University College Cork

SAT 1140+

UCC scores US High School Diploma applicants via GPA+SAT/ACT 'Bands' (a separate track from its CAO/EU points system, which doesn't apply to US applicants at all). CK212 Economics is Band 3: GPA 3.0/4.0 + SAT 1140 or ACT 23, per the official band-to-course PDF (ucc.ie/en/media/studyatucc/international/documentation/undergraduatenon-eustudents/UCCUndergraduateBands2026-2027.pdf). Confirmed current, updated Feb 2026.

SAT 1470+

Same UCC Band system as Economics above. CK407 Mathematical Sciences is Band 1, UCC's most selective band: GPA 3.7/4.0 + SAT 1470 or ACT 32, per the official band-to-course PDF. Confirmed current, updated Feb 2026.

No direct requirement published

UCC's own how-to-apply page routes US applicants through Atlantic Bridge (the same North American admissions partner already used for the RCSI, Trinity College Dublin, and Galway Medicine entries) for both its Direct Entry (5-year) and Graduate Entry (4-year) routes, but names no SAT/ACT figure. The two routes have genuinely different profiles: the IB-based 5-year Direct Entry track (confirmed via Atlantic Bridge's own UCC page) requires 36 IB points including HL6 Chemistry, and explicitly excludes AP-only candidates ('Applicants applying directly from high school presenting AP exams are not eligible for the 5-year program') -- a real structural difference from RCSI/Trinity/Galway's AP-friendly Atlantic Bridge routes. UCC's own page separately describes a route for US high-school graduates with 1 year of university coursework (GPA 3.3/4.0 minimum plus AP science subjects), closer in shape to those other schools' direct-entry standard. No direct SAT/ACT figure published given this route-dependent ambiguity. International tuition confirmed directly on UCC's own fee schedule: EUR 52,100/year (CK701, 2026/27), a real, current, course-specific figure.