Though the general public has frowned at the reduction in the new JAMB Cut Off mark for 2026/2027 and has tagged it to the nosediving and staggering standard of Nigerian tertiary institution but the body (JAMB) refuted this claim and made it clear that this was done to make the process more flexible. JAMB has given strict instructions to all tertiary institutions against shortchanging candidates whose performances merit admission, saying it would not deal decisively with any institution found wanting of this act.
Upon voting, the board agreed that the cut off mark for 2026/2027 academic session be as follows:
- Universities – 150 and above.
- Polytechnic – 100 and above
- Colleges of Education – 100 and above
Please note that tertiary institutions are at liberty to determine their cut off marks. however, it must not be below the minimum standard set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB).
In this post, we have listed the new JAMB UTME cut off marks for all Federal and State Universities in Nigeria as released by the board. These new JAMB cut off mark would serve as benchmarks for all states and federal universities in operating in Nigeria. You can either choose to watch the video to gain more insight about JAMB cut off mark for 2026/2027 or read through the post below.
JAMB CUT OFF MARK FOR 2026/2027 ACADEMIC SESSION | |||
| Minimum Score | |||
| S/N | TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS | ||
| 1. | PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, AHMED ONIBUDO STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS STATE | 150 and above | |
| 2. | COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANAAN LAND, OTA, OGUN STATE | 150 and above | |
| 3. | OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE-IFE, OSUN STATE | 150 and above | |
| 4. | UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, IBADAN, OYO STATE | 200 and above | |
| 5. | SEMINARY OF ALL SAINTS, EKPOMA, EDO STATE. (AFFL TO UNIBEN, BENIN) | 150 and above | |
| 6. | UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE | 200 and above | |
| 7. | BIGARD MEMORIAL SEMINARY, ENUGU. (AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE) | 150 and above | |
| 8. | UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS, LAGOS STATE | 200 and above | |
| 9. | IMMANUEL COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY AND CHRISTIAN EDUC. IBADAN | 150 and above | |
| (AFFL TO UNIV OF IBADAN) | |||
| 10. | ST. PETER AND PAUL SEMINARY BODIJA, IBADAN (AFFL TO UNIV OF IBADAN), OYO STATE | 150 and above | |
| 11. | LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO, LAGOS STATE | 150 and above | |
| 12. | NIGERIAN ARMY UNIVERSITY, BIU, BORNO STATE | 150 and above | |
| 13. | EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE | 150 and above | |
| 14. | AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, ADO-EKITI, EKITI STATE | 150 and above | |
| 15. | BAPTIST COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE (AFFL TO AMBROSE ALLI UNIV) | 150 and above | |
| 16. | ANCHOR UNIVERSITY, AYOBO, LAGOS STATE. | 150 and above | |
| 17. | PAMO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE | 150 and above | |
| 18. | REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY, OSUN STATE | 150 and above | |
| 19. | LANDMARK UNIVERSITY, OMU-ARAN, KWARA STATE | 150 and above | |
| 20. | ALEX EKWUEME FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, NDUFU-ALIKE, EBONYI STATE | 150 and above | |
| 21. | UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN, ILORIN, KWARA STATE | 150 and above | |
| 22. | UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS, PLATEAU STATE | 150 and above |
| S/N | Name of Institution | ||
| Minimum Score | |||
| 23. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE | 160 | |
| 24. | UNIVERSITY OF ABUJA, ABUJA, FCT | 180 | |
| 25. | BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE | 180 | |
| 26. | AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE | 180 | |
| 27. | AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, ILARA, LAGOS, LAGOS STATE | 180 | |
| 28. | RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE | 180 | |
| 29. | SPIRITAN INT’L SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY, ATTAKWU, ENUGU (AFFL TO OF NIG, NSUKKA) | 180 | |
| 30. | ADEKUNLE AJASIN UNIVERSITY, AKUNGBA-AKOKO, ONDO STATE | 160 | |
| 31. | IMO STATE UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE | 160 | |
| 32. | NIGERIAN POLICE ACADEMY, WUDIL, KANO STATE | 180 | |
| 33. | SPIRITAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, ISSIENU, NSUKKA, (AFFL TO UNIV OF NIG, NSUKKA) | 150 | |
| 34. | UNIVERSITY OF PORT-HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE | 160 | |
| 35. | LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE | 160 | |
