JAMB Fixes 150 as 2025 University Admission Cut-Off, Sets Benchmarks for Other Institutions
JAMB Fixes 150 as 2025 University Admission Cut-Off, Sets Benchmarks for Other Institutions
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has officially announced 150 as the minimum cut-off mark for admission into Nigerian universities for the 2025 academic session.
The decision was reached during the 2025 Policy Meeting on Admissions, which took place on Tuesday at the Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre in Abuja. The meeting brought together key stakeholders in the education sector, including heads of various tertiary institutions, to deliberate and agree on admission benchmarks for the coming academic year.
According to JAMB, the minimum score required for admission into colleges of nursing sciences has been set at 140, while polytechnics, colleges of education, and colleges of agriculture will admit candidates with a minimum score of 100.
In a post shared via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle, JAMB stated:
“The minimum admissible scores for admissions for the next academic session have been fixed at 150 for universities, 100 for polytechnics, 100 for colleges of education, and 140 for colleges of nursing sciences by the stakeholders (Heads of Tertiary Institutions).”
These cut-off marks serve as a national benchmark, although individual institutions may set higher standards based on their internal policies and the competitiveness of specific programmes.
