By Ankeli Emmanuel, Sokoto
Northwest University Sokoto (NWUS) has released its approved cut-off marks for admission into undergraduate programmes for the 2026/2027 academic session.
Abdallah el-Kurebe, the university’s Director of Communications, Public Affairs and Protocol, confirmed that the Admissions Unit had set the cut-off mark at 150 for most programmes, while professional and health-related courses attracted higher thresholds.
According to el-Kurebe, Medicine and Surgery received the highest cut-off mark of 200. Common and Islamic Law was placed at 180, while Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science, Doctor of Physiotherapy, Public Health, and Radiography were each fixed at 160.
Other programmes with a cut-off mark of 150 include:
· Accounting
· Biology
· Business Administration
· Computer Science
· Cyber Security
· Economics
· Information Technology
· Library and Information Science
· Psychology
· Public Administration
· Sociology
· Software Engineering
· Special Education
Prospective candidates are advised to review the requirements for their chosen programmes before applying.






