71
South East Technological University	Business SE420· Level 6	–	–	AQA	AQA	152	–
South East Technological University	Business with Law SE421· Level 6	–	–	217	249	262	+13
Technological University Dublin	Business TU670· Level 6	224	232	AQA	AQA	AQA	+8
Technological University Dublin	Business TU671· Level 6	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (Common entry) TU672· Level 6	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business and Finance TU674· Level 6	307	251	254	–	–	+3
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU678· Level 6	–	–	–	251	252	+1
Technological University Dublin	Business TU771· Level 7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU772· Level 7	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Technological University Dublin	Business and Information Technology TU777· Level 7	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU787· Level 7	200	AQA	AQA	AQA	AQA	–
Technological University Dublin	Business TU901· Level 8	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU902· Level 8	270	270	260	214	218	+4
Technological University Dublin	Business and Management TU903· Level 8	477	476	451	451	455	+4
Technological University Dublin	Business and Law TU904· Level 8	462	475	451	445	455	+10
Technological University Dublin	Business and Information Technology TU913· Level 8	–	–	–	–	–	–
Technological University Dublin	Business (General Entry) TU932· Level 8	211	210	211	200	209	+9
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US611· Level 6	–	–	131	–	–	–
Technological University of the Shannon	Business (Sport and Recreation) US613· Level 6	–	–	205	–	–	–
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US720· Level 7	–	–	243	231	171	-60
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US721· Level 7	–	–	233	278	196	-82
Technological University of the Shannon	Business with Computing US722· Level 7	–	–	270	217	–	-53
Technological University of the Shannon	Business and Law US838· Level 8	–	–	–	292	295	+3
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US840· Level 8	–	–	297	289	278	-11
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US841· Level 8	–	–	339	300	316	+16
Technological University of the Shannon	Business US842· Level 8	–	–	243	220	253	+33
Technological University of the Shannon	Business and Law US848· Level 8	–	–	291	280	270	-10
Technological University of the Shannon	Business with Computing US855· Level 8	–	–	306	288	–	-18
Trinity College Dublin	Law and Business TR017· Level 8	–	–	–	–	–	–
Trinity College Dublin	Computer Science and Business TR082· Level 8	–	–	–	–	–	–
University College Cork (NUI)	Law and Business CK307· Level 8	589	590	567	578	566	-12
University College Dublin (NUI)	Business and Law DN610· Level 8	573	566	555	576	566	-10
University of Galway	Law (BCL) and Business GY250· Level 8	510	520	517	500	517	+17
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business WD003· Level 6	AQA	AQA	–	–	–	–
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business (options) WD048· Level 8	279	279	–	–	–	0
Waterford Institute of Technology	Business WD159· Level 7	191	200	–	–	–	+9
Waterford Institute of Technology	Food Science with Business WD164· Level 7	328	300	–	–	–	-28

# 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.