• 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.

  Sources

  www2.cao.ie

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

  ucd.ie · euapplicants

  For information about how the entry requirements equate to the school-leaving qualifications from your country, please see … the Agreed entry requirements criteria for EU/EFTA applicants.

  EU applicants must meet the same minimum entry requirements as Irish school-leavers.

  ✓

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

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Sources

  hub.ucd.ie

  O6/H7 in English, Irish and two other recognised subjects

  O2/H6 in Mathematics

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  O2/H6 in a laboratory science (Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or Geography may be used instead of a laboratory science subject)

  ucd.ie · minimumentryrequirementsmatriculation

  For all courses in UCD, this must include Irish (unless exempt) and English.

  The following subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate/A-level are recognised laboratory science subjects: Agricultural Science Biology Chemistry Physics and Chemistry (Joint) Physics

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  For Science (DN200) the subjects Geography, Computer Science and Applied Maths may also be used as a Laboratory Science subject.

  The following subjects in the Irish Leaving Certificate/A-level are recognised laboratory science subjects: Agricultural Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Chemistry (Joint), Physics ... For Science (DN200) the subjects Geography, Computer Science and Applied Maths may also be used as a Laboratory Science subject.

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  DN200 Science O2/H6 in Mathematics and a Laboratory Science subject (OR Geography OR Applied Mathematics OR Computer Science) and O6/H7 in Irish, English, and 2 other recognised subjects.

  www2.cao.ie

  * For a higher maths requirement these scores must be in Maths B or D

  ?

  For you, Not yet clear: Enter your subjects to check. Add your subjects
• Minimum subject grades
  Wiskunde A or wiskunde B or wiskunde C or wiskunde D: at least 8; Biologie or scheikunde or natuurkunde or aardrijkskunde or informatica: at least 8; 6 different subjects at 6 or higher, at least 2 of them at 8 or higher, including English, Mathematics and Laboratory Science subject (or Geography, Applied Mathematics or Computer Science) 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

  hub.ucd.ie

  O2/H6 in Mathematics

  O2/H6 in a laboratory science (Applied Mathematics, Computer Science or Geography may be used instead of a laboratory science subject)

  www2.cao.ie

  Table 1: Subject Grade Comparisons … H2 10 O2 8

  H6 8 O6 6 or Pass in HAVO

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  2 H5 required 6 distinct recognised subjects which must include 2 subjects grade 8 and 4 subjects grade 6 in the VWO

  If two versions of the same subject are presented, the average score will be included in the calculation.

  What grade counts as a pass for purposes of admission to HEIs? 6 (on a scale of 5-10 where 10 is best)

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  DN200 Science O2/H6 in Mathematics and a Laboratory Science subject (OR Geography OR Applied Mathematics OR Computer Science) and O6/H7 in Irish, English, and 2 other recognised subjects

  ucd.ie · minimumentryrequirementsmatriculation

  Applicants presenting the Irish Leaving Certificate (established) must have six recognised subjects, selected according to course requirements, and must obtain Grade H5, or better, in two subjects and Grade O6/H7, or better, in the remaining four subjects.

  ucd.ie · euapplicants

  EU applicants must meet the same minimum entry requirements as Irish school-leavers.

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  For you, Not yet clear: No grade entered for wiskunde A or wiskunde B or wiskunde C or wiskunde D. No grade entered for biologie or scheikunde or natuurkunde or aardrijkskunde or informatica. Enter your subjects and grades to check. Add your grades
• Minimum overall grade
  None 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

  2 H5 required 6 distinct recognised subjects which must include 2 subjects grade 8 and 4 subjects grade 6 in the VWO

  The minimum eligibility criteria follow. Proof of English proficiency is required in all cases. The minimum standard may be higher in individual HEIs and/or for individual courses. There may also be specific subject requirements for courses.

  ucd.ie · minimumentryrequirementsmatriculation

  must obtain Grade H5, or better, in two subjects and Grade O6/H7, or better, in the remaining four subjects.

