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Courses you can get with 270 CAO points 2026

288 courses closed at or below 270 points in the 2026 round one offers, 108 of them honours degrees, across 17 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 270 points

288 closed at or below 270 points, and 78 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 364 of 366 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. .

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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.
Software Design with Artificial Intelligence for Cloud Computing US712Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7250–+20
Design - Carlow SE209South East Technological UniversityLevel 7250–+20
Business with Law - Carlow SE421South East Technological UniversityLevel 7250–+20
Quantity Surveying - Sligo AU836Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7250–+20
Business Management - Aungier Street TU673Technological University DublinLevel 7250–+20
Marketing - Aungier Street TU675Technological University DublinLevel 7250–+20
Industrial and Environmental Physics - Grangegorman TU754Technological University DublinLevel 7250–+20
Applied Social Studies in Social Care - Blanchardstown TU791Technological University DublinLevel 7250–+20
Computing - Common Entry - Sligo AU845Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7249–+21
Biopharmaceutical Science DK883Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8247364v+23
Gastronomy Science and Food Innovation - Galway AU531Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7247–+23
Social Science DB566Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8246209+24
Procurement and Supply Chain Management - Cork GC222Griffith CollegeLevel 8246246+24
Film and Television Production DK864Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8246246+24
Music Production and Technology - Limerick US703Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7246–+24
Business Studies with Event Management - Limerick US941Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8245–+25
Psychology DB562Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8245226+25
Business - Cork GC200Griffith CollegeLevel 8245245+25
Computing (Information Technology) - Blanchardstown TU860Technological University DublinLevel 8245–+25
Visual Communications and Design - Wexford SE210South East Technological UniversityLevel 7245–+25
Marine Electrotechnology - NMCI Ringaskiddy MT765Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7245–+25
Computer Games Development - Letterkenny AU260Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7245–+25
Advanced Wood and Sustainable Building Technology - Sligo AU837Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7245–+25
Sports Management and Coaching - Blanchardstown TU735Technological University DublinLevel 7245–+25
Computing DB500Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8244229+26
Accounting and Finance DB521Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8244234+26
Law DB568Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8244244+26
Finance - Dublin GC413Griffith CollegeLevel 8244244+26
International Hospitality Management - Grangegorman TU952Technological University DublinLevel 8244–+26
Community Development and Youth Work - Blanchardstown TU992Technological University DublinLevel 8244244+26
Drama, Theatre and Film DK868Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8244244+26
Music and the Live Events Industry - Athlone US705Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7244–+26
Robotics and Automation Engineering - Limerick US753Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7244–+26
Content Creation and Social Media - Carlow SE301South East Technological UniversityLevel 7244–+26
Biosciences - Carlow SE515South East Technological UniversityLevel 7244–+26
Architectural Technology - Waterford - Granary SE716South East Technological UniversityLevel 7244–+26
Cybersecurity and Digital Forensics - Letterkenny AU262Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7244–+26
Computing - Dublin GC435Griffith CollegeLevel 7244144+26
Applied Sports Science with Sport and Exercise Nutrition - Thurles US961Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8243–+27
Creative Broadcast and Film Production - Limerick US702Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7243–+27
Computing and Digital Media - Galway AU577Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7243–+27
Computing in Data Science and AI DK722Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7243201+27
Computer Engineering in Mobile Systems - Blanchardstown TU807Technological University DublinLevel 8242–+28
Applied Sport Science Strength and Conditioning - Thurles US786Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7242–+28
Business Studies with Event Mangement - Athlone US793Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7242–+28
Software Systems Development - Waterford SE610South East Technological UniversityLevel 7242–+28
Civil Engineering - Carlow SE719South East Technological UniversityLevel 7242–+28
Culinary Leadership and Management - Cork MT558Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7242–+28
Marine Engineering - NMCI Ringaskiddy MT764Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7242–+28
English and Media Studies DL849Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8241241+29
Accounting and Finance - Limerick US610Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7241–+29
Business (Common Entry) - Cork MT550Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7241–+29
Nautical Science - NMCI Ringaskiddy MT766Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7241–+29
Tourism, Hospitality & Event Management - Common Entry - Galway AU532Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7241–+29
Computing in Software Development - Galway AU576Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7241–+29
Games Development - Sligo AU848Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7241–+29
Secure Networking and Cloud Technologies (Learn and Work) TU767Technological University DublinLevel 7241–+29
Global Business DB520Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8240240+30
Computing (Common Entry) - Kerry MT703Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7240–+30
Culinary Arts - Killybegs AU220Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7238–+32

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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.