University admission is becoming more competitive as years pass. Most schools are increasing their cutoff marks every year, but many universities still set their cutoff marks around 160 to give students who scored low a chance at university admission.

Most of the prospective students, after discovering that they scored 160 in UTME they always feel down and lose hope of admission, but what they don’t know is that there are many premium universities in Nigeria that are accepting this mark as the minimum entry mark for admission into the school. So if you scored 160+ in the just concluded JAMB UTME exams, and you are looking for universities that you can apply to with this low score, then this blog post is for you because we are going to list all the universities in Nigeria that accept 160 in JAMB and how you can secure admission into these schools.

Full List of Universities That Accept 160 Cut-Off Mark

Not all the universities in Nigeria accept 160 in JAMB for admission due to the stiff competition, especially with the rate at which students are scoring high in JAMB. However, the list of universities in Nigeria that accept 160 in JAMB is:

1. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi
2. Ambrose Ali University, Edo State
3. Adekunle Ajasin University
4. Delta State University, Abraka, Delta State
5. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike, Ebonyi State
6. Federal University, Dutsin-Ma (FUDMA), Katsina State
7. Federal University, Gusau (FUGUS), Zamfara State
8. Federal University, Dutse (FUD), Jigawa State
9. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi (FUBK), Kebbi State
10. Federal University, Otuoke (FUOTUOKE), Bayelsa State
11. Federal University, Lafia (FULafia), Nasarawa State
12. Federal University, Kashere (FUKASHERE), Gombe State
13. Federal University, Wukari (FUWUKARI), Taraba State
14. Federal University, Gashua (FUGASHUA), Yobe State
15. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU), Abia State
16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State
17. Niger Delta University, Delta State
18. Federal University of Agriculture, Markurdi, Benue State
19. Federal University of Health Science, Azare, Bauchi State
20. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
21. Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE)
22. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko (AAUA)
23. Ambrose Alli University (AAU), Ekpoma
24. Edo State University (EDSU)
25. Osun State University (UNIOSUN)
26. Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
27. University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN)
28. University of Uyo (UNIUYO)
29. University of Jos (UNIJOS)
30. Federal University of Technology, Minna (FUTMINNA)
31. Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
32. Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO)
33. Lagos State University (LASU)
34. University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT)
35. Imo State University (IMSU)
36. Gombe State University (GSU)
37. Prince Abubakar Audu University(PAUU)
38. Ekiti State University (EKSU)
39. Akwa Ibom State University (AKSU)
40. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
41. Moses Orshio Adasu University, Makurdi
42. Borno State University (BOSU)
43. Adamawa State University (ADSU)
44. Nasarawa State University, Keffi (NSUK)
45. Yobe State University (YSU)
46. Taraba State University (TASU)
47. Ekiti State University (EKSU)
48. Cross River State University of Technology (CRUTECH)
49. Prince Abubakar University, Anyigba, Kogi State
50. Benue State University, Markurdi, Benue State
51. Plateau State University, Bokos, Plateau State
52. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State

The universities listed above are some of the verified universities that have confirmed that they accept 160 in JAMB for admission. If you score 160 in JAMB and you are confused about the university to apply to, you can make a selection from any of the listed universities and do a change of institution to any of the universities before proceeding to purchase the school admission form.

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Courses You Can Study with 160 in Federal Universities

160 score in JAMB cannot give you some courses, most especially professional courses like Medicine, Accountancy, Law, and Engineering. This is because these courses are very competitive, and students with high scores in JAMB 300 are mostly applying to study this course.

However, with the 160, there are fewer competitive courses that you can get easily. This course is very good but has low competition, which means fewer students are applying to study this course. If you score 160 in JAMB and you really want to gain admission with your low JAMB score, it will be good for you to apply for these courses because you will stand a greater chance of admission into these courses.

The list of courses that you can apply for with 160 in JAMB is:

1. Agriculture Extension
2. Agricultural Economics
3. Agric and Bioresource Engineering
4. Archaeology
5. Arabic
6. Animal Science
7. Aquaculture
8. Botany
9. Biological Science
10. Combined Biological Science
11. Banking and Finance
12. Economic
13. Political Science
14. Technical Education
15. Geography
16. Mathematics
17. Physics and Astronomy
18. Social Work
19. Sociology
20. Public Administration
21. Business Management
22. Mass Communication
23. Marketing
24. Plant Science
25. English and Literary Study
26. Psychology
27. Philosophy
28. Religious study
29. Geology
30. Chemistry
31. History and International Relations
32. Art and Humanities
33. Computer Education
34. Library and Information Science
35. Robotic Education
36. Quantity Survey
37. Estate Management
38. Microbiology
39. Biochemistry
40. Science Laboratory Technology
41. Zoology
42. Environmental Biology

The courses listed above are some of the courses you can easily get admission into with 160 in JAMB. The competition in these courses is not too fierce compared to other courses, especially the professional courses.

However, the power of admission lies in the hands of the school, and each schools have their requirement for admission. So, before making any changes, be sure to do deep research and be sure that the school and course you want to change to are less competitive and will give you admission.

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Tips to Gain Admission with a 160 JAMB Score

Some tips will help you gain admission with a low JAMB score, like 160. These tips have worked for many people, and if you follow them, you will stand a better chance in the admission exercise. These tips include:

1. Make sure you JAMB Subject Combination is correct: any course you want to change to in the list of courses listed above, make sure to check that your four JAMB subject combinations in JAMB are the required combination. If you score 160 in JAMB and choose a course with the wrong subject combination, you will not be admitted.
2. Check your O’level subjects to be sure it is correct: another requirement for admission is your O’level subjects. If you don’t have the required subjects in your JAMB, you will be denied admission. So make sure to have the required subjects in your O’level and meet the requirements for admission.
3. Participate in the Post-UTME exams: most of the schools listed above conduct post-UTME because only candidates who participate in the exercise are those who will be considered for admission

If you follow these tips and apply them in your admission pursuit, you will have a high chance of gaining admission this year.

Conclusion

If you score 160 in JAMB, you can still gain admission into most of the Nigerian universities. Most of the universities have reduced their minimum entry cut-off mark. However, if you want to apply for admission into any of these schools, there are courses you need to choose because these courses have less competition. If you are changing your course to a less competitive one, make sure your subject combination and O’level subjects are the accepted combination for the course.