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Courses you can get with 460 CAO points 2026

995 courses closed at or below 460 points in the 2026 round one offers, 706 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 460 points

995 closed at or below 460 points, and 56 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 1,041 of 1,051 courses

10 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.
Biomedical Engineering - Galway AU647Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8440–+20
Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and Music DC012Dublin City UniversityLevel 8440–+20
Analytical Science DC161Dublin City UniversityLevel 8440–+20
Physics (General Entry) DC175Dublin City UniversityLevel 8440–+20
General Nursing DC215Dublin City UniversityLevel 8440–+20
Social Policy and Sociology DN750University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8440435+20
Computer Science and Information Technology GY350University of GalwayLevel 8440–+20
Applied Biosciences - Cork MT775Munster Technological UniversityLevel 7440–+20
Physical Science with Chemistry and Physics-concurrent Teacher Education LM096University of LimerickLevel 8438–+22
Sport and Exercise Science - Carlow SE905South East Technological UniversityLevel 8436–+24
Global Business (Germany) DC113Dublin City UniversityLevel 8435–+25
Game Design - Grangegorman TU984Technological University DublinLevel 8435–+25
Environmental Science and Technology DC166Dublin City UniversityLevel 8434–+26
General Nursing DN450University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8434425+26
Environmental Science GY308University of GalwayLevel 8434–+26
Psychology - Waterford SE205South East Technological UniversityLevel 8433–+27
General Nursing (Meath, St James`s and Naas) TR091Trinity College DublinLevel 8433430*+27
Education, Mathematics and Gaeilge - Thurles MI020Mary Immaculate CollegeLevel 8433–+27
Mathematics and Computer Science-concurrent Teacher Education LM097University of LimerickLevel 8433–+27
Physics LM125University of LimerickLevel 8433–+27
General Nursing LM150University of LimerickLevel 8433–+27
Mechanical Engineering - Bolton Street TU717Technological University DublinLevel 7433–+27
Earth and Ocean Sciences GY314University of GalwayLevel 8432–+28
Law (LL.B.) - Grangegorman TU918Technological University DublinLevel 8430–+30
Social Sciences LM019University of LimerickLevel 8430–+30
Exercise and Health Fitness Management LM105University of LimerickLevel 8430–+30
Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry MH210Maynooth UniversityLevel 8430423+30
General Nursing MH701Maynooth UniversityLevel 8430425+30
Physiology and Health Science - Carlow SE936South East Technological UniversityLevel 7430–+30
Social Science - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway) CK102University College Cork (NUI)Level 8429–+31
Sports Science with Exercise Physiology - Athlone US951Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8426418+34
Government and Political Science CK122University College Cork (NUI)Level 8426403+34
Quantity Surveying - Cork MT857Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8425420+35
DNA and Forensic Analysis - Tallaght TU864Technological University DublinLevel 8425–+35
Data Science and Artificial Intelligence - Grangegorman TU850Technological University DublinLevel 8424421+36
Food Science and Health LM068University of LimerickLevel 8424–+36
Medical Technology - Limerick US869Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8423–+37
Post Primary Teacher Education - Gaeilge and French, German or Spanish DC013Dublin City UniversityLevel 8423–+37
Computer Science - Grangegorman TU856Technological University DublinLevel 8423400+37
Biotechnology MH202Maynooth UniversityLevel 8423–+37
Public Health Nutrition - Grangegorman TU872Technological University DublinLevel 8422–+38
Joint Honours DN520University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8422–+38
Education DN760University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8422416+38
Science (with Education) or Mathematics and Computer Science (with Education) or Mathematics (with Education) MH212Maynooth UniversityLevel 8422419+38
Food Science and Human Nutrition MH222Maynooth UniversityLevel 8422–+38
Economics - option of an integrated MSc Economics MH415Maynooth UniversityLevel 8422–+38
Post Primary Teaching - Home Economics and Technology DC016Dublin City UniversityLevel 8421–+39
Graphics, Engineering and Technology-concurrent Teacher Education LM095University of LimerickLevel 8421420+39
Aircraft Systems - Carlow SE729South East Technological UniversityLevel 7421–+39
Architecture - Waterford - Granary SE701South East Technological UniversityLevel 8420–+40
Software Development - Cork MT800Munster Technological UniversityLevel 8420–+40
Sport and Exercise Science - Galway AU662Atlantic Technological UniversityLevel 8420–+40
Post Primary Teacher Education - Religious Education and History DC011Dublin City UniversityLevel 8420–+40
Post Primary Teacher Education - Technology, Engineering and Graphics DC015Dublin City UniversityLevel 8420–+40
General Nursing - Athlone US877Technological University of the ShannonLevel 8Random selection419*412+41
Veterinary Nursing DK784Dundalk Institute of TechnologyLevel 7419–+41
Criminology - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway) CK113University College Cork (NUI)Level 8418415+42
Agricultural Science DN250University College Dublin (NUI)Level 8417–+43
Civil Engineering - Carlow SE713South East Technological UniversityLevel 8415–+45
International Relations DC231Dublin City UniversityLevel 8415–+45

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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.