The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) releases the minimum Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) cut-off scores approved by Nigerian universities for the 2026 admission exercise. The published minimum admissible scores are presented as benchmarks set by participating institutions. According to reports, the cut-off marks are displayed to journalists during the 2026 Policy Meeting on Admissions to Tertiary Institutions held in Abuja.
One outlet reports that Pan-Atlantic University sets the highest benchmark among the listed institutions, with a minimum UTME score of 220. The other outlet confirms that JAMB provides a full list of university cut-off marks approved for 2026 admissions and notes that the figures come from the submitted institutions’ minimum admissible score information shared at the meeting.
Together, the accounts show that the cut-off marks are an official JAMB publication for the 2026 admissions process and are intended to indicate the minimum UTME performance required for consideration by each university.
