Pharmacy points 2026
Pharmacy is offered at 6 colleges in Ireland, with entry points that differ widely between them. The CAO files it under health.
Lowest entry point
544
across the last 5 years
Highest
613
a spread of 69 points between colleges and years
Movement, 2022 to 2026
-23
getting easier to get into, median of the 3 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.
| College | Course | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlantic Technological University | Pharmacy AU975· Level 8Atlantic Technological University* | – | – | 544 | – |
| RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences | Pharmacy RC005· Level 8RCSI University of Medicine & Health Sciences | 601 | 589 | 578 | -11 |
| South East Technological University | Pharmacy - Waterford SE525· Level 8South East Technological University | – | – | 544 | – |
| Trinity College Dublin | Pharmacy TR072· Level 8Trinity College Dublin | 613 | 601 | 591 | -10 |
| University College Cork (NUI) | Pharmacy CK703· Level 8University College Cork (NUI)* | 613 | 602 | 590 | -12 |
| University of Galway | Pharmacy GY505· Level 8University of Galway | – | 601 | 589 | -12 |
# 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 69 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.