Official CAO data · Updated 5 October 2026
University of Galway CAO points 2026
Round 1 cut-offs for all 66 University of Galway courses on the CAO lists, highest first. Plain Leaving Cert cut-offs ran from 337 to 589 points, median 463. Tap a course for its own page.
- Courses
- 66
- Level 8
- 66
- Level 7/6
- 0
- Highest cut-off
- 589
CodeCoursePoints
- GY501Medicine - Undergraduate EntryLevel 8 · test/portfolio · not all offered730
- GY262Commerce (International Hotel Management)Level 8 · test/portfolio706
- GY505PharmacyLevel 8589
- GY408Biomedical EngineeringLevel 8555
- GY405Mechanical EngineeringLevel 8554
- GY303Biomedical ScienceLevel 8544
- GY401Engineering (Undenominated)Level 8543
- GY413Energy Systems EngineeringLevel 8543
- GY502Occupational TherapyLevel 8542
- GY503Speech and Language TherapyLevel 8542
- GY104PsychologyLevel 8534
- GY318Biopharmaceutical ChemistryLevel 8532
- GY319Mathematical ScienceLevel 8531
- GY209Commerce (Global Experience)Level 8530
- GY402Civil EngineeringLevel 8521
- GY309Financial Mathematics and EconomicsLevel 8520
- GY414Electrical and Electronic EngineeringLevel 8520
- GY304BiotechnologyLevel 8511
- GY202Commerce (International) with FrenchLevel 8510
- GY406Electronic and Computer EngineeringLevel 8510
- GY410Project and Construction ManagementLevel 8510
- GY207Commerce (Accounting)Level 8509
- GY250Law (BCL) and BusinessLevel 8509
- GY251Law (BCL)Level 8509
- GY252Law (BCL) and Human RightsLevel 8508
- GY254Law (BCL), Criminology and Criminal JusticeLevel 8507
- GY204Commerce (International) with SpanishLevel 8506
- GY517MidwiferyLevel 8498
- GY208Commerce (Gaeilge)Level 8488
- GY504Podiatric MedicineLevel 8476
- GY206Business Information SystemsLevel 8474
- GY323ZoologyLevel 8473
- GY261Business Studies (International Hotel Management)Level 8 · test/portfolio468
- GY203Commerce (International) with GermanLevel 8467
- GY321Genetics and GenomicsLevel 8463
- GY301ScienceLevel 8455
- GY201CommerceLevel 8451
- GY515General NursingLevel 8451
- GY320PhysicsLevel 8444
- GY310Marine ScienceLevel 8443
- GY350Computer Science and Information TechnologyLevel 8440
- GY308Environmental ScienceLevel 8434
- GY314Earth and Ocean SciencesLevel 8432
- GY111Arts (English and Creative Writing)Level 8413
- GY130Arts (Music)Level 8413
- GY133Education (Computer Science and Mathematical Studies)Level 8413
- GY313Occupational Health and Safety ManagementLevel 8410
- GY322Agricultural ScienceLevel 8410
- GY136Na Dána (Gaeilge agus Léann an Aistriúcháin)Level 8405
- GY118Arts (Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies)Level 8404
- GY516Mental Health NursingLevel 8403
- GY132Government (Politics, Economics and Law)Level 8402
- GY129Arts (Global Experience)Level 8401
- GY110Arts (Children and Youth Studies)Level 8389
- GY113Arts with Human RightsLevel 8380
- GY127Arts (Film and Digital Media)Level 8379
- GY109Arts (Mathematics and Education)Level 8371
- GY119Arts (Journalism)Level 8367
- GY122Na Dána (Cumarsáid agus Gaeilge)Level 8357
- GY134Geography and GeosystemsLevel 8357
- GY128Arts (Global Languages)Level 8356
- GY105Arts (History)Level 8343
- GY135Arts (Global Media)Level 8342
- GY123Social Sciences and SustainabilityLevel 8341
- GY137Arts (Child, Youth and Family: Policy and Practice)Level 8339
- GY101Arts (Joint-Honours)Level 8337
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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