Nearly half of honours degree applicants miss out on first preference in initial CAO offers

Each of the seven universities represented by the Irish Universities Association (IUA) have all increased the number of places available to first-year students to a record level across all programs.

Close to half (48%) of students applying for honours degrees have missed out on their first preference course as the first round of college places are offered to students this afternoon.

However, these figures are closely aligned to 2019 when 47% missed out on their first choice in this round.