The Prince Abubakar Audu University (PAAU), previously recognized as Kogi State University, Anyigba has released the cut-off point for UTME and departmental admission for 2023/2024 admission. Below are the minimum points required to secure admission into any course in the school.
Only candidates with a UTME score of 140 and above with the requisite minimum of five (5) O’level credit passes in the relevant subjects are eligible to attend the post-UTME screening exercise.
Department
The official departmental cut-off mark is out and this is made public after Kogi State University has completed their Post UTME screening exercise. Any student who has exactly or above the benchmark will be offered admission.
| Programme | Merit | Catchment Area | ELDA |
| Agriculture | 49.5 | 43.5 | 38.5 |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture | 39.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Food science and Technology | 54.5 | 47.5 | 43.5 |
| Forestry | 38.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Home sciences | 59.5 | 49.5 | 44.5 |
| Arabic language & Literature | 39.5 | 38.5 | |
| Christian religious knowledge | 39.5 | 38.5 | 34.5 |
| English Language & Literary studies | 54.5 | 49.5 | 46.5 |
| History and International studies | 54.5 | 53.5 | 49.5 |
| Islamic studies | 39.5 | 38.5 | 30.5 |
| Philosophy | 54.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 |
| Theatre arts | 54.5 | 49.5 | 48.5 |
| Education & biology | 54.5 | 49.5 | 44.5 |
| Education & Chemistry | 44.5 | 39.5 | 35.5 |
| Education & Mathematics | 38.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Education & Physics | 39.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Education & Christian religious knowledge | 38.5 | 34.5 | 31.5 |
| Education & Islamic studies | 38.5 | 34.5 | 31.5 |
| Education & English language | 49.5 | 44.5 | 41.5 |
| Education & Economics | 49.5 | 43.5 | 41.5 |
| Education & Geography | 38.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Education & Social studies | 54.5 | 49.5 | 41.5 |
| Human kinetics & Health education | 39.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Education Administration & Planning | 54.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 |
| Library and Information science | 61.5 | 60.5 | 57.5 |
| Islamic & Sharia law | 74.5 | 71.5 | 70.5 |
| Common Law | 74.5 | 71.5 | 70.5 |
| Accounting | 44.5 | 43.5 | 42.5 |
| Banking and Finance | 54.5 | 53.5 | 52.5 |
| Business administration | 43.5 | 41.5 | 40.5 |
| Public administration | 43.5 | 35.5 | 34.5 |
| Animal and Environmental Biology | 44.5 | 34.5 | 30.5 |
| Biochemistry | 64.5 | 59.5 | 54.5 |
| Chemistry | 49.5 | 43.5 | 40.5 |
| Computer | 64.5 | 59.5 | 54.5 |
| Geology | 43.5 | 38.5 | 29.5 |
| Industrial chemistry | 54.5 | 43.5 | 34.5 |
| Mathematics | 43.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Microbiology | 64.5 | 59.5 | 54.5 |
| Physics | 43.5 | 39.5 | 38.5 |
| Plant sciences & Biotechnology | 54.5 | 43.5 | 38.5 |
| Statistics | 38.5 | 34.5 | 29.5 |
| Economics | 40.5 | 38.5 | 30.5 |
| Geography & Planning | 44.5 | 43.5 | 39.5 |
| Mass communication | 54.5 | 53.5 | 52.5 |
| Political science | 45.5 | 44.5 | 43.5 |
| Sociology | 43.5 | 34.5 | 33.5 |
| Human Anatomy | 59.5 | 55.5 | 54.5 |
| Human Physiology | 49.5 | 46.5 | 45.5 |
ELDA: Educational Less Developed Area: 20%
National merit: 10% highest scores not regarding state of origin State merit: 35% highest scores within the state.
Catchment: Highest scores from each Local Government area not below the approved score for the programme: 35%.
JAMB
Only candidates with a UTME Score of 140 and above are eligible to apply for the KSU Post UTME Screening Exercise. The cut-off points below are for all the courses offered in the school.
| S/N | PROGRAMMES | Approved cut off marks |
| 1 | Agriculture | 140 |
| 2 | Fisheries and Aquaculture | 140 |
| 3 | Food science and Technology | 140 |
| 4 | Forestry | 140 |
| 5 | Home sciences | 140 |
| 6 | Arabic language & Literature | 140 |
| 7 | Christian religious knowledge | 140 |
| 8 | English Language & Literary studies | 140 |
| 9 | History and International studies | 140 |
| 10 | Islamic studies | 140 |
| 11 | Philosophy | 140 |
| 12 | Theatre arts | 140 |
| 13 | Education & biology | 140 |
| 14 | Education & Chemistry | 140 |
| 15 | Education & Mathematics | 140 |
| 16 | Education & Physics | 140 |
| 17 | Education & Christian religious knowledge | 140 |
| 18 | Education & Islamic studies | 140 |
| 19 | Education & English language | 140 |
| 20 | Education & Economics | 140 |
| 21 | Education & Geography | 140 |
| 22 | Education & Social studies | 140 |
| 23 | Human kinetics & Health education | 140 |
| 24 | Education Administration & Planning | 140 |
| 25 | Library and Information science | 140 |
| 26 | Islamic & Sharia law | 140 |
| 27 | Common Law | 140 |
| 28 | Accounting | 140 |
| 29 | Banking and Finance | 140 |
| 30 | Business administration | 140 |
| 31 | Public administration | 140 |
| 32 | Animal and Environmental Biology | 140 |
| 33 | Biochemistry | 140 |
| 34 | Chemistry | 140 |
| 35 | Computer | 140 |
| 36 | Geology | 140 |
| 37 | Industrial chemistry | 140 |
| 38 | Mathematics | 140 |
| 39 | Microbiology | 140 |
| 40 | Physics | 140 |
| 41 | Plant sciences & Biotechnology | 140 |
| 42 | Statistics | 140 |
| 43 | Economics | 140 |
| 44 | Geography & Planning | 140 |
| 45 | Mass communication | 140 |
| 46 | Political science | 140 |
| 47 | Sociology | 140 |
| 48 | Human Anatomy | 140 |
| 49 | Human Physiology | 140 |