• Language level required
  English: VWO engels 8 or higher or an accepted language test i

  English: at least 8 for engels on your VWO list or IELTS Academic 6.5 or TOEFL iBT (scores from before January 2026, 0-120 scale) 90 or TOEFL iBT (scores from January 2026, 1-6 scale) 4.5 or Cambridge English (C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency) 176 or Pearson English Language Test (Academic) 63 or Duolingo English Test 120 or Oxford Test of English 140 or LanguageCert Academic 70

  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

  The minimum acceptable level of English is 8 in the VWO or equivalent English Language competence (see page 9). Note applicants whose school-leaving examinations are more than two years old must present additional proof of English.

  ucd.ie · minimumenglishlanguagerequirements

  International English Language Testing System (IELTS) - Academic: An average score of 6.5 over all components and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.

  iBT: 90 (no less than 21 in writing and at least 19 in every other section) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). ... Minimum overall score of 4.5, with no less than 4.5 in each section

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  English language examinations administered by the University of Cambridge: 176+ on Cambridge English scale (with no less than 169 in each paper)

  Pearson English Language Test (Academic): Minimum of 63 and at least 59 for each item in the Communicative Skills section.

  The minimum requirement will be a DET score of 120 is required with at least 110 in each individual subscore.

  Oxford Test of English: Minimum score of 140 overall with a minimum score of 125 in each skill.

  Language Cert Academic 70 overall will 65 in each skill

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  For you, Not yet clear: English: enter your grade for engels. Add a language test
• Minimum age
  Born before 16 January 2011 for 2027, going by the 2026 rule (born before 16 January 2010) 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

  ucd.ie · minimumentryrequirementsmatriculation

  Students must normally be seventeen years of age by 15 January following entry: i.e. for entry in 2026, date of birth must be on or before 15 January 2010.

  ?

  For you, Not yet clear: Enter your birth year to check. Add your birth year
• Extra steps
  None i

  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.

  Sources

  ucd.ie · generalrequirementsundergraduate

  For CAO applicants, we do not require personal statements (with the exception of Veterinary Medicine which requires evidence of work experience) or interviews.

  www2.cao.ie

  Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, for example, the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment.

  Restricted courses normally require additional assessment procedures, for example, the submission of a portfolio, an oral assessment or interview, or a written assessment. Restricted courses are identified in the handbook by the words "(Restricted - see page 3)" on the same line as the restricted course's title.

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  8 DN200 1 Sample subjects from a number of streams in First Year

  DO NOT submit predicted grades or a personal statement.

• Other requirements
  Irish (O6/H7 in Leaving Certificate Irish) is required for all UCD courses unless exempt. Applicants born outside Ireland (32 counties) who are permanently resident outside Ireland and present qualifications other than the Leaving Certificate are automatically exempt; others educated for an extended period outside Ireland may apply to NUI for an exemption. i

  Sure — Stated in the university’s official information.

  Source

  ucd.ie · minimumentryrequirementsmatriculation

  For all courses in UCD, this must include Irish (unless exempt) and English.

  Generally, a minimum grade of O6/H7 in Leaving Certificate Irish is required for all applicants born in Ireland.

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  were born outside Ireland (32 Counties) and are permanently resident outside Ireland and are presenting qualifications other than the Leaving Certificate for matriculation

  educated for an extended period outside Ireland

  ✓

  For you, Met: Not required for you: you were born and permanently live outside Ireland.
• Score needed to get in
  2026 cut-offs: 532–540 CAO points, depending on the study option or admission route; they change every year. i

  2026 published cut-offs: 540 CAO points (CAO Round 1); 533 CAO points (CAO Round 2); 532 CAO points (UCD current points). Cut-offs differ by admission route or study option; check the relevant published cut-off yourself. They change every year.

  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: 543 in 2025 (Final), 544 in 2024 (Final).

  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

  Points Required for Entry to 2026 Level 8 Courses

  RND 1 RND 2 … DN200 Science 540 533

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  Current Points 2026 ... DN200 Science ... 532*

  * All applicants with a score greater than this were offered, but it was not possible to offer to all applicants with this score and random selection was applied

  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

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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.

  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 as follows: ... 10 600 ... 9 595 ... 8 541 ... 7 374 ... 6 250 ... 5 200

  NB Sample grades only. The steps between points shown are not necessarily even as they are based on statistical comparisons.

  ucd.ie · euapplicants

  The second stage of the evaluation process involves scoring your results relative to other EU applicants using the equivalences shown in Table 2 of each country page

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  For you, Not yet clear: Cut-offs differ by admission route or study option; check the relevant published cut-off yourself.

