Courses you can get with 430 CAO points 2026

926 courses closed at or below 430 points in the 2026 round one offers, 641 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 430 points

926 closed at or below 430 points, and 43 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 961 of 969 courses

8 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.


Accounting and Finance - Limerick US845Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	410	361	+20
Biotechnology - Athlone US861Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	410	–	+20
Applied Freshwater and Marine Biology - Galway AU655Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	410	–	+20
Architecture - Sligo AU925Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	410	–	+20
Education in Early Childhood DC001Dublin City UniversityLevel 8	Dublin City University	8	410	–	+20
Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and English DC010Dublin City UniversityLevel 8	Dublin City University	8	410	–	+20
Journalism DC132Dublin City UniversityLevel 8	Dublin City University	8	410	–	+20
Pharmaceutical Healthcare - Grangegorman TU875Technological University DublinLevel 8	Technological University Dublin	8	410	–	+20
Mental Health Nursing DN453University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8	University College Dublin (NUI)	8	410	409	+20
Occupational Health and Safety Management GY313University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	410	–	+20
Agricultural Science GY322University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	410	–	+20
DNA and Forensic Analysis - Tallaght TU752Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	410	–	+20
General Nursing - Waterford SE915South East Technological UniversityLevel 8	South East Technological University	8	409	–	+21
Sustainable Energy Engineering - Cork MT837Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8	Munster Technological University	8	409	–	+21
Chemical Sciences (General Entry) DC163Dublin City UniversityLevel 8	Dublin City University	8	409	–	+21
Veterinary Nursing - Athlone US738Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7Random selection	Technological University of the Shannon	7	409*	408	+21
Nutrition and Health Science - Athlone US950Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	408	–	+22
Game Design DL854Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8	Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology	8	408	348	+22
Mechanical Engineering - Carlow SE724South East Technological UniversityLevel 7	South East Technological University	7	407	–	+23
Na Dána (Gaeilge agus Léann an Aistriúcháin) GY136University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	405	–	+25
Sustainability CK010University College Cork (NUI)Level 8	University College Cork (NUI)	8	404	–	+26
World Languages CK110University College Cork (NUI)Level 8	University College Cork (NUI)	8	404	–	+26
Arts (Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies) GY118University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	404	–	+26
Civil Engineering - Athlone US887Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8	Technological University of the Shannon	8	403	–	+27
General Nursing DK870Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 8	Dundalk Institute of Technology	8	403	–	+27
Mental Health Nursing GY516University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	403	–	+27
Environmental Science LM066University of LimerickLevel 8	University of Limerick	8	403	–	+27
Government (Politics, Economics and Law) GY132University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	402	–	+28
Education, Gaeilge and Business Studies - Thurles MI019Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8	Mary Immaculate College	8	402	–	+28
Education, Mathematics and Business Studies - Thurles MI021Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8	Mary Immaculate College	8	402	–	+28
International Economics MH416Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	402	–	+28
Medical Technology - Limerick US735Technological University of the ShannonLevel 7	Technological University of the Shannon	7	402	–	+28
Forensic Science and Analysis - Galway AU669Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	401	–	+29
Education (Design, Graphics and Construction) - Letterfrack AU680Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	401	–	+29
Engineering - Common Entry - Sligo AU940Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	401	–	+29
Arts (Global Experience) GY129University of GalwayLevel 8	University of Galway	8	401	–	+29
Biological and Geographical Sciences MH203Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	401	–	+29
Physics with Astrophysics MH204Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	401	–	+29
Business and Accounting MH407Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	401	–	+29
Business and Languages MH409Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	401	–	+29
Science (General Entry) - Grangegorman TU755Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	401	–	+29
Interior Architecture - Cork MT860Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8	Munster Technological University	8	400	–	+30
Education (Art and Design and Communication Graphics) - Galway AU620Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	–	+30
Applied Biology and Biopharmaceutical Science - Galway AU670Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	–	+30
Furniture Design and Manufacture - Letterfrack AU681Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	380	+30
Interior Architecture and Design - Sligo AU926Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	390	+30
Education, Home Economics and Religious Ed - with concurrent Teacher Education AU986Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	–	+30
Education, Home Economics and Irish - with concurrent Teacher Education AU987Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	400	–	+30
Climate and Environmental Sustainability DC294Dublin City UniversityLevel 8	Dublin City University	8	400	–	+30
Applied Psychology DL825Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and TechnologyLevel 8Random selection	Dun Laoghaire Institute of Art Design and Technology	8	400*	391	+30
Modern Languages DN541University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8	University College Dublin (NUI)	8	400	–	+30
Education, Gaeilge and Religious Studies - Thurles MI018Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8	Mary Immaculate College	8	400	–	+30
Technology Management LM063University of LimerickLevel 8	University of Limerick	8	400	–	+30
Business MH404Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	400	–	+30
Finance MH410Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	400	–	+30
BCL Law MH502Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	400	–	+30
BCL Law and Languages MH503Maynooth UniversityLevel 8	Maynooth University	8	400	–	+30
Civil Engineering - Bolton Street TU704Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	400	–	+30
Biosciences - Grangegorman TU751Technological University DublinLevel 7	Technological University Dublin	7	400	399*	+30
Furniture Design Making and Technology - Common Entry - Letterfrack AU683Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8	Atlantic Technological University	8	399	–	+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.