The ADSU cut-off mark for Agricultural Economics and Extension is 150 in the UTME. Adamawa State University, Mubi printed that figure for “Agric Economics & Extension” in its approved programme cut-off list for the 2026/2027 session, signed for the Registrar by Admission Officer Dunfe S. Anjili. That is the same as JAMB’s national minimum for universities, and the same as most courses in ADSU’s Faculty of Agriculture.
2027/2028 update: ADSU 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.
150 gets you into the screening pool. ADSU does not publish the score of the last candidate it admits, so the safer plan is to aim higher and get your subjects right, especially the UTME combination, which trips up many applicants because Economics is not part of it. Below are the official figures, my safe target, the subject rules from the JAMB brochure, how ADSU’s 2026/2027 screening worked and what the degree leads to.
ADSU Agricultural Economics and Extension cut-off mark at a glance
| Item | 2026/2027 position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ADSU cut-off for Agricultural Economics and Extension (listed as “Agric Economics & Extension”) | 150 | Official ADSU list for 2026/2027 |
| JAMB national minimum for universities | 150 | Official (JAMB policy meeting, 11 May 2026) |
| Departmental merit cut-off (score of the last person admitted) | Not published | ADSU has released no such figure |
| Faculty | Faculty of Agriculture | ADSU cut-off list |
| Screening | Online, ₦2,000, 15 June to 30 October 2026 | ADSU notice as reprinted; closed |
| UTME subjects | Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Mathematics or Physics | JAMB brochure general line; no ADSU remark |
| On JAMB’s course list for ADSU | Yes, as “Agricultural Economics and Extension” | Myschool reprint of the JAMB brochure, checked 3 November 2026 |
ADSU Agricultural Economics and Extension cut-off history
| Session | ADSU cut-off for Agricultural Economics and Extension | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 2026/2027 | 150 | ADSU approved programme cut-off list (signed for the Registrar by Dunfe S. Anjili) |
| 2025/2026 | 150 | ADSU programme cut-off list for 2025/2026 (signed for the Registrar by Angyatiya B. Atimi) |
| Change | No change | Comparison of the two official lists |
ADSU kept Agricultural Economics and Extension at 150 in both sessions. Most of ADSU’s list did not move between the two years. The changes were at the top: Law rose from 220 to 230 for Adamawa indigenes and from 250 to 260 for everyone else, Biochemistry went from 160 to 170, and Animal Production and Business Administration went from 150 to 160. Two years at 150 is a good sign that 150 is the figure to plan with for 2027/2028.
Where Agricultural Economics and Extension sits among ADSU’s cut-off tiers
| ADSU cut-off | Programmes on the 2026/2027 list |
|---|---|
| 230 (Adamawa indigenes) and 260 (non-indigenes) | Common Law and Sharia |
| 170 | Biochemistry, Microbiology, Computer Science |
| 160 | Animal Production, Cyber Security, Business Administration, Mass Communication |
| 150 | Every other programme on the list, including all Arts and Education courses and the remaining Agriculture, Science, Management and Social Science courses |
Agricultural Economics and Extension is in the 150 group with Crop Science, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Agricultural Extension and Innovation and Agribusiness. Animal Production is the only course in the faculty set higher, at 160.
Agricultural Economics and Extension or the two newer agric programmes?
ADSU’s 2026/2027 list carries two programmes that sound close to this one: Agricultural Extension and Innovation, and Agribusiness. Both are also 150. The difference that matters for your application is that neither appears on JAMB’s course list for ADSU as reprinted by Myschool on 3 November 2026, while Agricultural Economics and Extension does.
| Programme | ADSU cut-off | On JAMB’s ADSU list | UTME line in the brochure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Economics and Extension | 150 | Yes | Chemistry, Biology/Agric, Maths or Physics |
| Agricultural Extension and Innovation | 150 | Not found | No entry under this name |
| Agribusiness | 150 | Not found | General Agribusiness entry: Maths, Economics and one other |
If you want agricultural economics, extension work or farm business and you are registering for the UTME now, Agricultural Economics and Extension is the safer course to pick because you can select it on JAMB today. You can still ask the department about the newer programmes once you are in.
Safe target score for Agricultural Economics and Extension at ADSU (my advice)
ADSU publishes a minimum score for each course and nothing about the scores of the people it finally admitted. The table below is my judgement as an admissions adviser, based on where Agricultural Economics and Extension sits on ADSU’s list. It is not an ADSU rule.
| Your UTME score | My read for ADSU Agricultural Economics and Extension |
|---|---|
| Below 150 | Not eligible for Agricultural Economics and Extension at ADSU, and below JAMB’s national minimum for universities |
| 150 to 164 | Eligible. Clean O’level results and early CAPS upload matter most here |
| 165 to 179 | Comfortable for a 150-tier course at ADSU |
| 180 and above | Strong. This is the range I would aim for |
For the 2027 UTME I would aim for at least 170, ideally 180, with credits in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one of Physics, Economics or Geography. The score matters most when ADSU has more qualified applicants than places, and a clean single-sitting result helps when two candidates have similar scores.
