MAU Animal Science and Range Management Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028

The MAU cut off mark for Animal Science and Range Management is 160 in the UTME. Modibbo Adama University, Yola (MAU, formerly MAUTECH) set 160 as the minimum score for any candidate registering for its 2026/2027 screening with MAU as first choice, and it has not published a separate figure for Animal Science and Range Management. JAMB’s national floor for universities is 150, so MAU sits 10 marks above it.

2027/2028 update: MAU 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 MAU’s latest screening notice (2026/2027), as reprinted by Myschool. If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.

Range management, the care of grazing land and the animals on it, is a natural fit for a university in Adamawa, where livestock rearing is a large part of the economy. Below you will find the official figures, a safe target score (my advice), MAU’s own subject rules, the Direct Entry routes, the screening process, a worked example and the CAPS steps.

MAU cut off mark for Animal Science and Range Management at a glance

MAU Animal Science and Range Management cut-off history

MAU used one figure, 160, for every course in both sessions. It has not released the score of the last candidate admitted into Animal Science and Range Management, and the blogs that print MAUTECH “departmental cut-offs” do not cite an MAU document. For comparison, Adamawa State University, Mubi published 160 for its Animal Production programme in 2026/2027.

Safe target score for Animal Science and Range Management at MAU (my advice)

This section is my judgement as an admissions adviser. MAU has not published a departmental cut-off for Animal Science and Range Management, so none of these bands is an MAU rule.

For the 2027 UTME I would aim for about 190 or more. Animal Science usually draws fewer applicants than health courses, but a cushion above 160 protects you if more people than usual apply. Treat these bands as my advice.

Catchment and state of origin

MAU is a federal university. Federal universities generally admit under a national guideline that splits places between merit, catchment area and educationally less developed states, and Adamawa and the neighbouring north eastern states fall in the less developed group. MAU itself has not published a catchment list or the split it used for 2026/2027, so treat your state of origin as a possible help, never as a guarantee. The indigene form on MAU’s screening form is where your state of origin is recorded.

UTME subject combination and O’level for MAU Animal Science and Range Management

Animal Husbandry counts as the fifth O’level subject at MAU, which helps candidates who took it in school. The general JAMB rule for this course is stricter on English and Physics at O’level than MAU’s remark, so follow MAU’s line for MAU, but keep a pass in Physics if you want other universities as backups.

MAU’s remark is wider than the general JAMB rule for this course, which names Chemistry as a core subject. My advice is to take Chemistry as one of your two anyway. Your O’level must include Chemistry, the first year leans on it, and if MAU does not admit you, a combination with Chemistry keeps other universities open to you.

Direct Entry into Animal Science and Range Management

MAU accepts A level credit passes in Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science; an OND or HND in Agriculture or a related field with at least a lower credit, plus the O’level requirements; or IJMB with 7 points from passes in Mathematics, Chemistry and Biology or Agricultural Science.

How MAU screening works for Animal Science and Range Management

For Animal Science and Range Management, MAU’s 2026/2027 screening was an online exercise: register on the admissions portal, pay, fill in your O’level results and upload documents. The only test reported in 2026 was for Medicine and Law applicants.

Worked example for an Animal Science and Range Management candidate

MAU has not published an aggregate formula, and there is no Post-UTME score for this course to combine. What you can measure is how far your UTME score sits above 160 and how your O’level matches the brochure.

1. Usman scored 183: 183 minus 160 = 23 above MAU’s minimum.
2. Against my safe target: 190 minus 183 = 7 below the score I would call comfortable.
3. Subjects: English, Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Biology fit MAU’s remark.
4. O’level: credits in English, Mathematics, Agricultural Science, Chemistry and Animal Husbandry. That matches MAU’s list.

Blessing scored 158. She misses MAU’s 160 minimum by 2 marks even though she clears JAMB’s national 150, so she could not register for MAU screening. A university whose own minimum is 150 would still be open to her through a change of institution.

