UDUS Cut-Off Marks 2026/2027 for All Courses: Merit, ELDS and Catchment Scores

Published May 21, 2026 · Updated May 21, 2026

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Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) has released the approved minimum admissible cut-off marks for undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 admission exercise.

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Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS) Approved Admission Cut-Off Marks for 2026/2027 Academic Session

Admission Notice Summary

Item	Details
School	Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (UDUS)
Academic Session	2026/2027
Notice	Approved Acceptable Minimum Admissible Point for 2026/2027 Admissions
Concerned Candidates	Candidates who chose UDUS as first choice in UTME
Admission Stage	Screening and final placement

Important Information

Candidates are advised to check whether their UTME score meets or exceeds the approved cut-off mark for their chosen course before proceeding with screening and final placement.

Meeting the approved cut-off mark does not automatically guarantee admission. It only makes a candidate eligible for the next stage of the admission process.

Cut-Off Categories

The approved cut-off marks are grouped under the following categories:

Merit
ELDS
Catchment

Approved Cut-Off Marks

S/N	Programme	Merit	ELDS	Catchment
1	Accounting	150	150	150
2	Adult Education	150	150	150
3	Agricultural Science & Education	150	150	150
4	Agriculture	150	150	150
5	Arabic & Literary Studies	150	150	150
6	Arabic Studies	150	150	150
7	Banking & Finance	150	150	150
8	Biochemistry	180	170	160
9	Biology	170	160	150
10	Botany	150	150	150
11	Business Administration	150	150	150
12	Chemistry	150	150	150
13	Civil Engineering	190	180	170
14	Common & Islamic Law	230	220	210
15	Computer Science	180	170	160
16	Computer Science Education	150	150	150
17	Criminology & Security Studies	170	160	150
18	Curriculum Studies	150	150	150
19	Cyber Security	180	170	160
20	Demography & Social Statistics	150	150	150
21	Dentistry	250	230	220
22	Doctor of Optometry	220	210	200
23	Doctor of Pharmacy	230	220	210
24	Doctor of Physiotherapy	220	210	200
25	Economics	150	150	150
26	Education & Arabic	150	150	150
27	Education & Biology	150	150	150
28	Education & Chemistry	150	150	150
29	Education & Economics	150	150	150
30	Education & English Language	150	150	150
31	Education & French	150	150	150
32	Education & Geography	150	150	150
33	Education & Hausa	150	150	150
34	Education & History	150	150	150
35	Education & Islamic Studies	150	150	150
36	Education & Mathematics	150	150	150
37	Education & Physics	150	150	150
38	Educational Management	150	150	150
39	Electrical / Electronics Engineering	180	170	160
40	Employment Relations & Human Resource Management	150	150	150
41	English Language	150	150	150
42	Entrepreneurship & Innovation	150	150	150
43	Environmental Resources Management	170	160	150
44	Fisheries	150	150	150
45	Forestry / Forest Resources Management	150	150	150
46	French	150	150	150
47	Geography	150	150	150
48	Geology	180	170	160
49	Guidance & Counselling	150	150	150
50	Hadith Studies	150	150	150
51	Hausa	150	150	150
52	History & International Relations	150	150	150
53	Industrial Chemistry	150	150	150
54	Information & Communication Engineering	180	170	160
55	Islamic Studies	150	150	150
56	Library & Information Science	150	150	150
57	Linguistics	150	150	150
58	Literature in English	150	150	150
59	Local Government and Development Studies	150	150	150
60	Marketing	150	150	150
61	Mass Communication	180	170	160
62	Mathematics	150	150	150
63	Mechanical Engineering	180	170	160
64	Medical Laboratory Science	220	210	200
65	Medicine & Surgery	280	270	250
66	Microbiology	180	170	160
67	Nursing / Nursing Science	230	220	210
68	Nutrition & Dietetics	220	210	200
69	Physics	150	150	150
70	Political Science	170	160	150
71	Pre-Primary & Primary Education	150	150	150
72	Public Administration	150	150	150
73	Quranic Studies	150	150	150
74	Radiography	220	210	200
75	Shariah	150	150	150
76	Social Studies	150	150	150
77	Sociology	150	150	150
78	Software Engineering	180	170	160
79	Statistics	150	150	150
80	Taxation	150	150	150
81	Veterinary Medicine	220	210	200
82	Zoology	150	150	150

Programmes with the Highest Merit Cut-Off Marks

Rank	Programme	Merit Cut-Off Mark
1	Medicine & Surgery	280
2	Dentistry	250
3	Nursing / Nursing Science	230
4	Doctor of Pharmacy	230
5	Common & Islamic Law	230

Key Reminder

Before applying for screening, candidates should:

Confirm that they selected UDUS as their first-choice institution in UTME.
Check the approved cut-off mark for their intended programme.
Ensure their UTME score meets or exceeds the required mark.
Understand that meeting the cut-off mark only qualifies them for further admission consideration.