Cut Off Mark for Nursing: Admission Requirements and Scores

In Nigeria today, nursing is one of the best and respected course. It prepares students to become professionals in providing medical care for pregnancy, children and sick people and help them become hale and healthy. If you’re aspiring to study Nursing, for you to gain admission you must know Cut Off Mark for Nursing.

In this article, We will give you all the important information you need to know about the Cut Off Mark for Nursing, the universities where you can study nursing, and the Nursing Admission Requirements.

What is Nursing?

Nursing is a professional health related program that teaches students to become registered nurses, shows them how to work with doctors to ensure patient get better by administering proper treatment and care.

What is the Cut Off Mark for Nursing?

Cut off mark for nursing varies based on school, it is how competitive the nursing course in your choice of university, they also have other criteria they use in setting their cut off mark but the general JAMB Nursing cut off mark is between 180 and 200. It is also crucial to know specific requirements for Nursing before you apply.

JAMB Cut Off Mark for Nursing in 2025/2026

If you are interested in applying for nursing in Nigeria universities, the JAMB cut off mark for Nursing is around 180 – 200. But even with this, some universities are allowed to set their own benchmark.

Federal Universities Cut Off Mark for Nursing

Due to how competitive admission is in Federal universities, their general nursing cut off mark is between 200 to 240 or even higher.

State Universities Cut Off Mark for Nursing

Nursing cut off mark in state univeristy is usually between 200 and 220, depending on how competitive nursing is in their schools.

College of Nursing Sciences

The general JAMB cut off mark for nursing in most nursing schools is always between 180 and 200, depending on the institution.

Private Universities Cut Off Mark for Nursing

Private schools such as Afe Babalola University, Babcock and Bowen universities are know to usually have lower cut off marks which us between 180 and above.

Nursing Admission Requirements

To successfully gain nursing admission in most of the institutions, you must at least have the basic admission requirements. The generally approved nursing admission requirement is:

1. Five (5) O’level credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology at not more than two (2) sittings from any of the following:
   West African Examination Council (WAEC),
   National Examination Council (NECO),
   National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB)
2. Minimum Age range for admission is 16 Years
3. JAMB-UTME Result
4. Post-UTME Screening

Nursing Cut Off Mark For All Universities

Below is the list of some universities cut off mark for Nursing. check below your most preferred university

Universities	JAMB Cut-Off Mark
Ambrose Alli University	180
Abia State University	180
Ahmadu Bello University	200
Afe Babalola University	180
Babcock University	180
Bayero University	200
University of Benin	200
University of Calabar	180
Delta State University	180
Ebonyi State University	180
University of Ibadan	200
Igbinedion University	180
University of Jos	180
Imo State University	180
University of Ilorin	200
Ladoke Akintola University of Tech	180
University of Lagos	200
Madonna University	180
University of Maiduguri	180
Niger Delta University	180
Obafemi Awolowo University	200
University of Port Harcourt	200
Usman Dan Fodio University	180
Nnamdi Azikiwe University	180
University of Nigeria	200
National Open University of Nigeria	180

Nursing School Admission Requirements

Meeting JAMB cut off mark is the first steps, but having other nursing school admission requirements will give you a better chance of securing admission. below is the current nursing school admission requirements.

1. O’ level requirements: Aspirants must have at least five credit passes in the required subjects such as Mathematics, English Language, Chemistry, Biology and Physics.
2. Post-UTME Requirements: Aspirants must have sit for the Post-UTME and also come out with a better score to be eligible.

What are the JAMB subject Combination for Nursing?

• English Language
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Physics