University of Ibadan Releases 2026/2027 Admission Cut-Off Marks for All Programmes

The University of Ibadan (UI) has released the cut-off marks for its 2026/2027 undergraduate admission exercise, detailing the minimum aggregate scores required for admission consideration across various programmes.

The cut-off marks cover programmes under the university’s different faculties and are presented according to three categories: Merit, Catchment and Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS).

Applicants are advised to carefully check the cut-off mark for their chosen programme and category as part of their assessment of their admission prospects for the 2026/2027 academic session.

UI 2026/2027 Admission Cut-Off Marks

Agriculture

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Agricultural Economics	50.625	50.625	50.625
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development	50.00	50.00	50.00
Crop and Horticultural Sciences	50.00	50.00	50.00
Soil Resources Management	50.00	50.00	50.00
Animal Science	50.00	50.00	50.00
Crop Protection and Environmental Biology	50.00	50.00	50.00

Arts

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Anthropology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Arabic Language and Literature	50.00	50.00	50.00
Archaeology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Classics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Communication and Language Arts	61.375	61.375	57.00
European Studies – French	50.00	50.00	50.00
European Studies – German	50.00	50.00	50.00
European Studies – Russian	50.00	50.00	50.00
English	51.625	51.625	51.625
History	50.00	50.00	50.00
Islamic Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Linguistics	53.375	53.375	52.75
Linguistics – Igbo	50.00	50.00	50.00
Linguistics – Yoruba	50.00	50.00	50.00
Music	50.00	50.00	50.00
Philosophy	50.00	50.00	50.00
Religious Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Theatre Arts	53.00	53.00	53.00

College of Medicine

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Biochemistry	51.25	51.25	51.25
Dentistry	72.875	72.875	62.875
Environmental Health Science	52.00	52.00	50.625
Human Nutrition and Dietetics	58.125	58.125	53.00
Medical Laboratory Science	68.00	68.00	62.25
Medicine and Surgery	80.00	80.00	73.50
Nursing Science	74.50	74.50	67.125
Physiology	55.375	55.375	52.00
Pharmacology	57.875	57.875	53.25
Physiotherapy	68.50	68.50	61.625

Computing

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Computer Science	74.125	74.125	60.00
Software Engineering	75.375	75.375	57.875
Data Science	51.50	51.50	51.50
Information and Communication Technology	51.00	51.00	51.00
Cybersecurity	55.75	55.75	55.25

Economics and Management Science

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Economics	54.25	54.25	54.00
Accounting	69.50	69.50	63.75
Banking and Finance	56.875	56.875	51.25

Education

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Marketing and Consumer Studies	53.625	53.625	53.625
Adult Education	50.00	50.00	50.00
Business Education	50.00	50.00	50.00
Early Childhood Education	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Arabic Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Biology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Chemistry	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Christian Religious Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Communication and Language Arts	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Economics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and English	52.00	52.00	52.00
Education and French	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Geography	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and History	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Islamic Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Computer Science	50.00	50.00	50.00
Educational Technology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Mathematics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Physics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Education and Political Science	51.00	51.00	51.00
Education and Yoruba	50.00	50.00	50.00
Educational Management	50.00	50.00	50.00
Guidance and Counselling	50.00	50.00	50.00
Health Education	50.00	50.00	50.00
Human Kinetics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Library, Archival and Information Studies	50.00	50.00	50.00
Special Education	50.00	50.00	50.00

Environmental Design and Management

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Architecture	50.00	50.00	50.00
Estate Management	50.00	50.00	50.00
Urban and Regional Planning	50.00	50.00	50.00
Quantity Surveying	50.00	50.00	50.00

Law

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Law	71.00	71.00	69.125

Pharmacy

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Pharmacy	70.375	70.375	68.625

Renewable Natural Resources and Related Programmes

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Aquaculture and Fisheries Management	50.00	50.00	50.00
Forest Production & Products	50.00	50.00	50.00
Wildlife & Ecotourism Management	50.00	50.00	50.00
Social and Environmental Forestry	50.00	50.00	50.00
Anthropology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Archaeology	50.00	50.00	50.00
Botany	50.00	50.00	50.00
Chemistry	50.625	50.625	50.625
Geography	50.00	50.00	50.00

Science

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Geology	52.375	52.375	52.375
Industrial Chemistry	50.75	50.75	50.75
Mathematics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Microbiology	50.625	50.625	50.625
Physics	50.125	50.125	50.125
Statistics	50.00	50.00	50.00
Zoology	50.00	50.00	50.00

The Social Sciences

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Geography	50.00	50.00	50.00
Political Science	51.625	51.625	51.625
Psychology	50.50	50.50	50.50
Social Work	50.00	50.00	50.00
Sociology	50.00	50.00	50.00

Technology

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Agricultural and Environmental Engineering	57.50	57.50	52.625
Civil Engineering	65.875	65.875	51.75
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	71.25	71.25	54.25
Food Technology	50.125	50.125	50.125
Industrial and Production Engineering	51.25	51.25	51.25
Biomedical Engineering	68.00	68.00	68.00
Mechanical Engineering	70.00	70.00	65.875
Petroleum Engineering	65.00	65.00	58.50
Wood Products Engineering	50.00	50.00	50.00
Automotive Engineering	51.125	51.125	51.125

Veterinary Medicine

Programme	Merit	Catchment	ELDS
Veterinary Medicine	55.00	55.00	55.00

Programmes With the Highest Merit Cut-Off Marks

Based on the released figures, some of the most competitive programmes for the 2026/2027 admission exercise include:

1. Medicine and Surgery – 80.00
2. Software Engineering – 75.375
3. Nursing Science – 74.50
4. Computer Science – 74.125
5. Dentistry – 72.875
6. Electrical and Electronics Engineering – 71.25
7. Law – 71.00
8. Mechanical Engineering – 70.00
9. Accounting – 69.50
10. Physiotherapy – 68.50
11. Medical Laboratory Science – 68.00
12. Biomedical Engineering – 68.00

Important Information for Applicants

Candidates should also ensure that they meet the required O’Level subject combinations and other admission requirements for their chosen programmes.

The Merit, Catchment and ELDS figures may differ for some programmes, particularly highly competitive courses such as Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Nursing Science, Law, Pharmacy, Engineering and Computing-related programmes.

Candidates are therefore advised to assess their aggregate score against the appropriate category.

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