Courses you can get with 320 CAO points 2026

561 courses closed at or below 320 points in the 2026 round one offers, 328 of them honours degrees, across 23 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 320 points

561 closed at or below 320 points, and 67 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 626 of 628 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.


Built Environment (Common Entry) - Limerick US883Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	300	–	+20
Pharmaceutical Science - Waterford SE504South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Business Technology and Communications - Cork MT951Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8	Munster Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Arts - 3 years CK101University College Cork (NUI)Level 8	University College Cork (NUI)	8	300	–	+20
Construction Management - Letterkenny AU342Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Health and Social Care - Letterkenny AU391Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Business with Entrepreneurship - Galway AU605Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Product Design - Galway AU624Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
International Hotel and Hospitality Management - Galway AU630Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Software and Electronic Engineering - Galway AU642Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Computing in Software Development - Galway AU676Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Applied Social Care - Castlebar AU696Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Tourism and Event Management - Sligo AU905Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Social Care Practice - Sligo AU918Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Creative Design - Sligo AU927Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Construction Project Management and Applied Technology - Sligo AU946Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Computer Networks and Cyber Security - Sligo AU956Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	300	–	+20
Digital Forensics and Cyber Security - Blanchardstown TU863Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	300	–	+20
Fashion and Retail Business - Aungier Street TU925Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	300	–	+20
Photography - Grangegorman TU976Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	300	–	+20
Arts MH101Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	300	–	+20
Agricultural Science and Sustainability - Thurles US740Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	300	–	+20
Engineering (General Entry) - Blanchardstown TU708Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	300	–	+20
Construction Management DK732Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7	300	–	+20
Built Environment (Common Entry) - Athlone US888Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	299	–	+21
Culinary Entrepreneurship - Limerick US931Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	299	–	+21
Business CT325CCT College DublinLevel 8	CCT College Dublin	8	299	–	+21
Electrical and Electronic Engineering DK845Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	299	–	+21
Quantity Surveying DK734Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7	299	–	+21
Business and Law - Limerick US838Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	298	–	+22
Social Care Work - Thurles US922Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	298	–	+22
Business with Fashion Management - Limerick US947Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	297	–	+23
Science - Carlow SE500South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	297	–	+23
Business Information Systems - Galway AU602Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	297	–	+23
Intellectual Disability Nursing DK872Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	297	–	+23
Business - Athlone US720Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	297	252	+23
Sports Development and Performance - Limerick US954Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	296	290	+24
Social Care Work - Cork MT573Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7	Munster Technological University	7	295	–	+25
Construction Management - Limerick US885Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	293	–	+27
Pharmaceutical Science (Degree Award option - Biopharmaceutics) - Kerry MT772Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7	Munster Technological University	7	293	–	+27
Sustainable Farm Management and Agribusiness - Wexford SE503South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	292	–	+28
Architectural Technology - Carlow SE717South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	292	–	+28
Quantity Surveying - Waterford SE704South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	291	–	+29
Recreation and Sport Management - Waterford SE906South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	291	–	+29
Computing Science - Cork GC230Griffith CollegeLevel 8	Griffith College	8	291	291	+29
Science - Waterford SE512South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	291	–	+29
Bioveterinary Science - Athlone US867Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	290	–	+30
Visual Communications and Design - Wexford SE204South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	290	–	+30
International Business - Waterford SE412South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	290	–	+30
Sports Management and Coaching - Blanchardstown TU935Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	290	–	+30
Music and Sound Engineering - Athlone US704Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	290	281	+30
Robotics and Automated Systems - Carlow SE728South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	290	–	+30
Civil Engineering - Letterkenny AU241Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	290	–	+30
Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science - Galway AU569Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	290	–	+30
Software Design with Virtual Reality and Gaming - Athlone US821Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	289	–	+31
Physical Activity and Health Science - Athlone US957Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	289	–	+31
Biomedical Electronics - Carlow SE709South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	289	–	+31
Event Management (3 Year Programme) - Kerry MT940Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8	Munster Technological University	8	289	–	+31
Mechanical Engineering - Limerick US771Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	289	–	+31
Mechanical Engineering - Sligo AU833Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7	Atlantic Technological University	7	289	–	+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.