The Federal University Lafia is a new generation university in Nigeria that has grown faster than its counterparts that were established in 2011. The university, through its dedication to serving the nation and covering the gap of inefficiency in the educational sector in the Northern part of Nigeria, the school now offers most courses that most first-generation universities in Nigeria are offering.
Over the years, admission into the Federal University Lafia has become very tough for aspirants because of the high number of applicants the school receives yearly. In the just concluded JAMB 2025, Federal University Lafia is topping the list of the most applied for universities in Nigeria.
The cut-off mark of all the courses in the University has been released by the university admission units in order to keep the public and aspirants abreast of the development. This will enable aspirants to know whether they are qualified for admission or not.
Candidates who are qualified based on the UTME minimum requirement are those that eligible to purchase the school admissions form, which is popularly known as the Post-UTME form.
In this blog post, we are going to provide you with the updated cut-off mark for the 2025 admission and other related information, like the admission requirements for each of the courses that are offered in the school.
Courses Offered In FULAFIA and Cut-off Mark
The cut-off mark is the minimum mark set by the school for admission. This mark is what qualifies you for admission into the school. For FULAFIA, only candidate that meets this minimum cut off mark are those that will be considered for admission into the school.
The minimum cut-off mark for admission into Federal University Lafia, as it was published by the university on 7th June, 2025, is 170. The 170 is the minimum mark you will score in your JAMB before you can apply for admission. Other courses have their cut-off mark above this 170.
So now let’s proceed with listing the courses and their corresponding cut-off mark.
Faculty Art
- Arabic Studies – 170
- Christian Religious Studies – 170
- English & Literary Studies – 180
- French – 170
- Hausa Language – 170
- History – 170
- Islamic Studies – 170
- Philosophy – 170
- Theatre Arts – 180
Faculty of Life Sciences
- Biochemistry – 180
- Microbiology – 180
- Plant Science & Biotechnology – 170
- Science Laboratory Technology – 180
- Zoology – 170
Faculty Of Physical Sciences
- Chemistry – 170
- Geology – 170
- Industrial Chemistry – 170
- Mathematics – 170
- Physics – 170
- Statistics – 170
Faculty of Management Science
- Accounting – 180
- Business Administration – 180
- Entrepreneurship Studies – 170
- Petroleum Information – 170
- Procurement Management – 170
- Public Administration – 180
Faculty of Social Science
- Economics – 180
- Mass Communication – 180
- Political Science – 180
- Psychology – 170
- Social Work – 170
- Sociology – 180
- Criminology & Security Studies – 170
- Library & Information Science – 170
Faculty of Environmental Science
- Architecture – 170
- Building – 170
- Fine Arts – 170
- Geography – 170
- Glass and Silicate Technology – 170
- Industrial Design – 170
Faculty of Computing
- Computer Science – 180
- Cyber Security – 170
- Information Technology – 170
Faculty of Education
- Business Education – 170
- Special Education – 170
- Science Education- 170
- Computer Science Education – 170
- Education & Biology – 170
- Education & Chemistry – 170
- Education & Integrated Science – 170
- Education & Mathematics – 170
- Education & Physics – 170
- Adult Education – 170
- Creative Arts Education – 170
- Early Childhood Education – 170
- Education & Arabic Language – 170
- Education & Christian Religious Studies – 170
- Education & Economics – 170
- Education & French Language – 170
- Education & Geography – 170
- Education & Hausa Language – 170
- Education & History – 170
- Educational Management – 170
- English Language and Literature in English – 170
- Guidance & Counselling – 170
- Health Education – 170
- Human Kinetics – 170
- Language Arts & Communication – 170
- Primary Education – 170
- Social Studies and Civic Education
Faculty of Agriculture
- Agric. Econs. & Extension – 170
- Agronomy – 170
- Animal Science – 170
- Fisheries & Aquaculture – 170
- Forestry & Wildlife Management – 170
Faculty of Allied Health Science
- Radiography – 210
- Nursing – 210
- Medical Laboratory Science – 220
Faculty of Basic & Medical Science
- Human Anatomy – 200
- Human Physiology – 200
- Medicine & Surgery – 230
From the cut-off mark listed above, we can see that the course in the Faculty of Health Science, basic medical science, and medical science have the highest cut-off mark. Despite the minimum cut-off mark for admission being 170, if you don’t score the cut-off mark for the course you applied for, you won’t be considered for admission. For example, if you apply for Medicine and Surgery and you score 200, you won’t be admitted, despite the general cut-off mark being 170; you must score above 230 before you can be admitted.
Also, this cut-off mark listed above is not what will be used solely for admission. Other requirements are your O-level results grades and subject combinations. So it is possible to score above this listed cut-off mark, and you won’t be admitted into the course you want.
Conclusion
The minimum cut-off mark for admission into the Federal University Lafia is pegged at 170 in UTME. However, the cut-off mark for each course is different. You must score above this minimum cut-off in your UTME before you can be eligible to purchase the school post-UTME form.
