CAO 2026: Dublin City University will welcome over 4,500 new undergraduate students this September

Dublin City University will welcome over 4,500 new undergraduates this September. The university has seen particularly strong interest this year across Science programmes, in Nursing, in Engineering and in specific teacher education programmes. The university is especially pleased that so many entrants will have come from non-traditional backgrounds, including over 10% whose offer is on the basis of their Further Education qualification.

The university has increased its intake across several popular courses where possible, resulting in points remaining at or below last year’s levels in areas such as Business and Computing.

Speaking about the CAO 2026 offers, Professor Daire Keogh, President of Dublin City University, said:

“I am delighted we have been able to respond to the continued growth in demand for DCU’s offering, which reflects the excellence of the University’s courses and the student experience. 

I am also pleased that we have been able to broaden opportunities this year by offering new courses and increasing places in high-demand programmes in science, business and computing subjects.”

We look forward to welcoming first-years in the coming weeks. Whatever course they have chosen, they can be confident that DCU staff are dedicated to providing the ‘transformative experience’ they deserve.”