Amadeus University Cyber Security Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028 and Admission Requirements

The Amadeus University Cyber Security cut-off mark 2027/2028 candidates should plan with is 150 in the UTME. That is JAMB’s national minimum for universities, fixed at the 2026 policy meeting for 2026/2027 admissions, and Amadeus has not published a separate figure for Cyber Security. Its admission page only says your score must be in line with the national minimum and the faculty’s requirements.

2027/2028 update: Amadeus University 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.

Before you register, check the course name. Amadeus lists the programme as B.Sc. Cybersecurity in the Faculty of Science and Computing, while JAMB’s brochure files the course as Cyber Security. I could not open JAMB’s course list for Amadeus, so look for the Cyber Security entry under Amadeus University, Amizi on the JAMB e-brochure or at the registration centre before you pay. If it is missing there, Computer Science at Amadeus is the closest alternative.

Below you will find the figures, a safe target score (my advice), the subjects JAMB requires, how Amadeus admits students, the 2024/2025 charges, and where the programme stands with the NUC now that the university has its Full Operational Licence.

Amadeus University Cyber Security cut-off mark at a glance

Amadeus University Cyber Security cut-off history

Amadeus began teaching in September 2024, so 2026/2027 is only its third admission round. In none of them did it publish a score for Cyber Security. When JAMB released the institution-by-institution list of 2026 minimums, Amadeus was not on it, which means the university did not declare a figure above JAMB’s floor at that meeting. So the honest answer for Cyber Security is 150, with no departmental line on top that anyone outside the admissions office can see.

Safe target score for Cyber Security at Amadeus (my advice)

This is my judgement as an admissions adviser. Amadeus has not issued it, and it may change once the university has more applicants than places.

For Cyber Security I would aim for at least 180 in the 2027 UTME, with strong credits in Mathematics and Physics. The course is popular with candidates who see it as a fast route into well-paid jobs, so expect more applicants than for Information Technology.

UTME subject combination and O’level for Amadeus Cyber Security

The brochure allows five different third subjects for Cyber Security, which is wider than the ‘one other science’ you will see on many blogs. Economics and Geography count. I would still take Chemistry, because it keeps Computer Science and Computer Engineering open if you change course later. Use of English is compulsory for every UTME candidate. The remarks on the brochure page name FUD, FUTA, AFIT, BUK, NDA, Al-Hikmah and Caleb. None of them is Amadeus.

Amadeus’s own admission page adds its general rule: a WASSCE, NECO or GCE result with five credits, including English Language and Mathematics plus three other subjects relevant to the course. It does not say whether two sittings are allowed. Examkits reported in July 2025 that one or two sittings were accepted for 2025/2026, but I would still treat one sitting as the safe choice and ask admissions before relying on a combined result.

Direct Entry into Cyber Security

JAMB’s brochure lets Direct Entry candidates in with two A-level science passes including Mathematics, or an NCE with merit in Mathematics and one science or social science subject. Amadeus has not published its own Direct Entry rules, the level DE students join at, or whether it takes ND holders. Ask admissions before you buy a DE form.

How Amadeus screens Cyber Security applicants

Amadeus has not published a Post-UTME test, a screening fee or an aggregate formula. Here is what its admission page and the reports I found do say.

Worked example (illustrative)

With no published formula, the useful sum is the gap between your score, the 150 floor and the target above. These two candidates are invented to show the check.

Ifeanyi scored 201 and has B2 in Mathematics, B3 in Physics, C4 in English, and credits in Chemistry and Biology from one sitting.

1. Eligibility: 201 minus 150 = 51. He clears the minimum by 51 marks.
2. Against my target: 201 minus 180 = 21 above the score I suggest.
3. Subjects: he sat Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry with English. That matches the brochure.
4. O’level: five credits including English, Mathematics and Physics, one sitting, uploaded to CAPS. Nothing rules him out.