Catchment and indigeneship
The only catchment rule on ADSU’s 2026/2027 list is in Law, where Adamawa indigenes need 230 and everyone else needs 260. Agricultural Economics and Extension has one figure, 150, for every candidate. ADSU has published no state quota or catchment split for the course, so a candidate from Borno, Gombe or Lagos faces the same printed minimum as one from Mubi.
UTME subject combination and O’level for ADSU Agricultural Economics and Extension
| Requirement | Agricultural Economics and Extension at ADSU |
|---|---|
| UTME subjects | Use of English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Mathematics or Physics |
| O’level | Five credits: English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and one of Physics, Economics or Geography |
| ADSU general rule | Five credits including English Language and Mathematics (2026/2027 notice) |
| Exams accepted | WAEC, NECO or NABTEB |
| Sittings | Not stated in ADSU’s notice; one sitting is the safer plan |
| ADSU-specific brochure remark | None found on the brochure page |
The course name has “Economics” in it, and that is why candidates register Economics as a UTME subject. The JAMB brochure line for Agricultural Economics and Extension asks for Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and then Mathematics or Physics. Economics does appear at O’level as one option for the fifth credit, but not in the UTME line. Check the subject list on your JAMB profile before you pay for registration.
Some universities have their own remarks under this course in the brochure (ABSU, for example, has one). I found no remark naming ADSU, so the general line applies.
Direct Entry
The general Direct Entry line asks for two A-level passes in Chemistry and one of Zoology, Botany, Agricultural Science or Biology, and the brochure also names Geography, Mathematics, Physics, Geology, Economics and Health Science among acceptable subjects. No ADSU remark on Direct Entry appeared for this course. ADSU’s 2026/2027 notice covered Direct Entry candidates in the same online screening, so register on the ADSU portal and confirm that your former school has cleared your result on JAMB’s system.
How ADSU screening worked for Agricultural Economics and Extension in 2026/2027
ADSU ran its 2026/2027 screening online. Its notice, as reprinted by Myschool on 12 June 2026, described an online exercise and did not announce any written test, so do not let anyone sell you ADSU “post-UTME past questions” as if a test were certain.
| Detail | ADSU 2026/2027 screening |
|---|---|
| Who could apply | Candidates who chose ADSU as first choice in the 2026 UTME, scored 150 or more and met the course cut-off, plus Direct Entry candidates. Others had to make ADSU their first choice on the JAMB portal |
| Minimum for Agricultural Economics and Extension | 150 |
| O’level | Five credits including English Language and Mathematics |
| Fee | ₦2,000 |
| Dates | Monday 15 June to 30 October 2026 (closed) |
| Where | www.adsu.edu.ng, through the post UTME link |
| Written test | None announced in the notice |
Worked example: two Agricultural Economics and Extension candidates
ADSU has not published an aggregate formula, and with no announced test there was no Post-UTME score to combine with the UTME. So the useful sum is the gap between your score, the 150 cut-off and the safe target above. The two candidates below are illustrations.
- Halima (176, credits in English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology and Economics, one sitting): 176 minus 150 = 26 marks above the cut-off. Her UTME subjects were English, Chemistry, Biology and Mathematics, which match the brochure line. She is close to my 180 target and nothing in her record rules her out.
- Samuel (162, UTME subjects English, Economics, Government and Agricultural Science): 162 minus 150 = 12 marks above the cut-off, but his UTME combination does not include Chemistry. The score is fine; the subjects are the problem. JAMB matches your registered subjects against the course requirement, so this is the kind of case that ends in a “not qualified” status on CAPS.
The lesson from Samuel is that a correct subject combination is worth more than ten extra marks. If your subjects do not fit, ask about a course whose line they do fit before ADSU closes its list, or register correctly in 2027.
How to apply for Agricultural Economics and Extension at ADSU, step by step
- 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.
- Register the UTME correctly: choose Agricultural Economics and Extension with English, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Mathematics or Physics, with Adamawa State University, Mubi as your first choice.
- Fix your first choice if needed: ADSU’s notice told candidates who had not chosen ADSU to change their first choice to ADSU on the JAMB portal. Our guide to JAMB change of institution explains how.
- Upload your O’level to CAPS: do it at an accredited JAMB centre as soon as your result is out. ADSU needs five credits including English Language and Mathematics.
- Complete ADSU screening: when ADSU opens screening (in 2026 it ran from 15 June to 30 October), go to www.adsu.edu.ng, click the post UTME link, fill in your details and pay the screening fee (₦2,000 in 2026). Print what the portal gives you.
- Watch and accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, open Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS. Accept the offer when it appears. JAMB gives four weeks to accept.
- Pay acceptance and clear: ADSU’s acceptance fee was not in any official source I could reach, so take the amount and payment method from the ADSU portal itself, never from an agent.
