Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has announced the official minimum UTME cut-off marks approved for universities across Nigeria for the 2026 admission exercise.
The decision was reached during the 2026 admission policy meeting held in Abuja on Monday, where education stakeholders and heads of tertiary institutions agreed on the benchmark scores for admission into universities.
According to the released list, Pan-Atlantic University and Covenant University fixed the highest minimum cut-off mark at 220.
JAMB explained that the approved scores are the lowest marks candidates must obtain before they can be considered for admission. However, universities are allowed to set higher requirements for competitive courses such as Medicine, Law, Pharmacy and Engineering.
Below is the full list of universities and their approved minimum UTME cut-off marks for the 2026 admission process:
Universities with 220 cut-off mark
- Pan-Atlantic University – 220
- Covenant University – 220
Universities with 200 cut-off mark
- Air Force Institute of Technology – 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 195 cut-off mark
- Lagos State University of Science and Technology – 195
- Lagos State University – 195
Universities with 185 cut-off mark
- Lagos State University of Education – 185
Universities with 180 cut-off mark
- 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
Universities with 170 cut-off mark
- University of Jos – 170
- Augustine University – 170
- Babcock University – 170
- Federal University of Applied Sciences – 170
- Federal University, Lafia – 170
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology – 170
- Nasarawa State University – 170
- BITS University – 170
Universities with 160 cut-off mark
- 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 – 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
- University of Ilesa – 160
Universities with 150 cut-off mark
- AbdulRasaq Abubakar Toyin University – 150
- Adamawa State University – 150
- Adeleke University – 150
- African School of Economics – 150
JAMB advised candidates seeking admission in 2026 to regularly check their preferred universities for additional admission requirements and departmental cut-off marks.