University of Ibadan cut off mark for 2026/2027 admission

University of Ibadan cut off mark for 2026/2027 admission

The University of Ibadan has not published a final 2026/2027 departmental merit cut off table in the official notice available for this guide. That is important: an old number should not be presented as the official 2026/2027 figure. Candidates should follow the UI news and admissions notices and the university's application portal for the new session. Three different numbers people call a cut off mark

JAMB's national minimum is the first number. It is a floor for consideration across a type of institution, not a guaranteed UI score. The National Universities Commission reported JAMB's 2024 policy decision of 140 for universities in its official news release. That figure belongs to the 2024 admission policy decision. It must not be relabelled as UI's 2026/2027 cut off, and a later JAMB policy meeting may set a different minimum.

The second number is institutional screening eligibility. UI can set a higher threshold or other conditions before a candidate can register for screening. It may consider UTME details, O Level subjects, choice of institution and the course selected. Meeting that threshold allows a candidate to be considered. It does not create an admission offer.

The third number is a departmental merit cut off. After applications, screening and available places are known, the effective score for Medicine, Law, Computer Science or another programme can be much higher than the national minimum. It can also vary by programme, catchment or educationally less developed state category where the university publishes those columns. A departmental figure is a result of that admission exercise, not a general score for every UI course. What the latest official historical UI notice shows

UI's official 2025/2026 cut off document lists programme level figures. Examples in that official PDF include Agricultural Economics at 51.375, Communication and Language Arts at 61, English at 56.5 and many programmes at 50 in the published merit column. These are the university's 2025/2026 figures, not 2026/2027 figures. The score is a composite admission exercise score in the context of UI's table, so it should not be read as a raw UTME mark.

UI also published an earlier 2024/2025 cut off notice. Historical tables are useful for understanding competitiveness, but they cannot forecast a new session exactly. Applicant numbers, programme capacity, screening results and policy decisions change.

The figures in the 2025/2026 PDF also show why candidates should read the column headings instead of repeating a single number. The notice separates merit, catchment and educationally less developed state entries. A candidate's relevant line depends on the programme and the category recognised by the university. A number such as 50 in one row is not a promise that every applicant with a 50 UTME score will receive admission. It may describe the lower boundary of a particular composite exercise for that session.

This distinction is especially important for competitive UI choices. A screening invitation, where issued, is an opportunity to be assessed. It is not the same as a recommendation for Medicine, Law, Pharmacy or another course. The university can also publish a list after its screening process and revise a list through an official notice. Candidates should keep the session name visible whenever they save a screenshot or discuss a figure with a schoolmate. What candidates should do while waiting

Use the current JAMB brochure to check your subject combination and make sure your O Level credits match the selected course. Register only through links published by UI. Keep evidence of payment and your screening application. Do not pay a person who promises to convert a national minimum into a departmental offer.

When UI releases the 2026/2027 notice, read the title, session and programme table carefully. Check whether it gives a minimum screening score, a composite merit score, or both. Check any catchment and educationally less developed state columns. A candidate who meets the minimum but misses a course's merit line may still need to consider an approved alternative, subject to the official process.

The safest answer today is therefore precise: UI's 2026/2027 departmental cut off has not been confirmed in the official source cited here. The latest historical UI table is for 2025/2026. JAMB's national minimum is a separate policy floor. Follow JAMB and UI for the new session rather than trusting a viral graphic.

Remember that admission is also a document exercise. Names must agree across your JAMB profile, result documents and screening record. A candidate who meets a score line but lacks a required credit can still be ineligible. Likewise, a candidate who meets the minimum may be considered for a different programme if the official rules allow a change. Keep checking the portal after submission because an admission list, correction window or request for an additional document may appear after the first announcement. Check the spelling of your name and date of birth before final submission, and report a genuine error through the approved correction channel rather than opening a second profile. Keep those records safe.