Official CAO data · Updated 5 October 2026
University College Dublin (NUI) CAO points 2026
Round 1 cut-offs for all 37 UCD courses on the CAO lists, highest first. Plain Leaving Cert cut-offs ran from 400 to 625 points, median 510. Tap a course for its own page.
- Courses
- 37
- Level 8
- 37
- Level 7/6
- 0
- Highest cut-off
- 625
CodeCoursePoints
- DN400Medicine - Undergraduate EntryLevel 8 · test/portfolio · not all offered738
- DN670Economics and FinanceLevel 8625
- DN230Actuarial & Financial StudiesLevel 8602
- DN300Veterinary Medicine - Undergraduate Entry (practical experience requiredLevel 8 · test/portfolio · not all offered589
- DN440Biomedical, Health and Life SciencesLevel 8579
- DN420PhysiotherapyLevel 8578
- DN150EngineeringLevel 8577
- DN600LawLevel 8559
- DN610Business and LawLevel 8 · not all offered555
- DN100ArchitectureLevel 8554
- DN650CommerceLevel 8 · not all offered554
- DN720PsychologyLevel 8548
- DN710EconomicsLevel 8544
- DN410RadiographyLevel 8543
- DN660Commerce InternationalLevel 8 · not all offered543
- DN200ScienceLevel 8540
- DN262Human NutritionLevel 8532
- DN425Sport, Health and Exercise ScienceLevel 8532
- DN240SustainabilityLevel 8529
- DN201Computer ScienceLevel 8510
- DN451Children’s and General Nursing (Integrated)Level 8 · not all offered510
- DN620Criminology with PsychologyLevel 8510
- DN700Social SciencesLevel 8498
- DN452MidwiferyLevel 8495
- DN310Veterinary NursingLevel 8484
- DN261Food ScienceLevel 8479
- DN120Landscape ArchitectureLevel 8478
- DN430Sport and Exercise ManagementLevel 8477
- DN130City Planning and Environmental PolicyLevel 8474
- DN530HumanitiesLevel 8465
- DN750Social Policy and SociologyLevel 8440
- DN450General NursingLevel 8434
- DN520Joint HonoursLevel 8422
- DN760EducationLevel 8422
- DN250Agricultural ScienceLevel 8417
- DN453Mental Health NursingLevel 8410
- DN541Modern LanguagesLevel 8400
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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