The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced the approved UTME cut-off marks for the 2026 admission exercise into universities across Nigeria.
The decision was made during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja on Monday, where tertiary institutions submitted their minimum admission benchmarks for the upcoming academic session.
According to the list presented to journalists, Pan-Atlantic University recorded the highest UTME cut-off mark for the 2026 admission cycle, fixing its minimum score at 220.
Several leading universities in the country, including Obafemi Awolowo University, University of Benin, University of Ibadan, University of Lagos, University of Nigeria, and Covenant University adopted 200 as their minimum score for admission consideration.
In Lagos State, Lagos State University and Lagos State University of Science and Technology fixed their cut-off marks at 195, while Lagos State University of Education adopted 185.
JAMB clarified that the announced scores represent the minimum benchmark for admission into universities, adding that institutions are permitted to set higher requirements for competitive courses such as Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, and Engineering.
Below is the full list of UTME cut-off marks released for the 2026 university admissions exercise:
- 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
- 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
- Shanahan University — 180
- University of Abuja — 180
- University of Ilorin — 180
- University of Jos — 170
- Augustine University — 170
- Babcock University — 170
- Federal University of Applied Sciences — 170
- Federal University — 170
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology — 170
- Nasarawa State University — 170
- BITS University — 170
- Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University — 160
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University — 160
- Admiralty University of Nigeria — 160
- African Aviation and Aerospace University — 160
- Ajayi Crowther University — 160
- Al-Hikmah University — 160
- Bamidele Olumilua University — 160
- Bayero University Kano — 160
- Bells University of Technology — 160
- Caleb University — 160
- Chrisland University — 160
- Dominion University — 160
- Emmanuel Alayande University of Education — 160
- Federal University of Agriculture — 160
- Federal University of Education — 160
- Federal University of Health Sciences — 160
- Federal University of Technology and Environmental Sciences — 160
- Federal University of Technology — 160
- First Technical University — 160
- Imo State University — 160
- Isaac Balami University of Aeronautics and Management — 160
- Karl Kumm University — 160
- Kwara State University — 160
- Landmark University — 160
- Lead City University — 160
- Modibbo Adama University — 160
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University — 160
- Olabisi Onabanjo University — 160
- Osun State University — 160
- Plateau State University — 160
- Redeemer’s University — 160
- Summit University — 160
- Tai Solarin University of Education — 160
- Taraba State College of Nursing and Midwifery — 160
- University of Ilesa — 160
- AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University — 150
- Adamawa State University — 150
- Adeleke University — 150
- African School of Economics — 150
