Medicine, Pharmacy, Law, CLA Top as UI Releases Admission Cut-off Marks
- University of Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, has released its admission cut-off marks
- The admission cut-offs emerged barely three weeks after the University conducted its post-UTME examination
- In a document released by the Admissions Office of the University and obtained by Legit.ng Correspondent shows that Medicine and Surgery (College of Medicine) tops the list with 78.875%
University of Ibadan has released its cut-off marks for its various academic programmes in the 2025/2026 Academic Session.
While the highest cut-off mark is 78.875%, the lowest is 50%.
Source: UGC
Legit.ng gathered that the cut-off scores released by the Undergraduate Admissions Unit of the University herald the 2025/2026 admission.
MBBS, law, CLA top the list
The admission document titled University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Undergraduate Admission Unit 2025/2026 Amission Exercise: Cut Off Marks has Medicine and Surgery (College of Medicine) topping the list with 78.875%, whereas cut off for Law is 70.875, Mechanical Engineering (Faculty of Technology) is 70.5% while Communication and Language Arts (Faculty of Arts) have 61% as its cut-off marks.
The document also showed that those who intend to study Electrical and Electronic Engineering must score 70% aggregate, Pharmacy 69.125% aggregate, Dentistry 68,625%, Nursing 71.375%, Medical Laboratory Science 63.25%, Linguistics 56.875%, and English 56.5%.
50% score has a chance
Some of the courses available, such as Agriculture-related courses, Arts, Education and Science have 50% as cut-off marks.
Source: Twitter
These courses include History, Philosophy, Anthropology and Archaeology, Classical Studies, Botany, Chemistry, Geography, Quantity Surveying and Estate Management, and Zoology.
All states of the federation are catchment areas but ELDS are given preference
University of Ibadan has all states of the Federation and the FCT as its catchment areas while giving allowance to the educationally Less Developed States (ELDS) as required by the regulations.
Educationally less-developed States are Adamawa, Bayelsa, Kaduna, Plateau, Rivers, Kogi, Ebonyi, Cross River, Zamfara and others.
UI’s admission is based on UTME and Post-UTME
University of Ibadan’s admission is the aggregate of both UTME and Post-UTME scores.
While the university awards 50% to UTME, the same percentage is appropriated to its post-UTME
This is a clear departure from the old method of evaluating O’Level and Post-UTME.
With the release of the cut-off marks, the 2025-2026 admission process has commenced in the 77-year-old institution of learning.
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Earlier, Legit.ng reported that with the 2025 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) now concluded, fresh data from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has unveiled the institutions that have captured the hearts and first-choice preferences of the highest number of applicants.
From bustling city campuses to historically rich academic grounds, these universities have stood out for their reputation, programmes, and promise of opportunity.
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Proofreading by James Ojo, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
Ibrahim Sofiyullaha (Editorial Assistant) Ibrahim Sofiyullaha is a graduate of First Technical University, Ibadan. He was the founder and pioneer Editor-in-Chief of a fast-rising campus journalism outfit at his university. Ibrahim is a coauthor of the book Julie, or Sylvia, written in collaboration with two prominent Western authors. He was ranked as the 9th best young writer in Africa by the International Sports Press Association. Ibrahim has contributed insightful articles for major platforms, including Sportskeeda in the UK and Motherly in the United States. Email: ibrahim.sofiyullaha@corp.legit.ng
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