JAMB 2024/2025: University Cut Off Marks at an all-time low 

Oluwagbeminiyi Abiola

The results of the 2024 JAMB (Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board) has left many worried over the poor performance of students. 

Only 0.4% of the 1.8 million students who wrote JAMB were able to score 300 marks out of 400 marks. This means only 8,401 students scored that high.

Even worse, a huge 76% of students scored below 200 marks in the exam. A score below 200 is usually not good enough to get admission into most universities, polytechnics and colleges.  This poor performance is not new – it has been happening for many years now. Last year too, over 70% of students failed to get the required marks.

Nigerians took to social media using #JambScores to share their frustration over students constantly failing JAMB exams year after year.  The poor results raise concerns over the quality of education in the country. There are urgent calls for the government to fix the problems leading to the yearly massive fail rates.

Jamb sets minimum cutoff mark for 2024-2025

JAMB has also announced the new cut-off marks that students need to score for admission in 2024/2025:

Federal Universities: 150

State Universities: 150 

Private Universities: 150

Polytechnics: 120

Colleges of Education: 100

JAMB Cut Off Mark for  Universities 2024/2025

The cut-off marks represent the minimum UTME scores required for admission screening. Some top universities have set their own higher cut-offs, such as:

1. University of Lagos (UNILAG): 200
2. University of Ibadan (UI): 200
3. University of Benin (UNIBEN): 200
4. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN): 180
5. Ladoke Akintola University (LAUTECH): 180
6. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU): 200
7. Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE):150
8. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT): 150
9. University Of Abuja: 180
10. Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA): 180
11. University Of Ibadan (UI): 200
12. Lagos State University (LASU): 180
13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) : 180
14. Kwara State University (KWASU): 140
15. Delta State University (DELSU): 140
16. Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU) :150
17. Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH: 160
18. Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Afikpo, Ebonyi State (AIFPU) 120
19. Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State (AUCHIPOLY) 120
20. Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State (FEDPOLYADO) 120
21. Federal Polytechnic Bali, Taraba State (BALIPOLY) 120
22. Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, Bauchi State (FPTB) 120
23. Federal Polytechnic Bida, Niger State (FEDPOLYBIDA) 120
24. Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe State (FEDPODAM) 120
25. Federal Polytechnic, Daura, Katsina State (FEDPOLYDAURA) 120
26. Federal Polytechnic Ede, Osun State (FEDPOLYEDE) 120
27. Federal Polytechnic Ekowe, Bayelsa State (FEDPOLYEKOWE) 120
28. Federal Polytechnic Idah, Kogi State (FEPODA) 120
29. Federal Polytechnic Ilaro, Ogun State (FEDPOLYILARO) 120
30. Federal Polytechnic Ile-Oluji, Ondo State (FEDPOLEL) 120
31. Federal Polytechnic Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State (FEDPONAM) 120
32. Federal Polytechnic Kaltungo, Gombe State (FEDPOLYKLT) 120
33. Federal Polytechnic Mubi, Adamawa State (FPMUBIE) 120
34. Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa, Nasarawa State (FPN) 120
35. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi (ATBU) 140
36. Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria (ABU) 140
37. Bayero University, Kano (BUK) 140
38. Federal University Gashua, Yobe (FUGASHUA) 140
39. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun (FUPRE) 140
40. Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State (FUD) 140
41. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina (FUDMA) 140
42. Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State (FUKASHERE) 140
43. Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State (FULAFIA) 140
44. Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State (FULOKOJA) 140
45. Alex Ekwueme University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State (FUNAI) 140

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