Social Sciences points 2026
Social Sciences is offered at 3 colleges in Ireland, with entry points that differ widely between them. The CAO files it under social and behavioural sciences.
Lowest entry point
320
across the last 5 years
Highest
498
a spread of 178 points between colleges and years
Movement, 2022 to 2026
-7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College Dublin (NUI) | Social Sciences DN700· Level 8University College Dublin (NUI) | 468 | 491 | 498 | +7 |
| University of Galway | Social Sciences GY123· Level 8University of Galway | 320 | 350 | 341 | -9 |
| University of Limerick | Social Sciences LM019· Level 8University of Limerick | 462 | 423 | 430 | +7 |
# 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 178 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.