If you want to study at the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) for the 2025/2026 session, knowing the cut‑off marks helps you prepare well.
The cut‑off mark is the lowest JAMB score and post-UTME aggregate that the university accepts for each course.
UNILORIN sets a minimum JAMB score of 180, but most courses require more.
What is the general minimum cut‑off mark at UNILORIN?
UNILORIN requires a minimum JAMB score of 180 to take part in its post-UTME screening exercise.
However, this is only to qualify. Most courses ask for higher scores when the post-UTME results and O‑Level grades count.
Meeting 180 lets you apply, but your final chance depends on overall performance.
Which courses need the highest cut‑off mark?
Some courses on offer demand high scores. For example:
- Medicine and Surgery needs 260
- Law needs 240
- Pharmacy needs around 230.
These are top‑ranked programs, so they attract many applicants and higher cut‑off points.
What are the cut‑off marks for engineering courses?
In the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, official UNILORIN sources list these JAMB cut‑off marks:
- Chemical, Civil, Mechanical, Biomedical, Mechatronics, Food, Agricultural and Biosystems, Water Resources & Environmental Engineering: 200
- Computer, Electrical & Electronics, Petroleum Engineering: 220.
To be competitive, you should aim for at least those scores or higher.
How high is the cut‑off mark for health‑related fields?
UNILORIN uses different cut‑off points for medical sciences:
- Anatomy, Biochemistry, Physiology: JAMB 200.
- Nursing: JAMB 220
- Optometry: JAMB 220
- Medicine: JAMB 250.
To enter any of these, you must have strong scores in both JAMB and Post‑UTME.
What are the JAMB cut‑off marks for arts, social sciences, and education?
Here are the general cut‑off marks for those faculties:
- Arts (English, History, etc.): JAMB 180–200
- Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology, etc.): JAMB 180–200
- Education courses: JAMB 180.
These courses are less competitive, so they allow more students with lower scores.
How about science and management science courses?
UNILORIN lists these cut‑off marks:
- Computer Science, Chemistry, Biochemistry: JAMB 200
- Physics, Mathematics, Zoology, Botany, Industrial Chemistry, etc.: JAMB 180–200
- Accounting, Finance: JAMB 200
- Business Admin, Marketing: JAMB 180–200.
Your chance improves if you score higher than the listed cut‑off.
How does UNILORIN calculate the final aggregate score?
Students get admitted based on a mix of:
- JAMB score scaled 50%
- Post‑UTME score scaled 50%
For example:
- JAMB 280 → (280/400) × 50 = 35
- Post‑UTME 75 → (75/100) × 50 = 37.5
- Total = 72.5%.
UNILORIN compares your total against the course’s aggregate cut‑off. Just meeting the JAMB cut‑off does not guarantee admission, you must also score high in post-UTME.