The SUMAS cut off mark for Computer Engineering in 2026/2027 is 150 in the UTME. That is the general minimum the State University of Medical and Applied Sciences (SUMAS), Igbo-Eno, Enugu State, set for every programme in its 2026/2027 Post-UTME notice, and it was also 150 in 2025/2026. With 150 or more, SUMAS as first choice and five relevant O’Level credits, you could apply for screening, and Computer Engineering was reopened on the SUMAS supplementary list in October 2026 while Computer Science was not.
2027/2028 update: SUMAS cut-off marks usually stay the same from one year to the next, so the figures on this page are what 2027/2028 candidates should plan with. They come from the latest official notice (2026/2027). If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.
SUMAS has never published a separate departmental cut off for Computer Engineering, for any year: no merit list with scores, no aggregate formula and no catchment list. Any website quoting a precise SUMAS Computer Engineering cut off did not get it from the university. This guide covers what is official, the subjects JAMB lists for the course, the accreditation position, how screening appears to work, the score I would aim for and every step from JAMB registration to acceptance fee.
SUMAS Computer Engineering cut off mark 2027/2028 at a glance
| Item | Computer Engineering (B.Eng.) at SUMAS | Status |
|---|---|---|
| General SUMAS UTME cut off, 2026/2027 | 150 | Official (SUMAS Post-UTME notice) |
| General SUMAS UTME cut off, 2025/2026 | 150 | Previous year, from the SUMAS notice as reproduced by Myschool |
| Departmental cut off for Computer Engineering | Not published | No SUMAS list for any year |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment | Official programme list |
| NUC accreditation | Not yet accredited; SUMAS says it is due for accreditation in 2026 | Official (SUMAS NUC notice) |
| COREN accreditation | Not published | No COREN report on SUMAS found |
| Supplementary admission 2026/2027 | On the October 2026 list (UTME 150 and above) | Myschool and FreshNote, 17 October 2026 |
| Post-UTME form | ₦2,000; opened 22 June 2026, extended to 4 October 2026 | Closed |
| Acceptance fee | ₦50,000 | Official (2026/2027 instructions to successful candidates) |
| School fees | ₦251,400 for Engineering | 2022/2023 schedule, the latest SUMAS has published |
Two numbers often get mixed up. The general cut off (150) decides whether you may apply at all. A departmental cut off is the lowest score actually admitted into one course in one year, which a school only knows after screening. SUMAS publishes the first and has never published the second.
SUMAS cut off mark for Computer Engineering: the history
| Session | Minimum UTME to apply | Computer Engineering departmental cut off | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 150 | Not published | SUMAS Post-UTME and Direct Entry notice |
| 2025/2026 (previous year) | 150 | Not published | SUMAS notice as reproduced by Myschool, July 2025 |
The minimum has held at 150 for two sessions, but SUMAS can change it each year after JAMB’s policy meeting, so read the 2027/2028 notice before you plan around it. Some directory sites quote 160 for SUMAS. That figure comes from a private listing that also calls SUMAS a federal university. SUMAS belongs to the Enugu State Government and has not used 160.
SUMAS admission lists show masked JAMB numbers by course with no scores, so nobody outside the admissions office knows the lowest score admitted into Computer Engineering last year.
Is Computer Engineering at SUMAS accredited?
Not yet, and it helps to understand why. When the National Universities Commission (NUC) visited between 28 October and 3 December 2025, it granted full accreditation to the 15 SUMAS programmes that were due. SUMAS said its remaining programmes, which include all six engineering degrees, are due for accreditation in 2026 and are waiting for NUC to schedule the visit. Computer Engineering is approved and running; it simply has not reached the stage where NUC accreditation is assessed. Programmes are usually accredited once they have enough years of students in the system.
The engineering regulator, the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), accredits B.Eng. programmes separately, and COREN registration is what you need to practise as an engineer later. I found no published COREN accreditation or visit report for SUMAS. That is normal for a young faculty, but it is worth asking the department about its COREN timeline before you accept, and checking again before you reach final year.
UTME subject combination and O’Level requirements for Computer Engineering
SUMAS does not publish its own subject list per course. It follows the JAMB brochure, and the brochure entry for Computer Engineering (as reproduced by Myschool) gives the general rule below. Confirm it on the JAMB e-brochure when you register.
| Requirement | Computer Engineering |
|---|---|
| UTME subjects | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| O’Level (JAMB brochure general rule) | Five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry |
| O’Level (many universities) | Any other science subject accepted in place of Further Mathematics |
| Direct Entry (JAMB brochure) | Three A Level passes in Pure (or Pure and Applied) Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics |
| O’Level (SUMAS rule) | Five credits including English Language, Mathematics and Physics, plus two other relevant subjects |
| Sittings | Not more than two (only Medicine and Surgery is limited to one sitting) |
| Direct Entry (SUMAS rule) | At least second class lower or its equivalent in OND, HND or a first degree, cleared on JAMB e-Facility |
The brochure’s general O’Level rule for Computer Engineering names Further Mathematics as the fifth credit, which surprises candidates who never took it. Many universities accept any other science instead, and SUMAS’s own rule only asks for English, Mathematics and Physics plus two other relevant subjects. SUMAS has not said it insists on Further Mathematics. If you have it, include it; if you do not, Chemistry plus Biology or another science should meet the SUMAS rule, but confirm with the admissions office if you want certainty.
