Official CAO data · Updated 5 October 2026
University College Cork (NUI) CAO points 2026
Round 1 cut-offs for all 58 UCC courses on the CAO lists, highest first. Plain Leaving Cert cut-offs ran from 300 to 625 points, median 476. Tap a course for its own page.
- Courses
- 58
- Level 8
- 58
- Level 7/6
- 0
- Highest cut-off
- 625
CodeCoursePoints
- CK701Medicine - Undergraduate EntryLevel 8 · test/portfolio735
- CK702DentistryLevel 8 · not all offered625
- CK703PharmacyLevel 8 · not all offered590
- CK407Mathematical SciencesLevel 8589
- CK408Physics and AstrophysicsLevel 8582
- CK204FinanceLevel 8577
- CK704Occupational TherapyLevel 8566
- CK307Law and BusinessLevel 8565
- CK705Speech and Language TherapyLevel 8 · not all offered555
- CK304Law and IrishLevel 8545
- CK606Architecture - Offered jointly by UCC and MTULevel 8544
- CK120Applied PsychologyLevel 8543
- CK600EngineeringLevel 8540
- CK301Law (Pathways) - 3 years or 4 yearsLevel 8534
- CK125Physical Education, Sports Studies and ArtsLevel 8532
- CK302Law and FrenchLevel 8532
- CK402Biological and Chemical SciencesLevel 8531
- CK712Children’s and General Nursing (Integrated)Level 8523
- CK504Nutritional SciencesLevel 8522
- CK405GeneticsLevel 8521
- CK202AccountingLevel 8520
- CK707Medical and Health SciencesLevel 8512
- CK201CommerceLevel 8510
- CK406Chemical SciencesLevel 8510
- CK708ParamedicineLevel 8499
- CK212Applied EconomicsLevel 8489
- CK412Agricultural ScienceLevel 8478
- CK706Public Health SciencesLevel 8476
- CK121Psychology and Computing - 3 years or 4 years (Work Experience Pathway)Level 8474
- CK413Science EducationLevel 8474
- CK710General NursingLevel 8463
- CK124Education - GaeilgeLevel 8462
- CK203Business Information SystemsLevel 8462
- CK404Biological, Environmental and Geological SciencesLevel 8462
- CK411Data Science and Artificial IntelligenceLevel 8456
- CK505Food ScienceLevel 8456
- CK740MidwiferyLevel 8451
- CK213Food Marketing and EntrepreneurshipLevel 8445
- CK215International Business with LanguagesLevel 8445
- CK102Social Science - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)Level 8429
- CK122Government and Political ScienceLevel 8426
- CK113Criminology - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)Level 8418
- CK720Mental Health NursingLevel 8412
- CK010SustainabilityLevel 8404
- CK110World LanguagesLevel 8404
- CK108Arts International - 4 yearsLevel 8390
- CK111Early Years and Childhood StudiesLevel 8387
- CK730Intellectual Disability NursingLevel 8387
- CK401Computer ScienceLevel 8384
- CK105Film and Screen Media - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)Level 8382
- CK104Arts - Music - 3 years or 4 years (BMus or Chinese/European/InternationLevel 8 · test/portfolio367
- CK112Theatre and Performative Practices - 3 years or 4 years (International PLevel 8 · test/portfolio363
- CK109English - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)Level 8353
- CK118Digital Humanities and Information Technology - 3 years or 4 years (WorkLevel 8328
- CK123Anthropology - 3 years or 4 years (International Pathway)Level 8320
- CK101Arts - 3 yearsLevel 8300
- CK114Social Science (Youth and Community Work)Level 8 · test/portfolio300
- CK791Medicine (Graduate Entry)Level 8 · test/portfolio · not all offered58
A cut-off is the points of the last applicant offered a place in Round 1, not a fixed entry requirement. Scores over 625 include marks from a portfolio, audition, interview or admission test. Points can fall in later rounds, never rise.
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