Approved JAMB Cut Off Marks for All Institutions 2026

JAMB cut off marks are the minimum UTME scores candidates must attain to be eligible for admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria.

Every year, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), together with universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and other stakeholders, approves the minimum admission benchmark for each admission cycle.

Although JAMB announces the national minimum benchmark, each institution has the authority to adopt a higher cut off mark depending on the competitiveness of its courses, available admission quota, and overall candidate performance.

If you’re preparing for the 2026/2027 admission exercise, understanding the latest JAMB cut off marks can help you determine your admission chances and decide whether to change your course or institution.

What is JAMB Cut Off Mark?

A JAMB cut off mark is the minimum UTME score required before a candidate can be considered for admission into a tertiary institution.

Meeting the cut off mark does not automatically guarantee admission. Candidates must also satisfy other admission requirements, including:

O’Level subject requirements
Correct UTME subject combination
Minimum age requirement
Post UTME or screening requirements
Departmental merit score
Catchment area or educationally less developed state (ELDS) consideration where applicable

Official JAMB Minimum Cut Off Marks 2026/2027

JAMB usually announces the national minimum benchmark during the annual Policy Meeting on Admissions.

The expected minimum benchmark is as follows:

Institution	Minimum JAMB Cut Off Mark
Federal Universities	150
State Universities	150
Private Universities	140
Polytechnics	100
Colleges of Education	100
Colleges of Nursing (where applicable)	Institution-specific
Innovation Enterprise Institutions	100

Difference Between JAMB Cut Off Mark and Departmental Cut Off Mark

Many candidates confuse these two terms.

JAMB Cut Off Mark	Departmental Cut Off Mark
Set as the minimum benchmark for admission	Determined by individual institutions or departments
Determines eligibility to apply	Determines actual admission into a course
Same for many institutions under JAMB policy	Varies by course and institution
Usually announced after the JAMB Policy Meeting	Often released during Post UTME admission

For example:

JAMB minimum benchmark: 150
University admission benchmark: 180
Medicine departmental cut off: 290

A candidate with 180 may qualify to apply to the university but cannot study Medicine if the departmental cut off is 290.

Federal Universities JAMB Cut Off Marks 2026

S/N	Federal University	State	JAMB Cut-Off Mark
1	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU)	Bauchi	180
2	Ahmadu Bello University (ABU)	Kaduna	180
3	Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT)	Kaduna	200
4	Bayero University Kano (BUK)	Kano	180
5	Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE)	Delta	180
6	Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)	Ondo	180
7	Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)	Niger	180
8	Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)	Imo	180
9	Federal University, Dutse (FUD)	Jigawa	150
10	Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA)	Katsina	150
11	Federal University, Gashua (FUGASHUA)	Yobe	150
12	Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS)	Zamfara	150
13	Federal University, Kashere (FUKASHERE)	Gombe	150
14	Federal University, Lafia (FULAFIA)	Nasarawa	170
15	Federal University, Lokoja (FULOKOJA)	Kogi	170
16	Federal University, Otuoke (FUOTUOKE)	Bayelsa	150
17	Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)	Ekiti	160
18	Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike (AE-FUNAI)	Ebonyi	150
19	Federal University, Wukari (FUWUKARI)	Taraba	150
20	Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU)	Abia	150
21	Modibbo Adama University (MAU)	Adamawa	160
22	National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)	FCT	No UTME Cut-Off
23	Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA)	Kaduna	180
24	Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB)	Borno	170
25	Nigerian Maritime University (NMU)	Delta	150
26	Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK)	Anambra	180
27	Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)	Osun	200
28	University of Abuja (UNIABUJA)	FCT	180
29	University of Agriculture, Makurdi (FUAM/JOSEPH SARWUAN TARKA UNIVERSITY)	Benue	170
30	University of Benin (UNIBEN)	Edo	200
31	University of Calabar (UNICAL)	Cross River	160
32	University of Ibadan (UI)	Oyo	200
33	University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)	Kwara	180
34	University of Jos (UNIJOS)	Plateau	180
35	University of Lagos (UNILAG)	Lagos	200
36	University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)	Borno	150
37	University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)	Enugu	200
38	University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)	Rivers	180
39	University of Uyo (UNIUYO)	Akwa Ibom	150
40	Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDUS)	Sokoto	160
41	Federal University of Health Sciences, Azare	Bauchi	160
42	Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila-Orangun	Osun	160
43	Federal University of Health Sciences, Otukpo	Benue	160
44	Federal University of Health Sciences, Kwale	Delta	160
45	Federal University of Transportation, Daura	Katsina	150
46	Federal University of Education, Zaria	Kaduna	150
47	Federal University of Education, Kano	Kano	150
48	Federal University of Education, Pankshin	Plateau	150
49	Federal University of Education, Kontagora	Niger	150
50	Federal University of Education, Obudu	Cross River	150
51	Federal University of Education, Yola	Adamawa	150
52	Federal University of Education, Abeokuta	Ogun	150
53	Federal University of Education, Asaba	Delta	150
54	Federal University of Education, Eha-Amufu	Enugu	150
55	Federal University of Education, Zing	Taraba	150
56	Federal University of Education, Oyo	Oyo	150
57	Federal University of Education, Sokoto	Sokoto	150
58	Maritime Academy Degree Programmes*	Akwa Ibom	150
59	Admiralty University of Nigeria	Delta	170
60	Federal University of Environment and Technology, Koroma	Bayelsa	150