Adaeze scored 171 but sat English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry in the UTME, with no Physics. 171 minus 150 = 21, so her score is fine. Her subject combination is not: the brochure makes Physics compulsory for Cyber Security. She would need a course whose UTME subjects match hers, or a fresh UTME with Physics.

Some blogs print a 50:50 aggregate for every private university. Amadeus has published nothing of the kind, so do not build your plans on a calculation it does not use.

Your chances of admission into Cyber Security at Amadeus

Amadeus only started admitting in 2024, and nothing it has published suggests the course is oversubscribed. The university has advertised for Cyber Security lecturers from Assistant Lecturer up to Professor, a sign the department is still being staffed and is taking students. For a candidate with 150 or more and a clean O’level, the risks that remain are mostly paperwork and money.

• In your favour: the university is young, private and still building numbers, and its stated minimum is the national floor.
• Against you: late applications, a missing O’level subject, or a JAMB subject combination that does not match the course.
• The real cost: fees. Plan the money before you plan the score (see the fees section below).

Cyber Security or Computer Science at Amadeus?

Both are B.Sc. programmes in the same faculty with the same JAMB subjects, so the choice is about how early you want to specialise.

Cyber Security puts security at the centre from the second year: network defence, cryptography, ethical hacking, digital forensics and security policy. Computer Science gives a broader base and lets you specialise in security later through electives, certifications or a master’s degree. If you are certain about security, the specialist degree saves time. If you are not, Computer Science keeps more doors open. Students who like the investigation side may also look at Forensic Science.

How to apply for Cyber Security at Amadeus, step by step

1. Get your JAMB profile code: send NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the phone line linked to your NIN.
2. Register the UTME correctly: choose Cyber Security with Use of English, Mathematics, Physics and one of Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Science, Economics or Geography (Chemistry is my pick), and pick Amadeus University, Amizi as your institution. If you chose another school, do a JAMB change of institution before applying.
3. Upload your O’level to CAPS: do it at a JAMB-accredited centre. Admission cannot go through on CAPS without it, and an awaiting-result candidate has to come back once the result is out.
4. Apply to Amadeus: fill the form at admissions.amadeus.edu.ng with your JAMB registration number and upload what it asks for.
5. Attend any interview or screening: the university may call you. Keep your phone and email active.
6. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, choose Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS. JAMB gives four weeks to accept an offer, and our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
7. Pay acceptance and register: the acceptance fee was ₦200,000 in 2024/2025. Confirm the current amount with admissions before you pay.

JAMB set 30 November 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for private universities. In the 2025/2026 round, Amadeus closed admissions on 30 November 2025, so it works up to JAMB’s date.

Amadeus University fees for Cyber Security students

Amadeus has not put tuition figures in any page I could open. The newest charges I found are the 2024/2025 fresh-student charges that Myschool reprinted from the university on 21 June 2024. They exclude tuition.

These are two sessions old, so expect changes. Amadeus says it offers full and partial scholarships, but it had not published the conditions in that notice. Ask about both when you apply.

Studying Cyber Security at Amadeus University

Cyber Security sits in the Faculty of Science and Computing at Amadeus, alongside Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology and Software Engineering. The campus is at Amizi in Ikwuano Local Government Area, Abia State. Through the UTME the B.Sc. normally runs four years in Nigeria, including a period of industrial training.

What you study

• Early years: mathematics, programming, computer architecture and the general studies every Nigerian student takes.
• Core security: computer networks, operating systems, cryptography, network security and secure software development.
• Later years: ethical hacking and penetration testing, digital forensics, incident response, security law and policy, plus a final-year project.
• Industrial training: a placement with an IT or security team under SIWES.

Is Amadeus Cyber Security accredited?

Here is the record as the university and the NUC show it. Amadeus received its NUC licence in June 2023. The NUC completed a resource verification in April 2024, and teaching began in September 2024 with 19 degree programmes, Cyber Security among them. After a second resource verification on 1 to 3 March 2026, the NUC granted Amadeus a Full Operational Licence on 23 September 2026.

