• School diploma required
  VWO (Dutch pre-university diploma) i

  Fairly sure — This is the 2026 information. The 2027 details are not out yet and may change. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  www2.cao.ie

  Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) diploma)

  Netherlands … What qualifications are accepted? Voorbereidend Wetenschappelijk Onderwijs (VWO (Gymnasium A/B and Atheneum A/B) diploma)

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  For you, Met: Your VWO diploma counts.
• Required school subjects
  Wiskunde A or wiskunde B or wiskunde C or wiskunde D and biologie or scheikunde or natuurkunde or informatica or wiskunde D as a VWO exam subject i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

  Sources

  maynoothuniversity.ie · bachelor science

  Required minimum 2H5 & 4O6/H7, O6/H7 Irish, English & a Science subject (i.e. one of Agricultural Science, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics or Physics with Chemistry) & O4/H7 Mathematics.

  www2.cao.ie

  Table 1: Subject Grade Comparisons … O4 … 7 … For a higher maths requirement these scores must be in Maths B or D.

  Table 1: Subject Grade Comparisons … H7 … 7

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• Minimum subject grades
  6 different subjects at 6 or higher, at least 2 of them at 8 or higher, including English, Mathematics, Science subject and another language; Wiskunde A or wiskunde B or wiskunde C or wiskunde D: at least 7 i

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  Sources

  www2.cao.ie

  6 distinct recognised subjects which must include 2 subjects grade 8 and 4 subjects grade 6 in the VWO.

  Six distinct recognised subjects, to include English, Mathematics and another language.

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  Table 1: Subject Grade Comparisons … O4 … 7 … For a higher maths requirement these scores must be in Maths B or D.

  Table 1: Subject Grade Comparisons … H7 … 7

  maynoothuniversity.ie · bachelor science

  Required minimum 2H5 & 4O6/H7, O6/H7 Irish, English & a Science subject (i.e. one of Agricultural Science, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Physics or Physics with Chemistry) & O4/H7 Mathematics.

  O4/H7 Mathematics

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• Minimum overall grade
  None i

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  Source

  www2.cao.ie

  6 distinct recognised subjects which must include 2 subjects grade 8 and 4 subjects grade 6 in the VWO

  The indicative equivalence will be calculated, based on the average of the best 6 distinct recognised subjects taken in a single sitting.

• Language level required
  English: covered by a VWO diploma i

  English: covered by a VWO diploma

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  Source

  maynoothuniversity.ie · eu efta and uk applicants

  The minimum acceptable level of English is 8 in the VWO or equivalent English Language competence (see page 9).

  Maynooth University requires all applicants whose first language is not English to demonstrate their proficiency in English.

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  For you, Met: English: your VWO diploma covers it.
• Minimum age
  No published minimum age found i

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  • maynoothuniversity.ie
  • www2.cao.ie
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  For you, Met: No age restriction was found in the published admission rules.
• Extra steps
  None i

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  Source

  www2.cao.ie

  MH201 Science; MH210 Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Chemistry

  After the points have been calculated, applicants are placed on a list in order of merit for each course for which they are eligible.

• Other requirements
  Applicants from outside the Republic of Ireland are exempt from the Irish language requirement. i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Source

  maynoothuniversity.ie · eu efta and uk applicants

  Since applicants from outside the Republic of Ireland are automatically entitled to an exemption from Irish.

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  For you, Met: Not required for you: you were born and permanently live outside Ireland.
• Score needed to get in
  346 CAO points or more: the 2026 cut-off, which changes every year i

  Applicants are ranked by CAO points; the highest get the places. The cut-off is the lowest score that got a place, so it moves with each year's applicants.

  Earlier cut-offs: 352 in 2025 (CAO Round 1).

  How the score is worked out: Average of the best 6 distinct recognised subjects taken in a single sitting: 10 → 600, 9 → 595, 8 → 541, 7 → 374, 6 → 250, 5 → 200.

  +25 for wiskunde B or wiskunde D at 6 or higher, if it is one of the subjects counted.

  Two versions of one subject, such as wiskunde B and D, count once, at their average.

  Grades are rounded to whole numbers first, as on the diploma.

  The university gives only these rows and does not say how averages between them convert, so a score between two rows is a range.

