University of Benin: Courses, Cut-off & Admission (2026/2027)

University Federal BENIN CITY, EDO STATE NUC-approved ✓
124Programmes
150JAMB cut-off
1971Established
FederalOwnership

Updated: 25 August 2026 · By the SchoolNews Education Desk

University of Benin (UNIBEN) is a Federal university located in BENIN CITY, EDO STATE, established in 1971. It offers the 124 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 University of Benin (federal university). Vice-Chancellor on record: Prof. Adoba Bright Omoregie.

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

Courses / Programmes 124

Accounting UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus any Social Science subject. Actuarial Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and any other Social Science subject Adult Educ/Political Sci & Public Administration UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. Adult Education UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. Adult Education/Economics And Statistics UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subjects Adult Education/English Literature UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. Adult Education/Geography And Regional Planning UTME: Use of English, Government/History, one (1) Social Science subject and any other subject. Agricultural Economics UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/ Agricultural Science plus Mathematics or Physics. Agricultural Science & Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects from Chemistry, Biology, Agriculture, Physics, Economics, Geography and Mathematics. Agriculture UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and any one of Physics or Mathematics. Anatomy UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Animal & Environment Biology UTME: Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. Animal & Environmental Biology UTME: Use of English, Biology and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. 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. Banking & Finance UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics, plus any one (1) of Government and Geography. Biochemistry UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics or Mathematics. Botany UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. Business Administration UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one (1) other subject. Business Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) of Literature in English, History, Government, Geography, Chemistry and Physics. 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 Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/ Commerce plus one (1) of Chemistry/Physics/Biology Computer Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Computer Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one (1) of Biology, Chemistry, Agric Science, Economics and Geography. Dentistry & Dental Surgery UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and one (1) other Science subject. Doctor Of Pharmacy UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Drama/Dramatic/Performing Arts UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and two (2) other relevant subjects. Early Childhood & Primary Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Early Childhood Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Economics & Statistics 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 & Edo Language UTME: Use of English, Literature in English and any other two (2) Arts subjects. Education & English Language And Literature 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 & Integrated Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, Biology and Agricultural Science. Education & Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of the following Science subjects: Physics, Chemistry and Biology. 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 And Computer Science UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry and Geography. Education Fine & Applied Arts UTME: Use of English, Fine Arts, one (1) other Arts subject and any other subject. Education Psychology & Curriculum Studies UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects chosen from Arts/Science. Educational Administration UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) of Literature In English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics and Mathematics. 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 English Language & Literature 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. Environmental Education UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and two (2) others from Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Environmental Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Geography and any one of Biology, Physics, Agricultural Science or Chemistry. Estate Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics and one from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Geography or Fine Arts. Fine Art/Fine & Applied Arts UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Fine Arts/Physics Fisheries UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agricultural Science and any other Science subject. Forestry & Wildlife UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Physics or Mathematics. 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 Geography & Regional Planning UTME: Use of English, Geography and any Arts or Social Sciences subjects. Geography And Regional Planning UTME: Use of English, Geography and any Arts or Social Sciences subjects. Geology UTME: Use of English, English Language and any three (3) of Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics and Geography. 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. Human Kinetics UTME: Use of English, English Language and three (3) other relevant subjects. Industrial Chemistry UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and any of Physics/Biology/ Agricultural Science. Industrial Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry, Economics, Biology and Agricultural Science. Industrial Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Industrial Physics UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry. Industrial Relations & Personnel Management UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. Industrial Technical Education UTME: Use of English, Five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English, Physics or Mathematics at GCE/SSCE, NTC, City & Guild intermediate Insurance UTME: Use of English, Economics, Mathematics and any other Relevant subject International Studies & Diplomacy UTME: Use of English, Economics, Literature in English and Geography/Government/History. International Studies And Diplomacy UTME: Use of English, History/Government and any other two (2) subjects from the Arts and Social Sciences Law UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. Languages & Linguistics UTME: Use of English, One Arts and two (2) other subjects. Library & Information Science UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Linguistics & African Language UTME: Use of English, Igbo and two (2) subjects from Arts and Social Sciences. Linguistics / Edo UTME: Use of English, Two (2) relevant Arts subjects and any other subject. Marine Engineering UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. Marketing UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics plus one (1) other subject. Mass Communication UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Arts or Social Science subjects. Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics or Geography. Mathematics & Economics 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. Mechatronics Engineering UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. Medical Biochemistry 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. Optometry UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Petroleum Engineering UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics Pharmacy UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Philosophy UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) subjects. Physiotherapy UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Plant Biology & Biotechnology UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology/Agriculture and Mathematics or Physics. Plant Science And Biotechnology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and any other Science subject. Political Science & Public Administration UTME: Use of English, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects. Pure & Applied Mathematics UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Biology and Physics. Quantity Surveying UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, and any of Chemistry, Geography, Art, Biology and Economics. Radiography UTME: Use of English, Physics, Chemistry and Biology. Religious Studies UTME: Use of English, CRS/IRS and any other two (2) subjects. Science Laboratory UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. Science Laboratory Technology UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry and either Physics or Mathematics. Secretarial Education UTME: Use of English, Economics and any two (2) Social Science subjects. Social Work UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Economics/Geography and any other subject 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. Special Education UTME: Use of English, Any three (3) Subjects Statistics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics and any two (2) of Physics, Chemistry and Economics. Structural Engineering UTME: Use of English, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics and other relevant subject(s) Surveying & Geoinformatics UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and any One (1) of Art, Biology, Chemistry, Economics or Geography Taxation UTME: Use of English, Mathematics, one Social Science subject and any other subject Technical Education UTME: Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, Chemistry. Theatre Arts UTME: Use of English, Literature In English and Two (2) other relevant subject(s) Veterinary Medicine UTME: Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics and other relevant subject(s) Zoology UTME: Use of English, Biology and Chemistry/physics or Mathematics

UNIBEN 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. 1154, Benin-Ore Road, Ugbowo, Benin City, Edo State.

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