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Courses you can get with 220 CAO points 2026

83 courses closed at or below 220 points in the 2026 round one offers, 13 of them honours degrees, across 14 institutions.

Read that as history rather than as a promise. A course's points are the points of the last applicant who was offered a place, so the number describes where the queue was cut in 2026 and moves every year. What makes it move.

Courses at 220 points

83 closed at or below 220 points, and 57 closed within twenty points above it. Points move by more than that from one year to the next, so the ones just short are worth putting on a list rather than writing off. Sort any column, or narrow by level, institution and how close you are.

Showing 138 of 140 courses

2 courses are hidden, the ones the CAO marks as needing a portfolio, an audition, an interview or a test. Where that assessment is scored and added to the Leaving Certificate total, the figure beside the course is not a points total and cannot be compared with the rest. .

Darker is more competitive:Under 200200 to 299300 to 399400 to 499500 to 599600 and over
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More people had these points than there were places, so the last places went to a lottery. Having the points did not guarantee an offer.
Business with Management DK802Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8200200+20
Mechanical Engineering - Waterford SE723South East Technological UniversityLevel 7200–+20
Business and Technology DK711Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7200198+20
Science - Sligo AU730Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7199179+21
Drama Theatre and Film DK770Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7199199+21
Business - Wexford SE416South East Technological UniversityLevel 7198–+22
Computing - Limerick US710Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7197–+23
Accounting and Finance DK810Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8195195+25
Arts Management DL822Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8194194+26
Enterprise Management GB002Galway Business SchoolLevel 8193–+27
Professional Social Care Practice - Carlow SE926South East Technological UniversityLevel 7193113+27
Tourism and Hospitality Services - Waterford SE924South East Technological UniversityLevel 7191–+29
Civil Engineering - Limerick US760Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7190–+30
Business Studies with Event Management - Limerick US791Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7189–+31
Enterprise and Innovation - Limerick US723Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7188–+32
Applied Social Care - Waterford - College Street SE927South East Technological UniversityLevel 7188–+32
Business - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU200Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7188188+32
Business - Sligo AU800Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7188180+32
Digital Marketing - Athlone US724Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7187–+33
Tourism and Hospitality Operations - Letterkenny AU221Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7187187+33
Culinary Arts - Athlone US630Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7186–+34
Early Childhood Education and Care - Castlebar AU491Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7185185+35
Sport and Exercise with Business DK867Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8184184+36
Culinary Arts Professional Chef Programme - Galway AU429Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7182–+38
Computing - Sligo AU725Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7180–+40
Business DS701Dorset CollegeLevel 7180–+40
Culinary Arts - Waterford SE938South East Technological UniversityLevel 7179–+41
Business - Galway AU401Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7179162+41
Business in Accounting DB572Dublin Business SchoolLevel 7178178+42
Creative Media DK769Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7174174+46
Business Studies with Beauty and Spa Management - Limerick US792Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7173–+47
Creative Design - Sligo AU821Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7172172+48
Sports Development and Coaching - Limerick US640Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7170–+50
Business - Thurles US721Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7170–+50
Computing - Letterkenny AU261Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7168168+52
Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness - Wexford SE509South East Technological UniversityLevel 7167–+53
Engineering - Mechanical Engineering DK742Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7165165+55
Business Studies DB571Dublin Business SchoolLevel 7146145+74
Business - Dublin BY002IBAT College DublinLevel 7145–+75
Fashion Design - Dublin GC495Griffith CollegeLevel 7142142+78
Business GB001Galway Business SchoolLevel 7142–+78
Interior Architecture & Design - Dublin GC490Griffith CollegeLevel 7120120+100
Film and Creative Media DB576Dublin Business SchoolLevel 7116116+104
Business in Marketing DB573Dublin Business SchoolLevel 7112112+108
Sound Engineering and Music Production DB534Dublin Business SchoolLevel 7109109+111
Science - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU270Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220161on it
Marketing and Sales - Galway AU503Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220–on it
Audio and Music Production DK865Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8219219+1
Applied Sports Science with Sport and Exercise Nutrition - Thurles US784Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7219–+1
Business Management DL823Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8217217+3
Business with Fashion Management - Limerick US794Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7217–+3
Computing in Cybersecurity and Computing Infrastructure DK725Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7217217+3
Legal Studies - Waterford SE422South East Technological UniversityLevel 7216–+4
Legal Studies - Carlow SE423South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+5
Electrical Engineering - Waterford SE720South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+5
Tourism Management - Cork MT552Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7215206+5
Applied Social Studies in Social Care - Athlone US782Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7214186+6
Business - Carlow SE414South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+6
Early Childhood Education and Practice - Carlow SE935South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+6
Business (General Entry) - Blanchardstown TU902Technological University DublinLevel 8211–+9

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Figures are the 2026 round one points published by the CAO, read from its own points lists (opens in a new tab), checked 8 September 2026. Courses assessed partly on a portfolio, audition or test are left out, because their published score is on a different scale and cannot be compared with a points total.