Computer Engineering is not the same as Computer Science. Both deal with computers, but Computer Engineering is a five-year B.Eng. that covers hardware, electronics and embedded systems as well as software, while Computer Science is a B.Sc. focused on programming, algorithms and software systems.
On Direct Entry, the SUMAS notice names OND, HND and first degree holders. It does not mention A Level, JUPEB or IJMB, so phone the admissions office on 08067390088 before you buy a form if that is your route.
How SUMAS screening works for Computer Engineering candidates
SUMAS described its 2026/2027 exercise as screening. It published no written Post-UTME test and no test date, and it has never said how it weighs your UTME score against your O’Level grades. Candidates admitted without doing the Post-UTME were later told to register on the SAMP portal, pay the screening fee and report to the ICT Unit for verification. That points to a records-based screening, though SUMAS has not confirmed it in so many words.
To see how a records-based ranking can work, here is the 50/50 method many Nigerian universities use. SUMAS has not published its formula, so treat this as an illustration only.
- UTME half: divide your UTME score by 8. A perfect 400 becomes 50.
- O’Level half: score each of your five relevant grades (A1 = 10, B2 = 9, B3 = 8, C4 = 7, C5 = 6, C6 = 5). The most you can get is 50.
- Total: add the two halves for a score out of 100.
Take Ngozi, who scored 232 in the UTME and has A1 in Mathematics, B2 in Further Mathematics, B2 in Physics, B3 in Chemistry and C4 in English Language.
| Part | Working | Points |
|---|---|---|
| UTME | 232 ÷ 8 | 29 |
| O’Level | 10 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 7 | 43 |
| Total | 29 + 43 | 72 out of 100 |
Ngozi’s mathematics grades lift her O’Level half to 43. Under a method like this, the same candidate with C5 in Further Mathematics would lose three points, as much as 24 UTME marks. Strong Mathematics and Physics grades pay off twice: in ranking and in the first two years of the course.
How competitive is Computer Engineering at SUMAS?
Less competitive than the health courses, going by the evidence so far. The SUMAS supplementary admission list reported on 17 October 2026 included all six engineering programmes, Computer Engineering among them, open to anyone with 150 or more in the 2026 UTME. A supplementary list only reopens courses that still have room, and Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy and Computer Science were left off it. Engineering then appeared in Batch 2 of the main admission list on 21 October 2026. Computer Science, which has full NUC accreditation at SUMAS, was not reopened. If you are choosing between the two for SUMAS, Computer Engineering currently looks the easier door to get through, though you should pick it for the content and not only the odds.
SUMAS has not published quotas, a catchment list or an ELDS (educationally less developed states) list. The 45% merit, 35% catchment and 20% ELDS split you may have read about is a guideline for federal universities, so do not assume it applies at SUMAS, which is state-owned.
My advice (not an official SUMAS figure): I would aim for 200 or above in the UTME, with credits no lower than B3 in Mathematics and Physics. Demand for anything with “computer” in the name is high, so do not lean on the supplementary list alone; candidates in the 170 to 190 range should apply early and keep a backup.
How to get admission into SUMAS Computer Engineering: step by step
These are the steps candidates most often get wrong, in the order they come up.
- Get your JAMB profile code: text NIN, a space, then your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the phone number linked to that NIN. JAMB replies with a profile code, which you take to a CBT centre to register for the UTME.
- Make SUMAS your first choice: at registration, choose State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, as first choice and Computer Engineering as the course. If another school is your first choice, do a change of institution before SUMAS screening opens. SUMAS screens first-choice candidates only.
- Upload your O’Level to CAPS: your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result must sit on JAMB CAPS. For 2026/2027, SUMAS gave 15 August 2026 as its upload deadline. An accredited CBT centre can do it for you.
- Apply for SUMAS screening: when the Post-UTME portal opens, apply at sumas.edu.ng/apply or samp.sumas.edu.ng and pay the ₦2,000 fee with your JAMB registration number as the narration. Your JAMB number, date of birth, state of origin and course must match CAPS exactly. SUMAS allows one application per candidate.
- Check your admission: watch the SUMAS batch lists, then log in to JAMB e-Facility and open Check Admission Status and Access my CAPS. Confirm on the SAMP portal as well.
- Accept the offer on CAPS: click Accept and print your JAMB admission letter. If SUMAS offered you a different course, the 2026/2027 notice gave candidates three days to make the change on JAMB.
- Pay the acceptance fee: log in at eportal.sumas.edu.ng as NEW STUDENT with your JAMB number and SAMP password, generate the ₦50,000 acceptance fee invoice and pay through the SUMAS Revenue Portal. Do not pay anyone’s personal account.
