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Courses you can get with 250 CAO points 2026

197 courses closed at or below 250 points in the 2026 round one offers, 50 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 250 points

197 closed at or below 250 points, and 91 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 286 of 288 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
Random selection
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.
Advertising and Marketing Communications - Tallaght TU919Technological University DublinLevel 8230–+20
Early Childhood Education and Practice - Wexford SE912South East Technological UniversityLevel 8228–+22
Tourism and Event Management - Wexford SE922South East Technological UniversityLevel 8228–+22
Audio Production and Music Project Management DB510Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8228203+22
Pharmaceutical Science - Waterford SE511South East Technological UniversityLevel 7228–+22
Business (General Entry) - Tallaght TU932Technological University DublinLevel 8227–+23
Digital Marketing with Analytics - Carlow SE418South East Technological UniversityLevel 7227–+23
Applied Biology - Tallaght TU651Technological University DublinLevel 7227–+23
Health and Physical Activity DK880Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8226226+24
Agricultural Mechanisation (in Year 1 students - four days at Pallaskenry Ag College and one day at TUS Limerick) US651Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7226–+24
Applied Health Care - Waterford SE928South East Technological UniversityLevel 7226–+24
Business Studies (Marketing and Management) - Limerick US612Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7225–+25
Business Studies with Sports Management - Limerick US787Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7225–+25
Cyber Crime and IT Security - Carlow SE612South East Technological UniversityLevel 7225–+25
Business - Galway AU501Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7225–+25
Business Information Systems - Galway AU502Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7225–+25
Electronic Engineering - Waterford SE721South East Technological UniversityLevel 7224–+26
Mechanical Engineering - Waterford SE731South East Technological UniversityLevel 7224–+26
Heritage - Galway AU425Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7224–+26
Marketing - Sligo AU802Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7224–+26
Computing in Interactive Digital Art and Design - Carlow SE615South East Technological UniversityLevel 7223–+27
Pharmacy Technician - Kerry MT682Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7223–+27
Science - Bioscience DK781Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7223390*v+27
New Media Studies DL837Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8222222+28
Culinary Arts - Limerick US795Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7222–+28
Early Childhood Education and Care - Kerry MT571Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7222–+28
Computer Engineering - Blanchardstown TU713Technological University DublinLevel 7222–+28
Applied Sport with Business - Sligo AU804Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7221–+29
Science - Common Entry - Letterkenny AU270Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220161+30
Marketing and Sales - Galway AU503Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7220–+30
Audio and Music Production DK865Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8219219+31
Applied Sports Science with Sport and Exercise Nutrition - Thurles US784Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7219–+31
Business Management DL823Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8217217+33
Business with Fashion Management - Limerick US794Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7217–+33
Computing in Cybersecurity and Computing Infrastructure DK725Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7217217+33
Legal Studies - Waterford SE422South East Technological UniversityLevel 7216–+34
Legal Studies - Carlow SE423South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+35
Electrical Engineering - Waterford SE720South East Technological UniversityLevel 7215–+35
Tourism Management - Cork MT552Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7215206+35
Applied Social Studies in Social Care - Athlone US782Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7214186+36
Business - Carlow SE414South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+36
Early Childhood Education and Practice - Carlow SE935South East Technological UniversityLevel 7214–+36
Business (General Entry) - Blanchardstown TU902Technological University DublinLevel 8211–+39
Business - Waterford SE415South East Technological UniversityLevel 7211–+39
Business and Digital Technology DL848Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8210210+40
Exercise and Health Science - Athlone US788Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7210–+40
Fashion Buying and Retail Management - Waterford SE419South East Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+40
Pharmacy Technician Studies - Carlow SE937South East Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+40
Hospitality Management - Cork MT554Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7210–+40
Business Studies DK816Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8209209+41
Sports Development and Performance - Limerick US785Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7209–+41
Electronic Engineering and Engineering Software (General Entry) TU726Technological University DublinLevel 7209–+41
Arts - Waterford SE200South East Technological UniversityLevel 8208208+42
Outdoor Education - Castlebar AU590Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7208208+42
Public Relations and Media - Carlow SE417South East Technological UniversityLevel 7207–+43
Engineering - Civil Engineering DK744Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7207197+43
Recreation and Sport Management - Waterford SE933South East Technological UniversityLevel 7206–+44
Digital Marketing and Public Relations DK712Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7206206+44
Computer Engineering - Athlone US714Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7205–+45
Networking Technologies - Grangegorman TU716Technological University DublinLevel 7205326v+45

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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.