Warning
Every genuine ADSU offer appears on JAMB CAPS. Pay screening and acceptance fees only through what the ADSU portal shows you, and ignore anyone selling “admission slots” for ADSU agric courses.
JAMB set 31 October 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for public universities, and ADSU is a state-owned public university; that date has now passed. If you applied in 2026, check your status on JAMB CAPS and the ADSU portal. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status. If you are writing the UTME in 2027, start with when JAMB 2027 registration starts.
Studying Agricultural Economics and Extension at ADSU
The programme is in ADSU’s Faculty of Agriculture at Mubi, in the northern part of Adamawa State. ADSU has not stated the degree title on the cut-off list; agriculture degrees in Nigeria are usually awarded as B.Agric and normally take five years through the UTME, including a farm practical year. Confirm the exact title and duration with the department when you are admitted.
Accreditation
NUC’s accreditation results publication (1990 to 2025) lists ADSU’s Agriculture programme with a Full status and 2029 as its maturity year. It shows no separate line called Agricultural Economics and Extension, so the Agriculture entry is the closest NUC record for this course.
What you study
B.Agric programmes in Nigeria normally share a common base of agricultural science in the early years and a year of farm practice before the final year. ADSU has not published a course list for this department that I could check, so read the list below as the usual shape of the degree.
- Agricultural economics: farm management, production economics, agricultural marketing and price analysis, and agricultural finance.
- Extension: extension methods, rural sociology, communication with farmers and programme planning.
- Production base: introductory crop and animal science, soil science and farm mechanisation in the early years.
- Practice and research: a farm practical year and a final-year project, often a survey of farmers or a market study.
Careers
- Extension officer with a state agricultural development programme or an NGO
- Agricultural lending or credit analysis in banks and microfinance institutions
- Farm manager or consultant, or running your own farm business
- Research assistant on surveys and projects, or postgraduate study in agricultural economics
Related ADSU courses
- ADSU Agribusiness cut-off mark (150)
- ADSU Agricultural Extension and Innovation cut-off mark (150)
- ADSU Crop Science cut-off mark (150)
- ADSU Animal Production cut-off mark (160)
For UTME revision, use our JAMB Chemistry syllabus and JAMB Biology syllabus.
Mistakes that cost Agricultural Economics and Extension applicants an ADSU place
- Registering Economics in the UTME: it is not in the brochure line for this course. Chemistry is.
- Reading 150 as an admission score: it is the minimum to be considered. Admission still depends on the pool of applicants.
- Missing Mathematics: ADSU’s notice asked for five credits including English Language and Mathematics, whatever the course.
- No O’level on CAPS: an upload done late or at the wrong centre leaves your record incomplete when ADSU reviews it.
- Leaving ADSU as second choice: the screening notice was for first-choice candidates.
- Accepting on CAPS and stopping there: acceptance fee and clearance at ADSU are separate steps.
If you are trying again, our guide to JAMB change of course covers what you can still change after registration.
ADSU Agricultural Economics and Extension cut-off mark: frequently asked questions
Is 150 enough for Agricultural Economics in ADSU? Yes, 150 meets ADSU’s 2026/2027 cut-off for Agricultural Economics and Extension. It makes you eligible, and I would still aim for 170 to 180 to be comfortable.
Do I need Economics in JAMB for Agricultural Economics at ADSU? No. The JAMB brochure line is Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science, and Mathematics or Physics, with Use of English. Economics can count as your fifth O’level credit.
Does ADSU write post-UTME for Agricultural Economics? ADSU’s 2026/2027 notice described an online screening with a ₦2,000 fee and announced no written test. Watch the 2027/2028 notice for any change.
Is Agricultural Economics in ADSU accredited? NUC lists ADSU Agriculture with Full accreditation maturing in 2029. NUC does not list Agricultural Economics and Extension as a separate line for ADSU.
Sources and updates
The 150 cut-off for Agricultural Economics and Extension and the full list of ADSU tiers come from ADSU’s approved programme cut-off mark list for the 2026/2027 session, issued by the Office of the Registrar and signed by Dunfe S. Anjili, Admission Officer, for the Registrar. The 2025/2026 figures come from ADSU’s programme cut-off mark list for 2025/2026, signed for the Registrar by Angyatiya B. Atimi. The 150 general minimum, the five-credit O’level rule, the ₦2,000 fee, the 15 June to 30 October 2026 window and the online screening come from ADSU’s Post-UTME/DE notice as reprinted by Myschool (12 June 2026) and Androidpols (15 June 2026); I did not see the original notice PDF. 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). Subject requirements are the general lines of the JAMB brochure entry for Agricultural Economics and Extension as reprinted by Myschool (checked 3 November 2026). Accreditation details are from NUC’s undergraduate accreditation results publication (1990 to 2025). The safe target scores and worked examples are my advice, not ADSU policy, and ADSU’s acceptance fee is not confirmed. Checked on 3 November 2026; this page will be updated when ADSU publishes its 2027/2028 cut-off list.
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