The official OAU cut off mark is 200 for all programmes of the school. This means that anyone who scored up to 200 during the last Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) can apply for the Obafemi Awolowo University post UTME. Scoring the school official OAU cut off mark is not enough for admission in some programmes of the institution. Some programmes are very competitive and have some departmental requirements. Read below for such programmes.
OAU CUT OFF MARK FOR FACULTY OF DENTISTRY
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Dentistry | 140 | 200 |
The faculty of dentistry which has program such as dentistry is a medical faculty. This faculty is a medical science faculty which makes it one of the most competitive program in the Obafemi Awolowo University. Therefore, applicants to this faculty must have a very good UTME score. Scoring from 250 to 260 will give any applicant the opportunity of admission to programmes under this faculty.
Those who score from 200 and abovewhich is official OAU cut off mark can apply for the post UTME screening. It is only that their chance of being admission is very minimal. To be sure of admission, applicants with lower score should have a change of course to another one which their UTME will give them admission. Click here to view programmes which are favourable to your UTME subject’s combination.
FACULTY OF ADMINISTRATION
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| International Relations | 140 | 200 |
| Local Government and Development Studies | 140 | 200 |
| Management and Accounting | 140 | 200 |
| Public Administration | 140 | 200 |
| Business Administration | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF AGRIULTURE
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Plant Science | 140 | 200 |
| Agricultural Economics | 140 | 200 |
| Animal Sciences | 140 | 200 |
| Crop Production and Protection | 140 | 200 |
| Family Nutrition and Consumer Science | 140 | 200 |
| Soil Science and Land Resources Management | 140 | 200 |
| Agricultural extension and Rural Development | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF ARTS
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| History | 140 | 200 |
| Music | 140 | 200 |
| Linguistics and African Languages | 140 | 200 |
| Dramatic Arts | 140 | 200 |
| Philosophy | 140 | 200 |
| English | 140 | 200 |
| Religious Studies | 140 | 200 |
| French | 140 | 200 |
| German | 140 | 200 |
| Portuguese | 140 | 200 |
| Yoruba | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Building | 140 | 200 |
| Architecture | 140 | 200 |
| Estate Management | 140 | 200 |
| Fine and Applied Arts | 140 | 200 |
| Quantity Surveying | 140 | 200 |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 140 | 200 |
| Surveying and Geo-informatics | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF EDUCATION
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Adult Education and Lifelong Learning | 140 | 200 |
| Arts and Social Science Education | 140 | 200 |
| Educational Foundation and Counselling | 140 | 200 |
| Educational Management | 140 | 200 |
| Institute of Education | 140 | 200 |
| Physical and Health Education | 140 | 200 |
| Science and Technology Education | 140 | 200 |
| History Education | 140 | 200 |
| English Education | 140 | 200 |
| Education (Fine and Applied Arts) | 140 | 200 |
| French Education | 140 | 200 |
| Education (Language arts) | 140 | 200 |
| Music Education | 140 | 200 |
| Religious Studies Education | 140 | 200 |
| Yoruba Education | 140 | 200 |
| Biology Education | 140 | 200 |
| Chemistry Education | 140 | 200 |
| Mathematics Education | 140 | 200 |
| Integrated Science Education | 140 | 200 |
| Physics Education | 140 | 200 |
| Economics Education | 140 | 200 |
| Geography Education | 140 | 200 |
| Guidance and Counselling | 140 | 200 |
| Social Studies Education | 140 | 200 |
| Political Science Education | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF LAW
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Law | 140 | 200 |
OAU cut off mark for law programme is 200. This only gives the intended applicant with 200 and above the opportunity to apply for the OAU post UTME screening application. Therefore, those applying for law should at least score from 250 and above for a greater chance of being admitted. This is due to the fact that law in OAU is very competitive. Those who scored from 200 should reconsider by changing to another programme which will give them admission. To view related programmes which favours your UTME subject combinations click here.
FACULTY OF PHARMACY
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Pharmacy | 140 | 200 |
Another competitive program in the Obafemi Awolowo University is pharmacy. Although applicants who score from 200 can apply for the post UTME screening application but their chances of being given admission is very minimal. Therefore, applicants for pharmacy for a greater chance of being given admission should score from 260 and above. Thus, those will lower score who are sure that their score will not fetch them admission should click here to view other programmes related to pharmacy which they can switch to.
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Biochemistry | 140 | 200 |
| Botany | 140 | 200 |
| Chemistry | 140 | 200 |
| Geology | 140 | 200 |
| Mathematics | 140 | 200 |
| Microbiology | 140 | 200 |
| Physics / Engineering Physics | 140 | 200 |
| Zoology | 140 | 200 |
| Industrial Chemistry | 140 | 200 |
| Applied Geophysics | 140 | 200 |
| Statistics | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Demography and Social Statistics | 140 | 200 |
| Economics | 140 | 200 |
| Geography | 140 | 200 |
| Political Science | 140 | 200 |
| Psychology | 140 | 200 |
| Sociology and Anthropology | 140 | 200 |
| Entrepreneurship and Industrial Extension | 140 | 200 |
| Mass Communication | 140 | 200 |
| Film Production | 140 | 200 |
| Broadcast Journalism | 140 | 200 |
| Information Science and Media Studies | 140 | 200 |
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Food Science and Engineering Technology | 140 | 200 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Agricultural and Environmental Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Civil Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Electronic and Electrical Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Metallurgical and Material Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Chemical Engineering | 140 | 200 |
| Aerospace Engineering | 140 | 200 |
Programmes under the faculty of engineering are also very competitive. Lots of applicants do apply to this faculty every year due to the professional nature of the programmes. Therefore, scoring from 200 is very weak to grant applicant admission in any programme of this faculty. Those with a score of 200 and above can still apply for the Obafemi Awolowo University post UTME screening since that is the official OAU cut off mark. Scoring from 240 and above on UTME will give applicants the greater chance of being admitted. Applicants who wishes to change to another programme should click here to view programmes which are related to their UTME subject combination.
FACULTY OF BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCE
| PROGRAMS / COURSES | JAMB CUT OFF MARK | OUA CUT OFF MARK |
| Anatomy and Cell Biology | 140 | 200 |
| Medical Rehabilitation | 140 | 200 |
| Human Nutrition and Dietetics | 140 | 200 |
| Nursing Sciences | 140 | 200 |
| Physiological Sciences | 140 | 200 |
| Medicine and Surgery | 140 | 200 |
| Radiography | 140 | 200 |
The faculty of basic medical sciences has programmes such as medicine and nursing sciences which are very competitive. Therefore, applicants with UTME score of 200 above can apply for the Obafemi Awolowo University post UTME screening but their chances of being given admission in medicine or nursing sciences is very small. Thus, applicants for programmes such as these should score from 260 and above for a greater chance of being admitted. Applicants with lower UTME score who are sure that their UTME score will not take them anywhere in any program from this faculty should switch to another related faculty. Click here to view programmes related to the UTME subject combinations in other faculties.
Lastly, the current OAU cut off mark remains 200. Thus, if there is any changes, it will be updated here. Therefore, always revisit this page for more updates from the Obafemi Awolowo University. You can also click here to visit the school website for other information.
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