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Courses you can get with 420 CAO points 2026

900 courses closed at or below 420 points in the 2026 round one offers, 617 of them honours degrees, across 27 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 420 points

900 closed at or below 420 points, and 51 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.

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7 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.
Interior Architecture - Cork MT860Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Education (Art and Design and Communication Graphics) - Galway AU620Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science - Galway AU670Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Furniture Design and Manufacture - Letterfrack AU681Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400380+20
Interior Architecture and Design - Sligo AU926Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400390+20
Education, Home Economics and Religious Ed - with concurrent Teacher Education AU986Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Education, Home Economics and Irish - with concurrent Teacher Education AU987Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Climate and Environmental Sustainability DC294Dublin City UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Applied Psychology DL825Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8Random selection400*391+20
Modern Languages DN541University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8400–+20
Education, Gaeilge and Religious Studies - Thurles MI018Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8400–+20
Technology Management LM063University of LimerickLevel 8400–+20
Business MH404Maynooth UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Finance MH410Maynooth UniversityLevel 8400–+20
BCL Law MH502Maynooth UniversityLevel 8400–+20
BCL Law and Languages MH503Maynooth UniversityLevel 8400–+20
Civil Engineering - Bolton Street TU704Technological University DublinLevel 7400–+20
Biosciences - Grangegorman TU751Technological University DublinLevel 7400399*+20
Furniture Design Making and Technology - Common Entry - Letterfrack AU683Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8399–+21
Mental Health Nursing TR095Trinity College DublinLevel 8399398*+21
Mental Health Nursing LM152University of LimerickLevel 8399–+21
Furniture Making and Architectural Woodworking - Letterfrack AU682Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8398–+22
Computer Science, Linguistics and a Language TR039Trinity College DublinLevel 8393–+27
Smart Product Engineering - Cork MT844Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8392–+28
Electrical Engineering - Cork MT845Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8392–+28
Physics with Energy and Environment - Grangegorman TU878Technological University DublinLevel 8392–+28
Pharmaceutical Science - Tallaght TU876Technological University DublinLevel 8391–+29
Criminal Justice LM028University of LimerickLevel 8391–+29
Veterinary Nursing - Kerry MT784Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7391–+29
Robotics and Automation Engineering - Limerick US902Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8390–+30
Construction Management - Cork MT856Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8390–+30
General Nursing - Kerry MT926Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8390–+30
Arts International - 4 years CK108University College Cork (NUI)Level 8390–+30
Quantity Surveying and Construction Economics - Galway AU636Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8390–+30
Arts: Joint Honours (Humanities) DC009Dublin City UniversityLevel 8390–+30
Food Science - Grangegorman TU881Technological University DublinLevel 8390–+30
Social Care - Grangegorman TU996Technological University DublinLevel 8390–+30
Aviation Technology - Bolton Street TU721Technological University DublinLevel 7390–+30
Mechanical Engineering with Energy - Athlone US912Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8389–+31
Nutrition and Health Science - Cork MT876Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8389–+31
Sustainability DB535Dublin Business SchoolLevel 8389–+31
Arts (Major/Minor Options Available) - Aungier Street AND Bolton St A TU980Technological University DublinLevel 8389–+31
Religion TR041Trinity College DublinLevel 8389–+31
Arts (Children and Youth Studies) GY110University of GalwayLevel 8389–+31
Mechanical Engineering - Athlone US910Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8388–+32
Applied Psychology - Limerick US924Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8388–+32
Coaching Science and Sports Pedagogy - Cork MT915Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8388–+32
Athletic Therapy and Exercise Rehabilitation - Letterkenny AU321Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8388–+32
Mental Health Nursing DC216Dublin City UniversityLevel 8388–+32
Intellectual Disability Nursing TR097Trinity College DublinLevel 8388–+32
Early Childhood Care and Education - Limerick MI007Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8388–+32
Journalism and Digital Communication LM039University of LimerickLevel 8388–+32
Sport and Exercise Management - Cork MT910Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8387–+33
Early Years and Childhood Studies CK111University College Cork (NUI)Level 8387–+33
Intellectual Disability Nursing CK730University College Cork (NUI)Level 8387–+33
Construction Management - Galway AU635Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8387–+33
Arts: Joint Honours (Politics) DC295Dublin City UniversityLevel 8387–+33
Pharmacy Technician - Athlone US660Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7387367+33
Computer Science CK401University College Cork (NUI)Level 8384–+36
Chemical and Pharmaceutical Science - Galway AU668Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8384–+36

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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.