The University of Ibadan (UI) has officially announced its cut-off marks for the 2024/2025 academic session, sparking excitement and anticipation among students aspiring to secure admission into one of Nigeria's most prestigious institutions.
Known for its rigorous academic standards, UI remains a top choice for many candidates. As the cut-off marks have been released, this is a crucial moment for prospective students aiming to join the university for the 2024/2025 session.
Why UI Cut-Off Marks Matter
Understanding the cut-off marks is essential if you’re planning to apply to the University of Ibadan this year. These marks serve as a benchmark to determine eligibility for admission into various programs. They represent the minimum score a candidate must achieve in both the JAMB and Post-UTME exams to be considered for admission. UI's admission process also takes into account several categories, such as Merit, Catchment Areas, and Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS), making it important for applicants to know where they stand.
Categories of Admission Consideration
The university classifies applicants into three categories:
- Merit: Applicants who meet the general cut-off mark and have excellent academic scores.
- Catchment Area: Applicants from states within the university’s catchment area may have slightly lower cut-off marks.
- Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS): Candidates from states considered to be educationally disadvantaged may receive a lower cut-off.
These categories provide a more inclusive approach to admission, ensuring students from all backgrounds have a chance to study at UI.
UI Post UTME Cut-Off Marks for 2024/2025
Below is a detailed breakdown of the cut-off marks for various courses at the University of Ibadan. These marks vary depending on the category of admission.
Below are the courses and their respective cut-off marks:
- Agric. Economics
- Merit: 50.375
- Catch: 50.375
- ELDS: 50.375
- Agric. Extension and Rural Development
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Crop and Horticultural Sciences
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Soil Resources Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Animal Science
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Crop Protection and Environmental Biology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Anthropology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Merit: 56.5
- Catch: 56.5
- ELDS: 56.5
- Archaeology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Classical Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Communication and Language Arts
- Merit: 61.875
- Catch: 61.875
- ELDS: 58
- European Studies – French
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- European Studies – German
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- European Studies – Russian
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- English
- Merit: 57.125
- Catch: 57.125
- ELDS: 55.25
- History
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Islamic Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Linguistics
- Merit: 58.125
- Catch: 58.125
- ELDS: 51.625
- Linguistics – Igbo
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Linguistics – Yoruba
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Music
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Philosophy
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Religious Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Theatre Arts
- Merit: 55.75
- Catch: 55.75
- ELDS: 53.125
- Biochemistry
- Merit: 56.125
- Catch: 56.125
- ELDS: 51
- Dentistry
- Merit: 69.125
- Catch: 69.125
- ELDS: 63.625
- Environmental Health Science
- Merit: 52
- Catch: 52
- ELDS: 52
- Human Nutrition and Dietetics
- Merit: 57.125
- Catch: 57.125
- ELDS: 53.125
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Merit: 65
- Catch: 65
- ELDS: 58.75
- Medicine and Surgery
- Merit: 78.125
- Catch: 78.125
- ELDS: 76.25
- Nursing Science
- Merit: 71.875
- Catch: 71.875
- ELDS: 63.375
- Physiology
- Merit: 60.375
- Catch: 60.375
- ELDS: 54.25
- Physiotherapy
- Merit: 64.75
- Catch: 64.75
- ELDS: 61.125
- Economics
- Merit: 58.5
- Catch: 58.5
- ELDS: 52.375
- Accounting
- Merit: 65.25
- Catch: 65.25
- ELDS: 59.5
- Banking and Finance
- Merit: 52
- Catch: 52
- ELDS: 52
- Marketing and Consumer Studies
- Merit: 51.75
- Catch: 51.75
- ELDS: 51.75
- Adult Education
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Business Education
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Early Childhood Education
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Arabic Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Biology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Chemistry
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Christian Religious Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Communication and Language Arts
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Economics
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and English
- Merit: 57.75
- Catch: 57.75
- ELDS: 52.375
- Education and French
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Geography
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and History
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Islamic Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Mathematics
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Physics
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Political Science
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Education and Yoruba
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Educational Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Guidance and Counselling
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Health Education
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Human Kinetics
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Library, Archival and Information Studies
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Special Education
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Architecture
- Merit: 51
- Catch: 51
- ELDS: 51
- Estate Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Urban and Regional Planning
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Quantity Surveying
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Law
- Merit: 67.25
- Catch: 67.25
- ELDS: 66.75
- Pharmacy
- Merit: 68
- Catch: 68
- ELDS: 65.625
- Aquaculture and Fisheries Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Forest Resources Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Wildlife & Ecotourism Management
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Social and Environmental Forestry
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Anthropology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Archaeology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Botany
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Chemistry
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Computer Science
- Merit: 71
- Catch: 71
- ELDS: 60.875
- Geography
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Geology
- Merit: 51
- Catch: 51
- ELDS: 51
- Industrial Chemistry
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Mathematics
- Merit: 52
- Catch: 52
- ELDS: 52
- Microbiology
- Merit: 52.75
- Catch: 52.75
- ELDS: 52.125
- Physics
- Merit: 51
- Catch: 51
- ELDS: 51
- Statistics
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Zoology
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Geography
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Political Science
- Merit: 55.875
- Catch: 55.875
- ELDS: 55.375
- Psychology
- Merit: 53.75
- Catch: 53.75
- ELDS: 53.75
- Sociology
- Merit: 50.5
- Catch: 50.5
- ELDS: 50.5
- Agricultural and Environmental Engineering
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Civil Engineering
- Merit: 61.625
- Catch: 61.625
- ELDS: 53.625
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Merit: 67
- Catch: 67
- ELDS: 50.25
- Food Technology
- Merit: 51
- Catch: 51
- ELDS: 51
- Industrial and Production Engineering
- Merit: 50.25
- Catch: 50.25
- ELDS: 50.25
- Mechanical Engineering
- Merit: 68
- Catch: 68
- ELDS: 55.125
- Petroleum Engineering
- Merit: 61.25
- Catch: 61.25
- ELDS: 53.625
- Wood Products Engineering
- Merit: 50
- Catch: 50
- ELDS: 50
- Automotive Engineering
- Merit: 54.125
- Catch: 54.125
- ELDS: 54.125
- Veterinary Medicine
- Merit: 60
- Catch: 60
- ELDS: 60
This list highlights only a few of the departments. For the full list of courses and their respective cut-off marks, you can check the UI Admission Cut-Off Marks 2024/2025 details.
JAMB Cut-Off Mark for UI
In addition to Post-UTME scores, the University of Ibadan has set its JAMB cut-off mark at 200 for all degree programs. This means that only candidates who score 200 and above in the JAMB examination are eligible to participate in the UI Post-UTME screening process. Achieving this score does not guarantee admission but is a prerequisite to proceeding to the next phase of the admission process.
Important Guidelines for Applicants
It’s important for all candidates to stay vigilant and only trust official university communication regarding admission. Beware of fraudulent messages or individuals claiming to provide admission assistance for a fee. Always refer to the official University of Ibadan website for reliable updates on the admission process.
Final Thoughts
Securing admission to the University of Ibadan is a highly competitive process, but with careful preparation and understanding of the cut-off marks, candidates can better position themselves for success. Be sure to keep track of all key dates and official announcements to ensure a smooth admission process.