How places are given

• Cap on places (numerus fixus)
  420 a year

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

  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

  ucd.ie

  Approx Places 2026 … DN200 Science O6/H7 O6/H7 O2/H6 O2/H6(1) 2 543 544 420

  ucd.ie · generalrequirementsundergraduate

  Admission to all courses is competitive (i.e. there are more applicants than places)

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  DN200 Science ... 532* 543 420

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

  Eligible applicants are placed in order of merit by CAO points (for VWO: converted from the average of the best six subjects) and offers go from the highest score down; ties at the last place are broken by random number. A numerus clausus may split places between exam-system groups when their proportions are very uneven.

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

  Sources

  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.

  If there are five applicants with an identical points score competing for one remaining place, random number selection applies

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  If there are five applicants with an identical points score competing for one remaining place, random number selection applies and the place will be offered to the applicant with the highest random number.

  ucd.ie · euapplicants

  As the number of applicants generally exceeds the number of places available, admission is competitive based on a points system.

  places are offered to eligible applicants from each examination system group on the basis of ranking within their group proportionally.

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  DN200 Science ... 532*

• Past admission numbers
  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 540 (CAO Round 1).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 533 (CAO Round 2).

  In 2026 the lowest score that got in was 532 (UCD current points).

  There are 420 places for the 2026 intake.

  In 2025 the lowest score that got in was 543 (Final).

  In 2024 the lowest score that got in was 544 (Final).

  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

  Points Required for Entry to 2026 Level 8 Courses

  RND 1 RND 2 … DN200 Science 540 533

  ucd.ie · irelandleavingcertificate

  Current Points 2026 ... DN200 Science ... 532*

  * All applicants with a score greater than this were offered, but it was not possible to offer to all applicants with this score and random selection was applied

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  Approx Places ... DN200 Science ... 420

  ucd.ie

  Approx Places 2026 … DN200 Science O6/H7 O6/H7 O2/H6 O2/H6(1) 2 543 544 420

Once you have started

• First-year minimum to continue
  50 of 60 credits in the first 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 move on to Stage 2 with an incomplete Stage 1 only if no more than 10 credits are missing (and programme progression requirements are met); otherwise they cannot progress and must complete Stage 1. A student who fails to remediate a failed module after three remediation attempts is reviewed by the Governing Board, which may discontinue their registration.

  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.

  Sources

  hub.ucd.ie

  A student may progress to the next stage without completing the previous stage (an incomplete stage) if approved by the Governing Board and when the following criteria are met: a) the credits required by the student to complete the incomplete stages do not exceed 10 credits; b) the student has satisfied the progression requirements detailed in the programme specification.

  a Governing Board shall review the academic performance of a student where: a) the student fails to remediate a failed module after three remediation attempts

  ucd.ie · checkingyourcredits

  The normal credit load for each stage of an Undergraduate Degree programme is 60 credits (12 modules).

  ucd.ie · repeatandnon standardstudents

  Students who earn less than 50 credits in their first full attempt at a stage will return to a repeat attempt at their stage in the following academic year.

  Students who earn 50 or 55 credits will, in most cases, be able to progress to their next stage carrying the failed modules. The failed modules will need to be passed by either resit, repeat or substitution.

After you graduate

• Where graduates go
  Recent graduates work in actuarial science, banking and financial services, the civil service, coding and cryptography companies, the IT industry, meteorology and research. Further study includes MSc and PhD programmes in the mathematical sciences in Ireland and abroad.

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

  i

  Fairly sure — Worth a look at the source before you rely on it.

  Source

  hub.ucd.ie

  Our recent graduates are working in many diverse areas, including actuarial science, banking and financial services, civil service, coding and cryptography companies, IT industry, meteorology and research.

  Opportunities for further study include MSc and PhD programmes in the mathematical sciences in Ireland and abroad, leading to research positions in universities or industry.

• Where graduates went (measured)
  University College Dublin honours-degree graduates of 2024 in natural sciences, mathematics and statistics, nine months after graduating: 59.1% working full-time, 4.3% part-time, 0.8% about to start a job; 33.1% in full-time further study; 2.3% unemployed; 0.4% other activities.

  Measured from all natural Sciences, Mathematics & Statistics graduates of University College Dublin, 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 … University College Dublin … Working full-time 59.1% … Working part-time 4.3% … Due to start a job in the next 3 months 0.8% … Engaged in full-time further study, training or research 33.1% … Other Activity 0.4% … Unemployed and looking for work 2.3%

  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