Every admission season comes with its own numbers game, and for Umaru Musa Yar’adua University, those numbers are now out in the open. Whether you’re aiming for MBBS or French, Law or Forestry, your score will decide if you make it past the first hurdle.
UMYU, once called Katsina State University before the 2006 name change, was set up to push the state’s growth — not just in classrooms, but in its economy, tech scene, and even politics. It runs both regular and distance learning, so students from different walks of life can get in on the action..
Course-by-Course Cut-Offs
- Accounting – 160
- Agriculture – 150
- Arabic – 150
- Biochemistry – 160
- Biology – 160
- Business Administration – 160
- Chemistry – 150
- Computer Science – 170
- Early Childhood Education – 150
- Economics – 160
- Education Arabic – 150
- Education Biology – 160
- Education Business Studies – 150
- Education Chemistry – 150
- Education Computer Science – 150
- Education Economics – 150
- Education English – 150
- Education French – 150
- Education Geography – 150
- Education Hausa – 150
- Education History – 150
- Education Islamic Studies – 150
- Education Mathematics – 150
- Education Physics – 150
- English – 150
- Environmental Management – 160
- Fisheries & Aquaculture – 150
- Forestry & Wildlife – 150
- French – 150
- Geography – 150
- Hausa – 150
- History – 150
- Industrial Chemistry – 150
- Integrated Science – 150
- International Relations – 150
- Islamic Studies – 150
- Law – 190
- Library & Information Science – 150
- Local Government & Development Studies – 150
- Mathematics – 150
- MBBS – 220
- Meteorology – 150
- Microbiology – 160
- Physics – 150
- Political Science – 150
- Primary Education – 150
- Public Administration – 160
- Shari’ah – 150
- Sociology – 150
- Special Education – 150
- Statistics – 150
What This Means for You
If your score matches or beats the mark for your chosen course, you’re still in the race. Fall short, and it’s time to either change course or try again next year.