State Universities JAMB Cut Off Marks 2026

S/N	State University	State	JAMB Cut-Off Mark
1	Abia State University (ABSU)	Abia	150
2	Adamawa State University (ADSU)	Adamawa	150
3	Adekunle Ajasin University (AAUA)	Ondo	160
4	Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)	Akwa Ibom	150
5	Ambrose Alli University (AAU)	Edo	150
6	Bauchi State University, Gadau (BASUG)	Bauchi	150
7	Benue State University (BSU)	Benue	150
8	Borno State University (BOSU)	Borno	150
9	Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU)	Anambra	150
10	Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH)	Kogi	150
11	Delta State University (DELSU)	Delta	170
12	Delta State University of Science and Technology (DSUST)	Delta	150
13	Dennis Osadebay University	Delta	150
14	Ebonyi State University (EBSU)	Ebonyi	150
15	Edo State University, Uzairue	Edo	150
16	Ekiti State University (EKSU)	Ekiti	160
17	Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT)	Enugu	160
18	Gombe State University (GSU)	Gombe	150
19	Gombe State University of Science and Technology	Gombe	150
20	Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University (IBBU)	Niger	150
21	Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE)	Rivers	150
22	Imo State University (IMSU)	Imo	150
23	Kaduna State University (KASU)	Kaduna	170
24	Kano State University of Science and Technology (KUST)	Kano	150
25	Kebbi State University of Science and Technology (KSUSTA)	Kebbi	140
26	Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University	Imo	150
27	Kogi State University, Kabba	Kogi	150
28	Kwara State University (KWASU)	Kwara	160
29	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)	Oyo	170
30	Lagos State University (LASU)	Lagos	195
31	Lagos State University of Education (LASUED)	Lagos	185
32	Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH)	Lagos	195
33	Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK)	Nasarawa	160
34	Niger Delta University (NDU)	Bayelsa	150
35	Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU)	Ogun	160
36	Ondo State University of Medical Sciences (UNIMED)	Ondo	180
37	Osun State University (UNIOSUN)	Osun	160
38	Plateau State University (PLASU)	Plateau	160
39	Rivers State University (RSU)	Rivers	190
40	Sa’adu Zungur University (SAZU)	Bauchi	140
41	Sokoto State University (SSU)	Sokoto	140
42	Sule Lamido University (SLU)	Jigawa	150
43	Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED)	Ogun	160
44	Taraba State University (TSU)	Taraba	140
45	Technical University, Ibadan (Tech-U)	Oyo	160
46	Umar Musa Yar’Adua University (UMYU)	Katsina	140
47	University of Cross River State (UNICROSS)	Cross River	140
48	University of Delta, Agbor	Delta	150
49	University of Medical Sciences, Ondo (UNIMED)	Ondo	180
50	University of Ilesa (UNILESA)	Osun	160
51	Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano (YUMSUK)	Kano	150
52	Zamfara State University (ZAMSUT)	Zamfara	140
53	Shehu Shagari University of Education	Sokoto	140
54	Aliko Dangote University of Science and Technology (formerly KUST Wudil)	Kano	150
55	University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences (UAES)	Umuagwo, Imo	150
56	AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University	Kwara	150
57	Oyo State College of Agriculture & Technology (Degree Programmes)	Oyo	150
58	Eastern Palm University	Imo (State-owned)	150
59	University of Education, Ikere-Ekiti	Ekiti	150
60	Emmanuel Alayande University of Education	Oyo	150

Private Universities JAMB Cut Off Marks 2026

S/N	Private University	State	JAMB Cut-Off Mark
1	Admiralty University of Nigeria	Delta	170
2	African University of Science and Technology	FCT	150
3	Ajayi Crowther University	Oyo	150
4	Al-Hikmah University	Kwara	150
5	Al-Istiqama University	Kano	150
6	American University of Nigeria (AUN)	Adamawa	160
7	Anchor University	Lagos	150
8	Arthur Jarvis University	Cross River	150
9	Atiba University	Oyo	150
10	Augustine University	Lagos	150
11	Ave Maria University	Nasarawa	150
12	Baze University	FCT	180
13	Benson Idahosa University	Edo	150
14	Bingham University	Nasarawa	150
15	Bowen University	Osun	170
16	Caleb University	Lagos	150
17	Capital City University	Kano	150
18	Caritas University	Enugu	150
19	Chrisland University	Ogun	150
20	Christopher University	Ogun	150
21	Clifford University	Abia	150
22	Coal City University	Enugu	150
23	Covenant University	Ogun	180
24	Crescent University	Ogun	150
25	Crown Hill University	Kwara	150
26	Dominican University	Oyo	150
27	Dominican University, Samonda	Oyo	150
28	Edwin Clark University	Delta	150
29	Elizade University	Ondo	150
30	Evangel University	Ebonyi	150
31	Fountain University	Osun	150
32	Gregory University	Abia	150
33	Greenfield University	Kaduna	150
34	Hallmark University	Ogun	150
35	Hezekiah University	Imo	150
36	Kings University	Osun	150
37	Kwararafa University	Taraba	150
38	Landmark University	Kwara	180
39	Legacy University	Anambra	150
40	McPherson University	Ogun	150
41	Mountain Top University	Ogun	150
42	Miva Open University	FCT	150
43	Nile University of Nigeria	FCT	180
44	Novena University	Delta	150
45	Pan-Atlantic University	Lagos	220
46	Paul University	Anambra	150
47	Redeemer’s University	Osun	160
48	Renaissance University	Enugu	150
49	Rhema University	Abia	150
50	Ritman University	Akwa Ibom	150

How to Check Your Institution’s Official Cut Off Mark

Follow these steps:

Visit the official website of your preferred institution.
Check the Admissions or News section.
Look for the Post UTME advertisement.
Confirm the minimum UTME score.
Verify departmental requirements if available.

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