UI Departmental Cut Off Marks: The University of Ibadan (UI) is Nigeria’s first university and one of the most prestigious higher institutions in the country. Every year, UI releases cut-off marks for admission into its various undergraduate programs. These UI cut-off marks serve as a guideline for prospective students to understand the benchmark for gaining admission.

Table Of Contents

Overview of UI Cut Off Marks /
UI Departmental Cut Off Marks
UI Catchment Area and ELDS Cut-Off Marks
How is UI Cut Off Mark Calculated?
What is Better – High or Low UI Cut-Off Marks?
Wrapping Up

In this comprehensive article, we provide full details on the University of Ibadan cut off marks for the 2025/2026 academic session. Read on to find out the UI Departmental cut off marks for all courses, catchment area and educationally less developed states cut-off marks, as well as everything you need to know about UI admission requirements.

Overview of UI Cut Off Marks 2025/2026

The release of the UI cut-off marks is one of the most anticipated activities by prospective undergraduate students seeking admission into the university.

After the conclusion of UTME exams, UI releases official cut-off marks for all its faculties and degree programmes. The 2025/2026 cut-off marks have already been announced for candidates seeking admission this year.

The cut-off mark is usually pegged at 50% for most UI courses except for a few competitive programs. Some courses also have higher cut-off marks for catchment areas and educationally less developed states.

UI Departmental Cut Off Marks

We have outlined the 2025/2026 Departmental cut off marks for ALL University of Ibadan courses below:

Faculty of Agriculture

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Agric. Economics	200	51.375	51.375	51.375
Agric. Extension and Rural Dev.	200	50	50	50
Crop and Horticultural Sciences	200	50	50	50
Soil Resources Management	200	50	50	50
Animal Science	200	50	50	50
Crop Protection & Environmental Biology	200	50	50	50

Faculty of Arts

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Anthropology	200	50	50	50
Arabic Language & Literature	200	53.5	53.5	53.5
Archaeology	200	50	50	50
Classical Studies	200	50	50	50
Communication & Language Arts	200	61	61	58.5
European Studies – French	200	50	50	50
European Studies – German	200	50	50	50
European Studies – Russian	200	50	50	50
English	200	56.5	56.5	53.375
History	200	50	50	50
Islamic Studies	200	50	50	50
Linguistics	200	56.875	56.875	56.875
Linguistics – Igbo	200	50	50	50
Linguistics – Yoruba	200	50	50	50
Music	200	50	50	50
Philosophy	200	50	50	50
Religious Studies	200	50	50	50
Theatre Arts	200	56	56	52.25

College of Medicine

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Biochemistry	200	53.125	53.125	53.125
Dentistry	200	68.625	68.625	66.75
Environmental Health Science	200	51.25	51.25	51.25
Human Nutrition & Dietetics	200	55.625	55.625	52.25
Medical Laboratory Science	200	63.25	63.25	60.25
Medicine & Surgery	200	78.875	78.875	77.375
Nursing Science	200	71.375	71.375	67.875
Physiology	200	55.75	55.75	55.5
Physiotherapy	200	65.125	65.125	61.625

Faculty of Computing

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Computer Science	200	63.5	63.5	53.5

Faculty of Economics & Management Sciences

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Economics	200	58.125	58.125	53.625
Accounting	200	68.5	68.5	66.125
Banking & Finance	200	51.875	51.875	51.875
Marketing & Consumer Studies	200	50.875	50.875	50.875

Faculty of Education

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Adult Education	200	50	50	50
Business Education	200	50	50	50
Early Childhood Education	200	50	50	50
Education & Arabic Studies	200	50	50	50
Education & Biology	200	50	50	50
Education & Chemistry	200	50	50	50
Education & Religious Studies	200	50	50	50
Education & CLA	200	50	50	50
Education & Economics	200	50	50	50
Education & English	200	53.125	53.125	52.25
Education & French	200	50	50	50
Education & Geography	200	50	50	50
Education & History	200	50	50	50
Education & Islamic Studies	200	50	50	50
Education & Computer Science	200	50	50	50
Educational Technology	200	50	50	50
Education & Mathematics	200	50	50	50
Education & Physics	200	50	50	50
Education & Political Science	200	50	50	50
Education & Yoruba	200	50	50	50
Educational Management	200	50	50	50
Guidance & Counselling	200	50	50	50
Health Education	200	50	50	50
Human Kinetics	200	50	50	50
Library, Archival & Information Studies	200	50	50	50
Special Education	200	50	50	50

