Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife: Courses, Cut-off & Admission (2026/2027)

University Federal Ile-Ife, Osun State NUC-approved ✓
92Programmes
150JAMB cut-off
1961Established
FederalOwnership

Updated: 25 August 2026 · By the SchoolNews Education Desk

Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife (OAU) is a Federal university located in Ile-Ife, Osun State, established in 1961. It offers the 92 programmes listed below. The JAMB national minimum for the 2026/2027 session is 150 — the college's own entrance exam and departmental cut-offs may be higher, so confirm with the school.

Accreditation Status

On the National Universities Commission’s approved universities list

The NUC lists this institution as Obafemi Awolowo University,Ile-Ife (federal university). Vice-Chancellor on record: Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire.

Source: National Universities Commission (nuc.edu.ng) — checked August 2026.

Courses / Programmes 92

› Accounting UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. › Adult Education UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. › Agric Extension & Rural Development UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. › Agricultural Economics UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. › Agricultural Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. › Animal Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics /Physics. › Applied Geophysics UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics. › Architecture UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. › Biochemistry UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. › Botany UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. › Building UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry › Business Administration UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. › Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) of Physics, Biology and Mathematics. › Civil Engineering UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics › Computer Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. › Computer Science With Economics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. › Crop Production & Protection UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. › Demography & Social Statistics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject. › Dentistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. › Drama/Dramatic/Performing Arts UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. › Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any of Government, History, Geography, Literature in English, French and Christian Religious Studies/Islamic Studies. › Education & Biology UTME: Use of English, Biology and two (2) other subjects from Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. › Education & Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry and two (2) other subjects chosen from Physics, Biology and Mathematics. › Education & Economics UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other subject from Geography/Physics, History, Government and Literature in English. › Education & English Language UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. › Education & French UTME: Use of English, French plus two (2) other Arts subjects. › Education & Geography UTME: Use of English, Geography plus two (2) other Social Sciences/Arts subjects. › Education & History UTME: Use of English, History and any other two (2) subjects chosen from Christian Religious Studies / Islamic Studies, Literature in English, French, Yoruba, Geography/Physics, Economics, Government and Hausa. › Education & Language Arts UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Yoruba, Literature in English, Christian Religious studies, History, Economics and Islamic Studies. › Education & Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. › Education & Music UTME: Use of English, Music and any other two (2) Arts/Social Science subjects. › Education & Physics UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. › Education & Political Science UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Arts or Social Sciences subjects. › Education & Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, Two (2) Arts subject including Religious studies and one (1) other subject. › Education & Social Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Social Science subjects. › Education & Yoruba UTME: Use of English, Yoruba and any two (2) subjects chosen from History, Literature in English, French, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Arabic, Geography and Physics. › Education And Integrated Science: UTME: Use of English, Any three of Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Agriculture. › Education Fine & Applied Arts UTME: Use of English, Fine Arts, one (1) other Arts subject and any other subject. › Educational Management UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science/Arts subject. › Electrical /Electronics Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry › Engineering Physics UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry or Biology. › English Language UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. › Entrepreneurship UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and one (1) other Social Science or Commercial subject. › Estate Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography or Fine Arts. › Family Nutrition & Consumer Sciences UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/Physics or one (1) Social Science subject. › Fine Art UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics › Food Science & Technology UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics/ Physics and Biology/ Agricultural Science › French UTME: Use of English, French and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. › Geography UTME: Use of English, Geography and two (2) other Arts or Social Science subjects › Geology UTME: Use of English, English Language and any three (3) of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geography. › German UTME: Use of English, French and any two (2) other Arts/Social Science subjects. › Guidance & Counselling UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. › Health Education UTME: Use of English, Biology/Health Science and any two (2) relevant subjects. › History UTME: Use of English, History/ Government and any other two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. › Home Economics & Education UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one (1) other subject. › Industrial Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. › Insurance & Actuarial Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. › Integrated Science/Mathematics Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of: Biology, Physics and Chemistry. › International Relations UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following: Economics, History, Government, Geography, Literature in English and French. › Law UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. › Library & Information Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. › Linguistics UTME: Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. › Linguistics & African Languages UTME: Use of English, Any Language and two (2) other subjects. › Literature In English UTME: Use of English, Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject. › Local Government Studies UTME: Use of English, Government/History, Economics and any other subject. › Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. › Mechanical Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. › Medical Rehabilitation UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology › Medicine & Surgery UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology › Metallurgical & Materials Engineering UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. › Microbiology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. › Music UTME: Use of English, Music and any other three (3) subjects. › Nursing/Nursing Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. › Nutrition & Consumers Services UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics/ Physics › Pharmacy UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. › Philosophy UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. › Physical & Health Education UTME: Use of English, Biology and any two (2) relevant subjects. › Physics UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. › Political Science UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. › Portuguese UTME: Use of English, French and any two (2) other Arts/Social Science subjects. › Psychology UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Arts or Social Science › Public Administration UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. › Quantity Surveying UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. › Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. › Sociology & Anthropology UTME: Use of English, Three (3) Social Science or Arts subjects. › Soil Science UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. › Statistics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics. › Surveying & Geoinformatics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any One (1) of Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics or Geography › Teacher Education Science UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and one (1) Art and any other subject. › Urban & Regional Planning UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any Two (2) of Biology/agricultural Science, Chemistry, Economics, Fine Art, Geography, Government or Physics › Yoruba UTME: Use of English, Yoruba Language and any Two (2) Social, Arts subject(s) › Zoology UTME: Use of English, Biology and Chemistry/physics or Mathematics

OAU JAMB Cut-off Mark (2026/2027)

The JAMB national minimum for the 2026/2027 session is 150. This is the lowest score to be considered; the college also runs its own entrance examination, and departments frequently set higher cut-offs, so always confirm the current mark for your course with the school.

Address

P.M.B. 13. Ile-Ife Osun State 220282

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