| 36. | CLARETIAN INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY, NEKEDE, IMO STATE (AFFL TO IMO STATE UNIVERSITY) | 180 | |
| 37. | NIGERIAN DEFENCE ACADEMY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE | 180 | |
| 38. | BENUE STATE UNIVERSITY, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE | 180 | |
| 39. | SEAT OF WISDOM SEMINARY, OWERRI, IMO STATE (AFFL TO IMO STATE UNIVERSITY) | 180 | |
| 40. | ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OKITIPUPA, ONDO STATE | 180 | |
| 41. | OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY, AGO-IWOYE, OGUN STATE | 180 | |
| 42. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE | 180 | |
| 43. | BAYELSA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, YENAGOA | 180 | |
| 44. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OWERRI, IMO STATE | 150 | |
| 45. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, AKURE, ONDO STATE | 150 | |
| 46. | UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE | 200 | |
| 47. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES, EFFURUN, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 48. | ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, LAJE ROAD, ONDO, ONDO STATE | 180 | |
| 49. | ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE | 180 | |
| 50. | UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA IBOM STATE | 180 |
| S/N | Name of Institution | ||
| Minimum Score | |||
| 51. | AMBROSE ALLI UNIVERSITY, EKPOMA, EDO STATE | 180 | |
| 52. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, MAKURDI, BENUE STATE | 170 | |
| 53. | IBRAHIM BADAMASI BABANGIDA UNIVERSITY, LAPAI, NIGER STATE | 170 | |
| 54. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA, NIGER STATE | 170 | |
| 55. | COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, MOSOGAR, DELTA STATE. (AFFL TO DELTA STATE UNIV, ABRAKA) | 170 | |
| 56. | PLATEAU STATE UNIVERSITY, BOKKOS, PLATEAU STATE | 170 | |
| 57. | DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE | 170 | |
| 58. | NIGERIA MARITIME UNIVERSITY, OKERENKOKO, DELTA STATE | 170 | |
| 59. | KADUNA STATE UNIVERSITY, KADUNA, KADUNA STATE | 170 | |
| 60. | VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT | 170 | |
| 61. | UMARU MUSA YARADUA UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE | 170 | |
| 62. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, LAFIA, NASARAWA STATE | 170 | |
| 63. | TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, IJAGUN, OGUN STATE | 170 | |
| 64. | YUSUF MAITAMA SULE UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE | 160 | |
| 65. | BINGHAM UNIVERSITY, KARU, NASARAWA STATE | 160 | |
| 66. | GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, URGWUOMU- NIKE, ENUGU STATE | 160 | |
| 67. | OSUN STATE UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE | 160 | |
| 68. | SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE | 160 | |
| 69. | EKO UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCE, IJANIKIN, LAGOS STATE | 160 | |
| 70. | BAPTIST COLLEGE OF THEOLOGY, OBINZE, OWERRI (AFFL TO UNIV OF PORT HARCOURT) | 160 | |
| 71. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSE, JIGAWA STATE | 160 | |
| 72. | CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, OWODE, OGUN STATE | 160 | |
| 73. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, DUTSIN-MA, KATSINA STATE | 160 | |
| 74. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, BIRNIN-KEBBI, KEBBI STATE | 160 | |
| 75. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, KASHERE, GOMBE STATE | 160 | |
| 76. | TRINITY UNIVERSITY, YABA, LAGOS STATE | 160 | |
| 77. | McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, SERIKI SOTAYO, OGUN STATE | 160 | |
| 78. | NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND, BAYELSA STATE | 160 | |
| 79. | WESTLAND UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE | 160 | |
| 80. | IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY, OKADA, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE | 160 | |
| 81. | ESSIEN UKPABIA PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, ITU(AFFL TO UNICAL) | 160 | |
| 82. | GREENFIELD UNIVERSITY, KASARAMI, KADUNA STATE | 160 |
| S/N | Name of Institution | ||
| Minimum Score | |||
| 83. | NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, KEFFI, NASARAWA STATE | 150 | |
| 84. | FIRST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 85. | MODIBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE | 150 | |
| 86. | USMANU DANFODIO UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO, SOKOTO STATE | 150 | |
| 87. | BAUCHI STATE UNIVERSITY, GADAU, BAUCHI STATE | 150 | |
| 88. | EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY, ABAKALIKI, EBONYI STATE | 150 | |
| 89. | GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY, TUDUN WADA, GOMBE, GOMBE STATE | 150 | |
