Ireland

Finance and Accounting entry scores in Ireland (2026): cut-off marks by university

We have official entry scores for 26 programmes (scale from 0 to 625, higher is better). In the latest lists the score of the last admitted student ranged from 195 to 577. The most selective programme was at University College Cork, the most accessible at Dundalk Institute of Technology.

Always check current information on the official website of the university before you apply.

ProgrammeUniversityCity202620252024
FinanceUniversity College CorkCork577578578
AccountingUniversity College CorkCork520510498
Accounting and FinanceDublin City UniversityDublin509532523
Commerce (Accounting)University of Galway (Galway)Galway509530509
Accounting and FinanceMaynooth UniversityMaynooth411412409
Accounting and FinanceTechnological University of the Shannon (Limerick)Limerick410357350
Business and AccountingMaynooth UniversityMaynooth401401400
FinanceMaynooth UniversityMaynooth400——
AccountingTechnological University DublinDublin380380380
Accounting and FinanceNational College of IrelandDublin333336330
Digital AccountingAtlantic Technological University (Galway)Galway323349348
Accounting and FinanceGriffith College (Cork)Cork321——
AccountingSouth East Technological University (Carlow)Carlow318319318
AccountingAtlantic Technological University (Sligo)Sligo316320316
AccountingGriffith College (Dublin)Dublin312——
Accounting and Finance (Campus Options)Technological University DublinDublin311261260
AccountingSouth East Technological University (Waterford)Waterford309308304
Business - AccountingAtlantic Technological University (Letterkenny)Letterkenny307326332
AccountingAtlantic Technological University (Galway)Galway307325310
AccountingMunster Technological University (Cork)Cork307303301
Accounting with Finance (with Placement)Technological University of the Shannon (Athlone)Athlone307318309
Finance and EconomicsAtlantic Technological University (Galway)Galway306307310
Accounting and FinanceGriffith College (Dublin)Dublin270254254
Accounting and FinanceDublin Business SchoolDublin244269269
FinanceGriffith College (Dublin)Dublin244——
Accounting and FinanceDundalk Institute of TechnologyDundalk195210227

The score is the result of the last admitted student, so it changes every year.

How admission works in Ireland

You apply for full-time undergraduate courses through the Central Applications Office (CAO): for entry in September 2027 applications open on 5 November 2026, the normal closing date is 1 February 2027 (late applications until 1 May 2027), and course choices can be changed until 1 July 2027. Places are offered by points: the best six Leaving Certificate results count (at most 625 points), other EU/EFTA/UK school-leaving results are converted to points, and the minimum subject requirements of each course must be met. Some courses add a test, interview, portfolio or audition, undergraduate medicine combines points with the HPAT test, and places on tied points may be decided by random selection. Applicants who live or have lived outside the EU may have to apply directly to the institution instead of through CAO.

See also: All Finance and Accounting programmes in Ireland · Entry scores in Ireland · Study in Ireland

Sources

How the figures are collected and calculated: Data and sources.