Faculty of Environmental Design & Management

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Architecture	200	50	50	50
Estate Management	200	50	50	50
Urban & Regional Planning	200	50	50	50
Quantity Surveying	200	50	50	50

Faculty of Law

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Law	200	70.875	70.875	67.625

Faculty of Pharmacy

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Pharmacy	200	69.125	69.125	62.875

Faculty of Renewable Natural Resources

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Aquaculture & Fisheries Management	200	50	50	50
Forest Production & Products	200	50	50	50
Wildlife & Ecotourism Management	200	50	50	50
Social & Environmental Forestry	200	50	50	50

Faculty of Science

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Anthropology	200	50	50	50
Archaeology	200	50	50	50
Botany	200	50	50	50
Chemistry	200	50	50	50
Geography	200	50	50	50
Geology	200	51	51	51
Industrial Chemistry	200	51	51	51
Mathematics	200	51	51	51
Microbiology	200	50.5	50.5	50.5
Physics	200	51	51	51
Statistics	200	50	50	50
Zoology	200	50	50	50

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Geography	200	50	50	50
Political Science	200	55.375	55.375	55.375
Psychology	200	54.5	54.5	54.5
Sociology	200	51	51	51

Faculty of Technology

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Agricultural & Environmental Engineering	200	56.875	56.875	56.875
Civil Engineering	200	63.25	63.25	57
Electrical & Electronics Engineering	200	70	70	58.875
Food Technology	200	51.125	51.125	51.125
Industrial & Production Engineering	200	51.625	51.625	51.625
Biomedical Engineering	200	55.375	55.375	55.375
Mechanical Engineering	200	70.5	70.5	60.125
Petroleum Engineering	200	62.75	62.75	57.125
Wood Products Engineering	200	51	51	51
Automotive Engineering	200	51.5	51.5	51.5

Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

Department	JAMB Cut-Off	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Veterinary Medicine	200	57.125	57.125	57.125

The table above shows the UI Departmental cut-off marks per faculty and programme for the 2025/2026 admission year. While most faculties and courses have a uniform cut-off mark of 50%, some highly competitive programs like Medicine and Surgery, Pharmacy, Dentistry, Nursing, and Law have higher cut-off marks. Apply for the University of Ibadan Post UTME HERE

Beyond the official minimum UI cut-off marks, several other factors determine whether a candidate gains admission or not. These include:

Number of available slots for the course/programme
Number of applicants who score up to or above the cut-off mark
Performance in UTME subjects relevant to the chosen course
Overall academic records and grades

Meeting the UI cut-off mark does NOT guarantee admission. So while you aim to attain set cut-off marks, your focus should be more on scoring as high as possible in UTME to stand the best chance of admission.

Next, we discuss the UI catchment area and educationally less developed states cut-off marks.

UI Catchment Area and ELDS Cut-Off Marks

Aside from the general UI merit cut-off marks, some programmes also have different cut-off marks for catchment areas and educationally less developed states (ELDS).

What is Catchment Area in UI Admissions?

Catchment Area for University of Ibadan comprises the 5 states of the South West Geopolitical zone namely: Oyo, Osun, Ondo, Ogun and Lagos States. It also includes Edo, Delta and Kwara States.

Indigenes of catchment area states have slightly lower departmental cut-off marks than other candidates seeking the same programme in UI. This is part of the university’s affirmative action to encourage more participation of students from its immediate host communities.

What are Educationally Less Developed States in UI Admissions?

Educationally less developed states (ELDS) are states with lagging educational infrastructure and very low student enrollment into tertiary institutions. Students from the following UI ELDS have lower cut-off marks to also boost their participation:

Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara, Jigawa, Yobe, Taraba, Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Nasarawa, Kogi, Kwara and Ebonyi States.