How to apply for Animal Science and Range Management at MAU, 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: pick Animal Science and Range Management with English, Biology or Agricultural Science, and two of Chemistry, Physics, Geography, Economics and Mathematics, and put Modibbo Adama University, Yola as your first choice. If you chose another school, do a JAMB change of institution before MAU’s screening opens.
3. Upload your O’level to JAMB: go to a JAMB accredited centre and have your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result uploaded so it shows on CAPS. MAU’s notice also asks you to upload it on the JAMB portal.
4. Register for MAU screening: when the notice comes out, open the admissions portal from mau.edu.ng, verify your JAMB registration number, create an account and confirm your email.
5. Pay and fill the form: generate a Remita RRR and pay (₦2,000 in 2025), then upload a passport photo (150 kb or less) and signature, enter your best five O’level subjects with the result checker details, add next of kin, and upload your O’level result, indigene form and birth certificate.
6. Print your slip: print the acknowledgement slip and keep it for clearance.
7. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, choose Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS. Accept or reject the offer. JAMB gives four weeks to accept.
8. Pay acceptance and clear: MAU has not published its acceptance fee in any source we reached, so pay only through the invoice on the MAU portal after your CAPS offer shows.

Myschool reported around 3 October 2026 that MAU’s 2026/2027 admission list was out on JAMB CAPS. JAMB set 31 October 2026 as the 2026/2027 deadline for public universities to finish admissions; that date has now passed. If you applied this year, your CAPS page shows the final result. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.

Studying Animal Science and Range Management at MAU

The course sits with MAU’s agriculture departments (Wikipedia lists a Faculty of Agriculture; the exact structure is not confirmed on an MAU page). The degree is normally a B.Agric over five years, usually with a year of practical farm work.

Accreditation

NUC does not list Animal Science and Range Management as a separate programme at MAU. Its Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025, published in September 2026, list MAU’s Agriculture programme, the B.Agric that the agriculture departments share, with full accreditation and a maturity year of 2029. Ask the department to confirm that Animal Science and Range Management is covered by that result.

What you study

• Animal production: poultry, cattle, small ruminants, pigs and fish production systems.
• Animal nutrition: feeds, feed formulation and pasture.
• Breeding and health: animal genetics, reproduction, physiology and basic animal health.
• Range management: grazing land, forage crops, pasture improvement and pastoral systems.

Graduates work on commercial livestock and poultry farms, in feed mills, with ranches and grazing reserves, in agricultural extension and research institutes, and as livestock entrepreneurs.

Related MAU courses

• MAU Fisheries and Aquaculture cut-off mark
• MAU Crop Production and Horticulture cut-off mark
• MAU Agricultural Economics and Extension cut-off mark
• MAU Forestry and Wildlife Management cut-off mark

For UTME revision, use our JAMB Biology syllabus and JAMB Chemistry syllabus.

Mistakes that cost Animal Science and Range Management applicants an MAU place

• Scoring 150 to 159 and choosing MAU: MAU’s minimum is 160, above JAMB’s floor.
• No Chemistry credit: MAU’s O’level remark needs it.
• No Biology or Agricultural Science in the UTME: one of them is compulsory at MAU.
• O’level not on the JAMB portal: MAU asks for the upload there as well as on its form.
• Not checking CAPS: offers and transfers appear there first.

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

MAU cut off mark for Animal Science and Range Management: frequently asked questions

What is the cut-off mark for Animal Science in MAU? MAU’s only published figure is 160, the minimum to register for its 2026/2027 screening. There is no separate Animal Science cut-off.

Can I use Animal Husbandry for MAU Animal Science? Yes. MAU’s brochure remark lists Animal Husbandry as one of the options for the fifth O’level credit.

Is 165 enough for Animal Science and Range Management at MAU? 165 clears the 160 minimum, so you can register. It is a modest score; good O’level grades will matter more.

Does MAU write Post-UTME for Animal Science? No test was reported for this course in 2026/2027. Screening was online registration with document upload.

Sources and updates

The 160 minimum and the 20 July to 31 August 2026 screening window come from Myschool’s reprint of MAU’s 2026/2027 screening notice (15 July 2026); we could not open the original on mau.edu.ng, so treat it as a reprint. The 2025/2026 figures, the ₦2,000 fee, the portal and the form steps come from Studentship’s reprint of MAU’s signed 2025/2026 notice. The UTME, O’level and Direct Entry rules for Animal Science and Range Management are from the JAMB brochure entry reprinted on Myschool, which carries MAUTECH’s own remarks; MAU appears there under its old name. The national minimum of 150, the 31 October 2026 deadline for public universities and the four-week acceptance window come from the News Agency of Nigeria (11 May 2026). The admission list date is from Myschool (about 3 October 2026). The course list check uses Myschool’s list of JAMB courses for MAUTECH. NUC accreditation results are from the NUC’s Accreditation Results 1990 to 2025 (published September 2026), where MAU is listed under its old name. Checked on 3 November 2026. This page will be updated if MAU publishes a departmental cut-off or a 2027/2028 notice.

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