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Courses you can get with 380 CAO points 2026

766 courses closed at or below 380 points in the 2026 round one offers, 495 of them honours degrees, across 26 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 380 points

766 closed at or below 380 points, and 68 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 831 of 834 courses

3 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.
Energy Engineering - Galway AU646Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8360–+20
Global Politics LM030University of LimerickLevel 8360–+20
Entrepreneurship MH411Maynooth UniversityLevel 8360–+20
Business Information Systems - Cork MT944Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8359–+21
Electrical Engineering - Limerick US900Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8358–+22
Social Care Work - Limerick US920Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8358–+22
Applied Language and Translation Studies DC155Dublin City UniversityLevel 8358–+22
Mechanical Engineering (General Entry) - Tallaght TU828Technological University DublinLevel 8358–+22
Brewing and Distilling - Carlow SE521South East Technological UniversityLevel 8357–+23
IT Management and Cybersecurity - Cork MT805Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8357–+23
Public Health Nutrition - Galway AU663Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8357–+23
Outdoor and Environmental Education - Common Entry - Castlebar AU699Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8357–+23
Na Dána (Cumarsáid agus Gaeilge) GY122University of GalwayLevel 8357–+23
Geography and Geosystems GY134University of GalwayLevel 8357–+23
Interaction Design LM113University of LimerickLevel 8357–+23
Intellectual Disability Nursing LM154University of LimerickLevel 8357347+23
Forensic and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Limerick US732Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7357–+23
Health Science with Dietetics Studies - Letterkenny AU172Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 7Random selection357*–+23
Music Production and Technology - Limerick US808Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8356–+24
Social Care Work - Ennis US923Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8356–+24
Strength and Conditioning - Carlow SE903South East Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Psychiatric Nursing - Waterford SE914South East Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Civil Engineering - Kerry MT832Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Psychology - Castlebar AU698Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Mechanical Engineering - Sligo AU943Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Human Nutrition - Sligo AU972Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Arts (Global Languages) GY128University of GalwayLevel 8356–+24
Creative Writing and English MH111Maynooth UniversityLevel 8356–+24
Biomedical Electronics - Carlow SE727South East Technological UniversityLevel 7356–+24
Physical Sciences (Common Entry) - Cork MT770Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7356–+24
Computing for Business DC120Dublin City UniversityLevel 8354–+26
Mental Health Nursing - Athlone US878Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8353–+27
English - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway) CK109University College Cork (NUI)Level 8353–+27
Quantity Surveying - Sligo AU945Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8353–+27
Visual Culture AD215National College of Art and DesignLevel 8353–+27
Robotics and Intelligent Devices MH306Maynooth UniversityLevel 8353–+27
Quantity Surveying - Letterkenny AU341Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8352–+28
Mechanical Engineering - Letterkenny AU350Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8352–+28
Automation Engineering and Robotics - Bolton Street TU701Technological University DublinLevel 7352–+28
Electronic Engineering with Computer Systems - Limerick US903Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8351–+29
Analytical Chemistry with Quality Assurance - Cork MT874Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8351–+29
English and Psychology - Common Entry - Sligo AU917Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8351–+29
Computer Science (Infrastructure) - Grangegorman TU857Technological University DublinLevel 8351–+29
Computer Science (International) - Grangegorman TU858Technological University DublinLevel 8351327+29
Analytical and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Cork MT774Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7351–+29
Robotics and Automated Systems - Carlow SE710South East Technological UniversityLevel 8350–+30
Electronic Engineering - Cork MT846Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8350–+30
Agri-Biosciences - Cork MT879Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8350–+30
Human Resource Management - Aungier Street TU906Technological University DublinLevel 8350–+30
Interior Architecture - Cork MT760Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7350–+30
Applied Languages LM044University of LimerickLevel 8349–+31
Strength and Conditioning - Online SC701Setanta CollegeLevel 7349–+31
Early Childhood Education and Care - Cork MT972Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8348–+32
Multimedia DC133Dublin City UniversityLevel 8348–+32
Instrument Engineering - Cork MT833Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8347–+33
Mental Health Nursing - Kerry MT927Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8347–+33
International Business with Language - Cork MT945Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8347–+33
Montessori Education - Cork MT970Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8347338+33
Cyberpsychology - Letterkenny AU362Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8347–+33
Education and Training DC235Dublin City UniversityLevel 8347–+33

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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.