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Political Science, being one of the most competitive courses in UNN, has a high cut-off mark! This page will show you the official UNN cut-off mark for Political Science in UNN.


This page will not just show you the UNN Cut-Off Mark for Political Science, it will also explain the meaning of the Political Science cut-off mark. Then it will further show you the political science accurate admission requirements, school fees, and lots more.
Without much ado, let’s answer the first and obvious question that made you come to this page; what is the UNN Cut off mark for Political Science?
The short answer is that the cut-off mark is 240!
The above is the last cut-off mark UNN used to admit students into the Political Science department. But as we said, you will learn more on this page.
Before we proceed further, do note:
Political Science is a very competitive course in UNN. Scoring high in JAMB is not enough. You also have to score extremely high in the UNN post UTME. This is why you DEFINETELY need to smartly prepare for the UNN post utme with myUNN Post UTME App. Install the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.
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Explained: UNN Cut-Off Mark for Political Science
This is the departmental cut-off mark for Political Science in UNN. It’s usually gotten by adding JAMB and POST UTME scores together and then dividing the result by two. The result is what we call UNN Aggregate or Average Score.
UNN cut off marks usually comes out after the post UTME.
UNN Cut-Off Marks for Political Science for the past 5 years
In UNN, aspirants are admitted through merit, catchment, educationally less developed states (ELDS), supplementary, and IM (knowing someone influential in the school).
Since the scope of this page is just to tell you about cut off marks, we won’t deviate into the supplementary. However, you can check our post on UNN supplementary admission here.
Merit cut-off mark for a course in UNN is always the highest followed by catchment cut off marks, then ELDS cut off marks.
Catchment are states geographically within UNN, which includes Enugu, Imo, Ebonyi, Abia, Anambra, Akwa Ibom, and Delta. While ELDS states include Adamawa, Kaduna, Kogi, Benue, etc.
RECOMMENDED: Complete list of states considered as catchment and ELDS in UNN.
The table below will show you the UNN Political Science cut-off marks for merit and some catchment states from 2017 to date.
| Years | Merit | Enugu | Abia | Imo | Anambra |
| 2022 | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 2021 | 240 | 230 | 203 | 221 | 224 |
| 2020 | 258 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2019 | 255 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| 2018 | 272 | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Note:
- NR – means the cut off mark has not been released
- NA – means the cut off mark was not available online.
Just like we have already mentioned, the cut-off marks for ELDS are usually lower than merit cut off marks.
Having seen the UNN past years cut off marks for Political Science, you are now fully aware that the course is competitive. So if you are relaxing, you better get up now! Start preparing for the UNN post UTME smartly with our myUNN Post UTME App. Install the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.
Crucial Things about UNN Cut Off Mark for Political Science
- UNN cut-off marks change every year, though the change might not be much.
- UNN cut off mark for Political Science is not just the score you should have in either JAMB or POST-UTME. It should be the average of both.
- UNN JAMB Cut Off Mark for all courses has always been between 160 – 200. However, if you are applying for a course like Political Science, you should definitely have a high jamb score.
- If you pass either the merit, catchment, or ELDS cut-off marks, you will be admitted to UNN’s first admission list.
- As a UNN Political Science Aspirant, if your jamb score is above 240, in most cases you will be admitted on merit admission, especially if you score extremely high in UNN POST UTME.
- Because of the competitive nature of Political Science, sometimes even with a high JAMB score, candidates won’t still be admitted because of their low post-UTME score. Advice? Prepare very well for the POST UTME, especially with our myUNN Post UTME App.
UNN Requirements for Political Science
Aside from knowing the UNN cut-off mark for Political Science, you also need to know the requirements for the course. That’s because even if you pass the cut-off mark, if you don’t possess the right combination you will be denied admission.
Below are the requirements for Political Science in UNN:
- JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION: English Language, Government or History plus two (2) other Social Science/Arts subjects.
- O’LEVEL (WAEC, NECO, ETC) REQUIREMENTS: Candidates must possess at least five (5) O’ Level credit passes to include English Language, Government, and any 2 other subjects with at least an ‘O’ Level pass (D7) in Mathematics. In UNN you can’t use History to replace Government!
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School Fees for Political Science in UNN
As of the time of updating this page, these are the school fees for Political Science in UNN:
- New Students: N71,200
- 2nd year – #45,600
- Other years – #40,500
- Final years – #41,000
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Conclusion
If you carefully read through every piece of information on this post, you should now know a lot about the cut-off mark for Political Science. You should also know the requirements for Political Science.
More importantly, you should have known that using myUNN post UTME App will not only make you score high in JAMB, but it will also make your journey into UNN very smooth. You can install/download the Android App Here or see the App Full Benefits Here.
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