| 90. | IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT, RIVERS STATE | 150 | |
| 91. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OYE-EKITI, EKITI STATE | 150 | |
| 92. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, OTUOKE, BAYELSA STATE | 150 | |
| 93. | CHUKWUEMEKA ODUMEGWU OJUKWU UNIVERSITY, ULI, ANAMBRA STATE | 150 | |
| 94. | SULE LAMIDO UNIVERSITY, KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA STATE | 150 | |
| 95. | NOVENA UNIVERSITY, OGUME, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 96. | NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE | 150 | |
| 97. | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE | 150 | |
| 98. | UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE | 150 | |
| 99. | UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE | 150 | |
| 100 | KOGI STATE UNIVERSITY, ANYIGBA, KOGI STATE | 150 | |
| 101 | MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE, ABIA STATE | 150 | |
| 102 | FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE | 150 | |
| 103 | KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN, KWARA STATE | 150 | |
| 104 | AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY, IKOT-AKPADEN, AKWA IBOM STATE | 150 | |
| 105 | BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OTA, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 106 | ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, MUBI, ADAMAWA STATE | 150 | |
| 107 | ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE | 150 | |
| 108 | BORNO STATE UNIVERSITY, MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE | 150 | |
| 109 | ELIZADE UNIVERSITY, ILARA-MOKIN, ONDO STATE | 150 | |
| 110 | GOMBE STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, KUMO, GOMBE STATE | 150 | |
| 111 | AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, YOLA, ADAMAWA STATE | 150 | |
| 112 | YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY, DAMATURU, YOBE STATE | 150 | |
| 113 | EDO UNIVERSITY, IYAMHO, EDO STATE | 150 |
| S/N | Name of Institution | ||
| Minimum Score | |||
| 114 | BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 115 | HALLMARK UNIVERSITY,IJEBU-ITELE,OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 116 | MICHAEL AND CECILIA IBRU UNIVERSITY, OWHRODE, UGHELLI NORTH, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 117 | CROSS RIVERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR, CROSS RIVERS STATE | 150 | |
| 118 | KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALIERO, KEBBI STATE | 150 | |
| 119 | ATIBA UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 100 | KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL, KANO STATE | 150 | |
| 121 | ZAMFARA STATE UNIVERSITY, TALATA MAFARA, ZAMFARA STATE | 150 | |
| 122 | BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE | 150 | |
| 123 | TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY, JALINGO, TARABA STATE | 150 | |
| 124 | RITMAN UNIVERSITY,IKOT-EKPENE, AKWA-IBOM STATE | 150 | |
| 125 | UNIVERSITY OF AFRICA, TORU-ORUA, BAYELSA STATE | 150 | |
| 126 | EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY, KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 127 | ARTHUR JARVIS UNIVERSITY, AKPABUYO, CROSS RIVER STATE. | 150 | |
| 128 | THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, AMUMARA (AFFL TO UNIV OF UYO) | 150 | |
| 129 | ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 130 | DOMINION UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 131 | ADMIRALTY UNIVERSITYOF NIGERIA,IBUSA, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 132 | PRECIOUS CORNERSTONE UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 133 | HEZEKIAH UNIVERSITY, UMUDI, IMO STATE | 150 | |
| 134 | COAL CITY UNIVERSITY, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE. | 150 | |
| 135 | WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY, EVBUOBANOSA, BENIN CITY, EDO STATE | 150 | |
| 136 | CLIFFORD UNIVERSITY, OWERRINTTA, ABIA STATE. | 150 | |
| 137 | DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE. | 150 | |
| 138 | FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 139 | CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 150 | AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN, KWARA STATE | 150 | |
| 141 | CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE | 150 | |
| 142 | SPIRITAN UNIVERSITY, NNEOCHI, ABIA STATE | 150 | |
| 143 | AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 144 | KOLADAISI UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE. | 150 |
| S/N | Name of Institution | Minimum | |
| Score | |||
| 145 | ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY OWO, ONDO STATE | 150 | |
| 146 | BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 147 | RHEMA UNIVERSITY, ABA, ABIA STATE | 150 | |
