List Of Approved Cut-Off Marks For Nigerian Universities [FULL LIST]

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the official minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off marks approved by various universities for the 2026 admission exercise.

The list was unveiled to journalists during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja on Monday. Pan-Atlantic University emerged with the highest minimum requirement, adopting a score of 220.

Major federal and private institutions, including UNILAG, UNIBEN, UI, OAU, UNN, and Covenant University, all fixed their minimum benchmark at 200.

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Meanwhile, Lagos State University (LASU) and LASUSTECH set their marks at 195, with LASUED adopting 185.

JAMB clarified that these figures are the baseline thresholds for admission consideration. However, institutions maintain the right to set much higher scores for competitive programs like Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, and Engineering.

Below is a breakdown of the minimum scores for various institutions:

Universities with 200 – 220 Cut-off:

• Pan-Atlantic University — 220

• Air Force Institute of Technology — 200

• Covenant University — 200

• Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences — 200

• Obafemi Awolowo University — 200

• University of Benin — 200

• University of Ibadan — 200

• University of Lagos — 200

• University of Nigeria — 200

Universities with 180 – 195 Cut-off:

• Lagos State University of Science and Technology — 195

• Lagos State University — 195

• Lagos State University of Education — 185

• Afe Babalola University — 180

• Ahmadu Bello University — 180

• Federal University of Health Sciences — 180

• Nigeria Police Academy — 180

• Nigerian University of Technology and Management — 180

• University of Abuja — 180

• University of Ilorin — 180

Universities with 170 Cut-off:

• University of Jos — 170

• Augustine University — 170

• Babcock University — 170

• Ladoke Akintola University of Technology — 170

• Nasarawa State University — 170

Universities with 160 Cut-off:

• Bayero University Kano — 160

• Nnamdi Azikiwe University — 160

• Olabisi Onabanjo University — 160

• Osun State University — 160

• Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University — 160

• Bells University of Technology — 160

• Caleb University — 160

• Kwara State University — 160

• Redeemer’s University — 160

• Tai Solarin University of Education — 160

Universities with 150 Cut-off:

• Adamawa State University — 150

• Adeleke University — 150

• African School of Economics — 150

• AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University — 150