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Sources

  www2.cao.ie

  MH201 Science 2026 RND 1 346

  maynoothuniversity.ie · bachelor science

  MH201 Round 1 Points 2026: 346

  www2.cao.ie

  The indicative equivalence will be calculated, based on the average of the best 6 distinct recognised subjects taken in a single sitting as follows: Average Mark IPS 10 600 9 595 8 541 7 374 6 250 5 200. If two versions of the same subject are presented, the average score will be included in the calculation.

  The indicative equivalence will be calculated, based on the average of the best 6 distinct recognised subjects taken in a single sitting … Average Mark … 10 600 … 9 595 … 8 541 … 7 374 … 6 250 … 5 200

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  Bonus points of 25 will be awarded for grade 6 or better in Advanced level Mathematics (i.e., B or D) where mathematics is one of the subjects counted for points.

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How places are given

• Cap on places (numerus fixus)
  250 a year

  The 2026 figure; the 2027 one is not out yet.

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  Source

  maynoothuniversity.ie

  CAO Code: MH201 | CAO Points 2025: 352 Places: 250 Duration: 4 years

• How applicants are picked
  Ranked by school grades; the highest get the places i

  CAO ranks eligible applicants by their indicative points score; offers are issued in order of merit and CAO preference, with random selection used to break equal scores.

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information for 2027.

  Sources

  maynoothuniversity.ie · eu efta and uk applicants

  Stage 3: Are ranked relative to other EU applicants since all EU applicants compete on equivalencies

  www2.cao.ie

  After the points have been calculated, applicants are placed on a list in order of merit for each course for which they are eligible.

• Past admission numbers
  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 346 (CAO Round 1).

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 352 (CAO Round 1).

  i

  Fairly sure — This is the 2026 information. The 2027 details are not out yet and may change. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Sources

  www2.cao.ie

  MH201 Science 2026 RND 1 346

  maynoothuniversity.ie · bachelor science

  MH201 Round 1 Points 2026: 346

Once you have started

• First-year minimum to continue
  Pass at least 50 of 60 credits in the first year; if you do not, you can resit or repeat the year i

  Every course is worth a number of credits, which you earn by passing it; a full year is 60.

  In the university’s words: A student may progress with a restricted deficit of up to 10 credits when the modules below 35% total no more than 10 credits, the weighted average of the remaining modules is over 40%, and at least half of credits are marked 40% or higher. A student who fails the compensation conditions cannot progress. For these science degrees, the student must also achieve at least 35% in Mathematics to progress to year two; a Mathematics deficit can be carried only if that 35% subject mark is reached, and then the student cannot take Mathematics or Statistics in year two. Deficits must be made up before the degree can be awarded.

  Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  maynoothuniversity.ie

  A “Restricted: deficit” rating will be given where: the modules with marks below 35% amount to no more than 10 credits; the weighted average mark in the remaining modules, excluding the deficit modules, is over 40%; at least half of the credits taken in the period have marks of 40% or above.

  A student must achieve a subject mark of at least 35% in Mathematics in order to progress to second year.

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  Full-time undergraduate students must register for 60 credits per year.

After you graduate

• Where graduates go
  Possible careers, depending on subject choices and specialisation, include chemist, physicist, computer scientist, data scientist, science educator, immunologist and environmentalist.

  What Maynooth University says its graduates go on to do; not measured.

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  Fairly sure — The university does not say this in so many words, but it follows from its pages. Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  maynoothuniversity.ie · bachelor science

  Career pathways for MH201 graduates: depending on the subjects chosen (and potential further specialisation), roles for MH201 graduates include, but are not limited to: Chemist; Physicist; Data Scientist.

• Where graduates went (measured)
  Maynooth University honours-degree graduates of 2024 in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, nine months after graduating: 44.5% working full-time, 10.5% part-time, 4.1% about to start a job; 28.2% in full-time and 1.8% in part-time further study; 8.2% unemployed; 2.7% other activities.

  Measured from all natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics graduates of Maynooth University, not just this programme (2024). Past graduates, not a promise.

  i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Sources

  public.tableau.com · HEI Comparison

  Undergraduate Honours Degree Programmes … Field of Study: Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics … Maynooth University … Working full-time 44.5% … Working part-time 10.5% … Due to start a job in the next 3 months 4.1% … Engaged in full-time further study, training or research 28.2% … Engaged in part-time further study, training or research 1.8% … Other Activity 2.7% … Unemployed and looking for work 8.2%

  hea.ie

  HEI level data (GO Class of 2024) … 3. HEI-Level Information (UG Honours Degree): This looks at employment outcomes for undergraduate honours degrees for each HEI