| 148 | EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, AKAEZE, EBONYI STATE | 150 | |
| 149 | CROWFORD UNIVERSITY OF APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION FAITH CITY, IGBESA, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 150 | JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, IKEJI-ARAKEJI, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 151 | ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 152 | AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY, KATSINA, KATSINA STATE | 150 | |
| 153 | UNIVERSITY OF MKAR, GBOKO, BENUE STATE | 150 | |
| 154 | LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY, IBADAN, OYO STATE | 150 | |
| 155 | KWARARAFA UNIVERSITY, WUKARI, TARABA STATE | 150 | |
| 156 | RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY, OJIAGU-AGBANI, ENUGU, ENUGU STATE | 150 | |
| 157 | CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA, LAGOS STATE | 150 | |
| 158 | TANSIAN UNIVERSITY, OBA, ANAMBRA STATE | 150 | |
| 159 | SUMMIT UNIVERSITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE | 150 | |
| 160 | CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY, MOWE, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 161 | SKYLINE UNIVERSITY NIGERIA, KANO, KANO STATE | 150 | |
| 162 | WESLEY UNIVERSITY, ONDO, ONDO STATE | 150 | |
| 163 | SAMUEL ADEGBOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA, EDO STATE | 150 | |
| 164 | WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA, DELTA STATE | 150 | |
| 165 | KINGS UNIVERSITY, ODE-OMU, OSUN STATE | 150 | |
| 166 | MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, MAKOGI-OBA, OGUN STATE | 150 | |
| 167 | OBONG UNIVERSITY, OBONG, NTAK, AKWA IBOM | 150 | |
| 168 | MADONNA UNIVERSITY, ELELE, RIVERS STATE | 150 | |
| 169 | CROWN HILL UNIVERSITY, EIYENKORIN, KWARA STATE. | 150 | |
| 170 | THE SAMUEL BILL THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE, ABAK, AKWA IBOM STATE.(AFFL TO UNIV OF UYO) | 150 | |
| 171 | BAZE UNIVERSITY, ABUJA, FCT | 150 | |
| 172 | WORLD HARVEST BIBLE COLLEGE AND SEMINARY, CALABAR (AFFL TO | 150 | |
| UNICAL) | |||
| 173 | GREGORY UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE | 150 | |
| 174 | SALEM UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA, KOGI STATE | 150 | |
| 175 | NILE UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, ABUJA, FCT | 150 | |
| 176 | NIGERIAN CHRISTIAN BIBLE COLLEGE, ABAK, AKWA IBOM STATE | 150 | |
| 177 | PAUL UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE | 150 |
| S/N | Name of Institution | Minimum Score | |
| 178 | SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, OKUN-OWA, OGUN STATE | 100 | |
| 179 | ECWA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IGBAJA, KWARA STATE | 100 | |
| 180 | FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION(TECH.), GUSAU(AFFL TO ABU ZARIA) | 100 | |
| 181 | COLLEGE OF ARABIC AND ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES, ILORIN. (AFFL TO BAYERO UNIV, KANO) | 100 | |
| 182 | OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILESA, OSUN STATE. (AFFL TO UNIV OF IBADAN) | 100 | |
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please take note that before embarking on for internal screening after beating the JAMB cut-off mark for 2026/2027, it is advised that your O’level result be complete because schools no longer accepts awaiting results.
Also, prospective students and candidates are advised to select some less competitive courses in order to stand a chance of gaining admission into any of the states or federal universities in Nigeria most especially, candidates that did not make a high score in their UTME, because despite the general JAMB UTME cut off marks for all universities, the states and federal still have the power to set the departmental cut off marks which is another hurdle every candidate would have to jump in order to finally gain admission into his or her choice of institution.
For students who did not meet the JAMB cut off mark of their preferred choice and wish for a change are advised to follow the steps on JAMB change of university and course
Good luck in your quest for admission.
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Cut off mark for MLS @ FUOYE
What’s is cut off Mark of unikwara
Sir but this thing is too much now
Can i still gain admission with my score 130 to federal polytechnic Ado ekiti
why cut of mark
what is your certain cut off mark
what’s the latest cuttoffmark for unizik and Ansu
but why some of intitution kick against jamb cut off mark 100,infact let me say na nonsense dem de talk.somebody like me I av wrote jamb for good 4yr nw .an for dat 4yr I score”250 ?190? 180? 200? but a magine wit dis I av never gain admission. so my fift time dat is ,dis yr 2017 .I only score 126 only. so with dis nw must of intitution say no for 100.