Overview of Catchment Area and ELDS Cutoff Marks in UI

Catchment area and ELDS cut-off marks only apply if they are SPECIFICALLY stated for any programme. Where they are NOT listed, only the general UI cut off marks apply.

For courses that specify catchment and ELDS cut-off, candidates from these zones must meet the set specific cut-off marks to be eligible for admission.

See an example using Medicine and Surgery cut-off marks below:

General Cut-Off Mark = 79
Catchment Area Cut-off Mark = 79
ELDS Cut-Off Mark = 72.125

Only candidates who score up to 79 can be considered for admission, irrespective of their state of origin. However, catchment area candidates who score AT LEAST 79 and ELDS candidates who score AT LEAST 72.125 can also be considered.

How is UI Cut Off Mark Calculated?

How to Calculate Your Aggregate Score

Divide your JAMB score by 8 (JAMB ÷ 8)
Divide your Post-UTME score by 2 (Post-UTME ÷ 2)
Add the two results together

Example:

JAMB Score: 280
Post-UTME Score: 70%
Aggregate Score: (280 ÷ 8) + (70 ÷ 2) = 35 + 35 = 70%

The University of Ibadan cut-off mark is determined based on different factors, which include:

1. Number of applications for the previous year:

UI reviews the number of applications received for every programme in the previous admission year. Programmes with higher applications tend to have higher cut off marks, while those with lower applications have lower entry marks.

2. Available slots approved by NUC:

Available slots approved by the National Universities Commission (NUC) also impacts the cut-off mark. For programmes with very limited slots, competition is stiff so cut-off marks are pegged higher.

3. Performance of previous year’s candidates:

If the average score of candidates who applied for a particular programme in previous years is low, the cut-off mark will also be moderated accordingly.

4. Labour market demands of graduates:

UI also reviews labour market data to understand sectors with a shortage of skills. Cut-off marks for related programmes may be reduced to admit more students and bridge demand gaps.

What is Better – High or Low UI Cut-Off Marks?

While higher UI cut-off marks may wrongly indicate that certain programmes are better, this is far from the truth.

Candidates are advised to choose programmes that best suit their interests and academic strengths rather than follow mass trends. Some shortlisted programmes tend to have very high application rates, which inflate cut-off marks.

However, beyond just UI cut-off marks, it is vital to research your chosen programme thoroughly before applying for admission. Understand the nature of the discipline, career prospects for graduates, among other vital details.

This approach helps you make the best-informed decisions on your UI course choices beyond just cut-off marks.

In summary, while UI cut-off marks provide helpful insights, do not base your admission or programme choices mainly on cut-off marks.

Wrapping Up

We hope this detailed article provides you with all the necessary insight on the University of Ibadan (UI) cut-off marks for the 2025/2026 admission. For any additional questions or clarification, please take advantage of the comment section below.

I hope this post has answered all your queries. If you have any questions or comments about UI Departmental Cut Off Marks 2025/2026 [UPDATED], please feel free to leave them in the comments section below, I will be happy to answer them. And don’t hesitate to share it with others who might find it helpful too!!

10 Reviews

Gadus says:
You are mad
Jane says:

How did you get 72…… In the cut of mark how are you calculating it

Dara says:
What’s the cutoff mark over 400 for law

PrepsNG says:
UI focus more on Post UTME, and last year’s Post UTME cut off mark for law was 75%

Godson says:
What’s your source for UI cutoff marks

PrepsNG says:
You can confirm from the University itself

Simon says:

Please is this the cut off mark for this year,I mean the departmental cut off mark for all courses
Because it has not been officially announced

PrepsNG says:
It will be posted once it’s been released

Marvellous says:

Cut off for human kinetics 2025 pls

PrepsNG says:
The post UTME Cut-off for kinetics is 50

Leave a Review Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

UI Departmental Cut Off Marks 2025/2026 [UPDATED]

Overview of UI Cut Off Marks 2025/2026