Programme accreditation is a separate step. Amadeus does not appear in the NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025, and I found no NUC accreditation report for Cyber Security. The NUC normally accredits a programme once its first students reach the later years, and Amadeus’s third academic session only starts in October 2026. So the accurate position for Cyber Security is approved to run, accreditation not yet published. Ask admissions for the latest position before you accept.

Careers after the degree

• Security analyst in a bank, telecoms firm or security operations centre
• Penetration tester or vulnerability assessor
• Digital forensics and incident response
• Governance, risk and compliance roles
• Postgraduate study or professional security certifications

Related courses at Amadeus

• Amadeus University cut-off mark for Computer Science
• Amadeus University Information Technology cut-off mark
• Amadeus University Software Engineering cut-off mark
• Amadeus University Forensic Science cut-off mark

For the UTME, our JAMB Chemistry syllabus covers one of your science papers, and how to check your JAMB result explains what to do with your score once results are out.

Mistakes that cost Cyber Security applicants an Amadeus place

• Treating 150 as a guarantee: it lets you apply. Amadeus still checks your O’level and may interview you.
• Leaving out Physics: it is compulsory in the UTME and O’level for Cyber Security.
• Searching JAMB for ‘Cybersecurity’ and finding nothing: JAMB writes it as two words.
• O’level not on CAPS: admission cannot be processed without it.
• Accepting on CAPS and stopping there: acceptance fee and registration at Amadeus are separate steps.
• Applying after the deadline: Amadeus closed its 2025/2026 admissions on 30 November 2025.

If you are trying again in 2027, read when JAMB 2027 registration starts and JAMB change of course.

Amadeus University Cyber Security cut-off mark: frequently asked questions

What is the JAMB score for Cyber Security at Amadeus University? The minimum is 150, JAMB’s national floor for universities. Amadeus has not published a higher Cyber Security figure.

Is Physics compulsory for Cyber Security at Amadeus? Yes. JAMB’s brochure requires Mathematics and Physics in the UTME and a Physics credit at O’level.

Can I change to Cyber Security at Amadeus after JAMB? Yes, if your UTME subjects fit. Do a JAMB change of course and institution before Amadeus finalises admissions; it accepted change of institution in 2025/2026.

Is Cyber Security at Amadeus University accredited? It is NUC-approved and running, but no NUC accreditation result has been published for it yet. The university received its Full Operational Licence on 23 September 2026.

Sources and updates

The 150 national minimum, the 30 November 2026 deadline for private universities and the four-week acceptance window come from the News Agency of Nigeria (11 May 2026); News Central’s list of institution-declared 2026 minimums from the same meeting does not include Amadeus. The programme list, application route, O’level rule, selection criteria and contacts are from Amadeus’s admission overview page. The licence, resource verification and Full Operational Licence dates are from Amadeus’s history page. The 2025/2026 MBBS and Pharmacy figures, the change-of-institution note and the 30 November 2025 closing date come from The Sun (20 November 2025). The 2024/2025 charges are Myschool’s reprint of 21 June 2024. The interview and age rule come from Studentship (25 June 2024) and are unconfirmed; the sittings report is from Examkits (14 July 2025). The subject rules are from Myschool’s reprint of JAMB’s brochure entry for Cyber Security. The lecturer vacancies are from job listings on HotNigerianJobs. The accreditation check used the NUC’s results publication (uploaded September 2026). Checked on 29 October 2026. I will update this page when Amadeus publishes a 2027/2028 notice or a course cut-off.

Jude Chinecherem

I am Jude Chinecherem, a final-year MBBS student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. I know what it feels like to want an education your family cannot afford. When my parents could not pay for my schooling, I had to learn how to find scholarships and work the system out on my own, with nobody to guide me. I came out the other side, and now I share everything I learned so the next student does not have to figure it out alone. This is the advice I wish someone had given me back then.