The full screening notice is in our SUMAS Post-UTME form 2026/2027 guide, and our SUMAS instructions to successful candidates guide walks through clearance after you accept. For the CAPS screens, see our JAMB CAPS guide.
Supplementary admission
SUMAS reopened Computer Engineering on its 2026/2027 supplementary list for candidates with 150 or more in the 2026 UTME, including those who did not choose SUMAS first but are willing to change to it. No closing date was published, so if you want a place this session, contact the admissions office (08067390088) now rather than later.
What you study in Computer Engineering
Computer engineers design the hardware that software runs on and the software that controls hardware: microprocessors, embedded systems in cars and medical devices, networks, robotics and digital electronics. The degree mixes electrical engineering with computing.
The first two years share mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering drawing and workshop practice with other engineering students. The later years usually cover:
- Digital logic design and computer architecture
- Microprocessors, microcontrollers and embedded systems
- Programming, data structures and operating systems
- Circuit theory, analogue and digital electronics
- Data communications and computer networks
- Control systems, robotics and artificial intelligence
SUMAS has not published the length of its engineering programmes. B.Eng. degrees in Nigeria run for five years, including a period of industrial training (SIWES) with a company. You study at the Igbo-Eno campus in Udenu Local Government Area, Enugu State, on the Nsukka axis. At a medical and applied sciences university, computer engineering students also sit close to health technology projects, such as medical devices and hospital information systems.
For fees, the only SUMAS schedule online is the 2022/2023 one, which charged ₦251,400 for Engineering students. Expect the 2026/2027 figure to differ, and add the ₦50,000 acceptance fee.
Career paths after Computer Engineering
After graduation, and COREN registration once you have the required experience, computer engineers work in:
- Software and embedded systems development
- Telecommunications and network engineering
- Hardware design, repair and support in technology firms
- IT departments of banks, hospitals and government agencies
- Cybersecurity and cloud infrastructure
- Start-ups, research and postgraduate study
If Computer Engineering is not the right fit, these SUMAS programmes are close relatives:
- SUMAS Computer Science cut off mark
- SUMAS Information and Communication Technology cut off mark
- SUMAS Electrical and Electronics Engineering cut off mark
- SUMAS Biomedical Engineering cut off mark
Mistakes Computer Engineering applicants make
- Registering Computer Studies or Biology in the UTME: the combination is Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with English.
- Confusing the course with Computer Science: they are separate programmes with separate admission lists at SUMAS, and the course on your CAPS record must match the one on the SAMP portal.
- SUMAS as second choice: SUMAS screens first-choice candidates only. Fix it with a change of institution before you pay for the form.
- Mismatched details: a date of birth or course on the SAMP portal that differs from your JAMB record can stall your application.
- No O’Level on CAPS: without it, SUMAS cannot move you forward, however high your score.
SUMAS Computer Engineering cut off mark: frequently asked questions
Is 200 enough for Computer Engineering in SUMAS? 200 clears the 150 minimum comfortably, and Computer Engineering was on the 2026/2027 supplementary list, so places remained after the main batches. SUMAS publishes no departmental cut off, so there is no guarantee, but 200 with good Mathematics and Physics credits puts you in a strong position.
Do I need Further Mathematics for Computer Engineering at SUMAS? The JAMB brochure’s general rule lists it, but many universities accept another science instead, and SUMAS’s own rule only names English, Mathematics and Physics plus two relevant subjects. Confirm with the SUMAS admissions office if you have no Further Mathematics credit.
Which is easier to get at SUMAS, Computer Engineering or Computer Science? In 2026/2027, Computer Engineering was reopened on the supplementary list and Computer Science was not, which suggests more space in Computer Engineering. Computer Science has full NUC accreditation, while Computer Engineering is due for accreditation in 2026.
Is SUMAS Computer Engineering accredited? Not yet. It runs with NUC approval and SUMAS says it is due for NUC accreditation in 2026. No COREN accreditation has been published.
Sources and updates
The 150 general cut off, the 2026/2027 screening dates, the ₦2,000 fee, the first-choice and O’Level rules and the Direct Entry rules come from the SUMAS 2026/2027 Post-UTME and Direct Entry notice signed by the Registrar, also reported by Abstechconnect in June 2026 and Myschool in October 2026; the extension to 4 October 2026 was reported by Myschool and Exam Scholars. The 2025/2026 figure is from Myschool’s July 2025 copy of that year’s SUMAS notice. The accreditation position comes from the SUMAS notice “NUC Grants Full Accreditation to 15 Academic Programmes at SUMAS”. The acceptance fee, the three-day course change rule and the ePortal steps are from the SUMAS 2026/2027 instructions to successful candidates and the Batch 2 admission notice, and the fees from the SUMAS tuition page (2022/2023). The supplementary list is from Myschool and FreshNote, 17 October 2026. Subjects are from the JAMB brochure entry for Computer Engineering as reproduced by Myschool. This page was checked on 29 October 2026 and will be updated when SUMAS publishes departmental cut off marks, accreditation results or the 2027/2028 notice.
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