The University of Ibadan (UI) has officially released the cut-off marks for its 2026/2027 undergraduate admission exercise, covering 27 programmes within the Faculty of Education. The marks, published by the university's Undergraduate Admissions Unit, apply to three admission categories: Merit, Catch-Up, and Educationally Less Developed States (ELDS).
Breakdown of Cut-off Marks Across 27 Programmes
The figures are identical across all three categories for every course listed, simplifying the admission criteria for applicants. Most Education courses carry a baseline cut-off of 50.00, while a few programmes set higher benchmarks.
- Adult Education — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Business Education — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Early Childhood Education — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Arabic Studies — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Biology — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Chemistry — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Christian Religious Studies — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Communication and Language Arts — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Computer Science — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Economics — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and English — Merit: 52.00, Catch-Up: 52.00, ELDS: 52.00
- Education and French — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Geography — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and History — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Islamic Studies — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Mathematics — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Physics — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Education and Political Science — Merit: 51.00, Catch-Up: 51.00, ELDS: 51.00
- Education and Yoruba — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Educational Management — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Educational Technology — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Guidance and Counselling — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Health Education — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Human Kinetics — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Library, Archival and Information Studies — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Special Education — Merit: 50.00, Catch-Up: 50.00, ELDS: 50.00
- Marketing and Consumer Studies (ELDS Faculty) — Merit: 53.625, Catch-Up: 53.625, ELDS: 53.625
Higher Thresholds for Selected Courses
The cut-off marks show that Education and English carry the second-highest threshold among Education programmes at 52.00, while Education and Political Science require a minimum of 51.00. All other Faculty of Education courses share the baseline score of 50.00. Marketing and Consumer Studies, listed under ELDS, records the highest cut-off across the release at 53.625.
Prospective students are advised to confirm their scores against their chosen programme before proceeding with any post-UTME requirements. The full cut-off marks table is available on the university's official website.
Related UI Cut-off Releases
In a related story, Legit.ng reported that UI had shared the 2026/2027 cut-off marks for Microbiology, Nutrition and Dietetics and Physiology. Additionally, the university published cut-off marks for Nursing, Med Lab, and Computer Science courses. According to the figures released by the institution, Nursing Science and Computer Science recorded the joint-highest merit and catch scores among the three programmes.
The university's Undergraduate Admissions Unit published these figures, which list scores across three admission categories: merit, catch, and ELDS. Applicants are encouraged to review the official UI website for the complete list of cut-off marks across all faculties.
