Courses you can get with 300 CAO points 2026

412 courses closed at or below 300 points in the 2026 round one offers, 197 of them honours degrees, across 20 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 300 points

412 closed at or below 300 points, and 149 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.

Level

Institution

Round 1 points

How close

No portfolio, interview or testEveryone on the points got an offer

Showing 559 of 561 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.


Creative Digital Computing - Limerick US825Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	280	–	+20
Business - Athlone US840Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	280	–	+20
Sports Coaching and Performance - Waterford SE904South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	280	–	+20
Marketing - Letterkenny AU302Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	280	–	+20
Business - Galway AU601Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	280	–	+20
Intellectual Disability Nursing - Sligo, St Angela`s AU992Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	280	–	+20
International Business AC120American CollegeLevel 8	American College	8	280	280	+20
Psychology - Environmental and Social DL866Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8	Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology	8	280	280	+20
Arts - Limerick MI002Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8	Mary Immaculate College	8	280	–	+20
Applied Microbiology - Carlow SE520South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	280	–	+20
Mechanical Engineering - Letterkenny AU251Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	280	–	+20
Engineering - Common Entry - Sligo AU830Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	280	–	+20
Mechatronic Engineering - Sligo AU831Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	280	–	+20
Civil Engineering - Sligo AU835Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	280	–	+20
Visual Art - Waterford - College Street SE203South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	279	–	+21
Liberal Arts AC137American CollegeLevel 8	American College	8	279	–	+21
Business Studies (Law) DB514Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8	Dublin Business School	8	279	279	+21
Business (Information Systems) DB524Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8	Dublin Business School	8	279	279	+21
International Business and Languages - Aungier St AND Grangegorman TU965Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	279	398v	+21
Creative Media DK863Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	279	279	+21
Computing DS702Dorset CollegeLevel 7	Dorset College	7	279	–	+21
Mental Health Nursing - Letterkenny AU381Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	278	–	+22
Creative Digital Media - Blanchardstown TU981Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	275	–	+25
Engineering (Common Entry) DK843Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	275	–	+25
Business with Law - Carlow SE403South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	274	–	+26
Dental Nursing - Letterkenny AU173Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	274	–	+26
Business - with/without a language - Waterford SE400South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	273	–	+27
Early Childhood Education and Care - Limerick US783Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	273	–	+27
Software Development with Cyber Security - Thurles US819Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	272	272	+28
Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering - Waterford SE712South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	272	–	+28
Intellectual Disability Nursing - Letterkenny AU382Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	272	–	+28
Business (Marketing) - Dublin GC407Griffith CollegeLevel 8	Griffith College	8	272	272	+28
Agricultural Engineering - Limerick US769Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	272	–	+28
TV and Media Production - Carlow SE212South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	272	–	+28
Film and Television Production DK764Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7	272	272	+28
Digital Marketing - Athlone US844Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	271	–	+29
Applied Sports Science with Performance Technology - Thurles US959Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	271	–	+29
Film and Creative Media DB567Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8	Dublin Business School	8	271	227	+29
Business NC009National College of Ireland (NCI)Level 8	National College of Ireland (NCI)	8	271	–	+29
Software Design with Virtual Reality and Gaming - Athlone US713Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	271	–	+29
Tourism and Event Management - Wexford SE925South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	271	–	+29
Hospitality Management DK750Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7	271	271	+29
Computing with AI - Limerick US826Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	270	–	+30
Software Development with Games Programming - Thurles US828Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	270	–	+30
Early Childhood Care and Education - Waterford - College Street SE911South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	270	–	+30
Mental Health Nursing - Castlebar AU691Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	270	–	+30
Business - Dublin GC400Griffith CollegeLevel 8	Griffith College	8	270	270	+30
Accounting and Finance - Dublin GC401Griffith CollegeLevel 8	Griffith College	8	270	255	+30
Psychology - Dublin GC409Griffith CollegeLevel 8	Griffith College	8	270	234	+30
Human Resource Management NC005National College of Ireland (NCI)Level 8	National College of Ireland (NCI)	8	270	–	+30
Renewable and Electrical Energy Engineering - Limerick US752Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	270	–	+30
Interior Architecture and Design - Sligo AU820Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	270	–	+30
Digital Forensics and Cyber Security - Blanchardstown TU758Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	270	–	+30
Building Surveying DK730Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7	270	–	+30
Computer Networks and Cyber Security - Limerick US827Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	269	–	+31
Business - Wexford SE402South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	269	–	+31
Computing with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - Tallaght TU862Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	269	–	+31
Civil Engineering DK846Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	269	–	+31
Event Management with Marketing DK852Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	269	252	+31
Computing - Applications or Programming - Carlow SE616South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	269	–	+31

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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.