The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially retained 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision was announced on Monday during JAMB’s annual Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja, where stakeholders across the tertiary education sector gathered to determine admission guidelines for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and nursing institutions.
According to the board, universities across the country unanimously agreed on 150 as the benchmark score for university admissions, while polytechnics were pegged at 100. Colleges of Nursing also adopted 150 as their minimum admission benchmark.
JAMB explained that although the benchmark has been fixed nationally, individual institutions still reserve the right to set higher departmental cut-off marks for competitive courses such as Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, and Engineering.
The policy meeting, chaired by the Minister of Education, also reviewed broader admission guidelines for the 2026 exercise, including measures aimed at balancing access to tertiary education with the maintenance of academic standards.
The announcement comes weeks after the release of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which saw over 2.2 million candidates participate nationwide.
JAMB Retains 150 as Minimum UTME Cut-Off Mark for 2026 University Admissions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has officially retained 150 as the minimum admissible score for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2026/2027 academic session.
The decision was announced on Monday during JAMB’s annual Policy Meeting on Admissions held in Abuja, where stakeholders across the tertiary education sector gathered to determine admission guidelines for universities, polytechnics, colleges of education, and nursing institutions.
According to the board, universities across the country unanimously agreed on 150 as the benchmark score for university admissions, while polytechnics were pegged at 100. Colleges of Nursing also adopted 150 as their minimum admission benchmark.
JAMB explained that although the benchmark has been fixed nationally, individual institutions still reserve the right to set higher departmental cut-off marks for competitive courses such as Medicine, Law, Pharmacy, and Engineering.
The policy meeting, chaired by the Minister of Education, also reviewed broader admission guidelines for the 2026 exercise, including measures aimed at balancing access to tertiary education with the maintenance of academic standards.
The announcement comes weeks after the release of the 2026 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) results, which saw over 2.2 million candidates participate nationwide.
