AUN Accounting Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028: Requirements and Subjects

The AUN Accounting cut off mark 2027/2028 candidates should plan with is 160 in the UTME. That figure holds because American University of Nigeria (AUN), Yola, a private university, applies one published minimum to every undergraduate course. Its undergraduate requirements page asks Nigerian applicants for a “JAMB score of 160 or the yearly official cut-off score, whichever applies”, plus five O’level credits including English Language and Mathematics. AUN has not published a separate departmental figure for Accounting.

2027/2028 update: AUN 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 are based on AUN’s undergraduate requirements page (160, or the yearly official cut-off if higher), because AUN has not published separate course cut-offs. If the 2027/2028 notice changes anything, we will update this page.

AUN does not run a post-UTME test. It says admission is selective and based only on academic qualifications, so once you have 160, your O’level grades and a complete application carry the decision. Below you will find the official figures, a safe target score (my advice), the JAMB subject combination from the AUN entries in JAMB’s brochure, the O’level subjects AUN refuses to count, how the application works, the 2026/2027 fees for Accounting, and the CAPS steps.

AUN Accounting cut off mark 2027/2028 at a glance

AUN Accounting cut-off history

AUN’s 160 sits 10 marks above JAMB’s national floor. Its wording also means that if JAMB ever sets a university minimum above 160, that higher figure becomes AUN’s floor too. A score of 150 to 159 can get you into some Nigerian universities, but not AUN.

Safe target score for Accounting at AUN (my advice)

This is my judgement as an admissions adviser, not an AUN rule. AUN publishes no data on the scores of admitted students, and its fees keep the applicant pool smaller than at most federal universities, so the extra marks above 160 matter less here than your O’level grades do.

For the 2027 UTME I would aim for 180 or more in Accounting. More important at AUN: five clean credits in the right subjects, ideally at one sitting.

JAMB subject combination and O’level for AUN Accounting

AUN’s remark for Accounting in the JAMB brochure simply says it is the same as Finance, so the Finance remark is the one that applies to you. Government and Geography both satisfy AUN’s remark and the general line, so either works as your fourth subject. I would avoid Commerce as a UTME subject for AUN. The brochure does not ban it at UTME level, but AUN refuses Commerce at O’level, which tells you how it views the subject.

O’level subjects AUN does not count

AUN’s remarks in the JAMB brochure, repeated under several course entries, list O’level subjects it will not accept among your five credits: Agricultural Science, Food and Nutrition, Home Economics, Home Management, Physical and Health Education, Music, Commerce, Accounting, Financial Accounting, Book Keeping, Islamic History, Religious Studies, Tajweed, Library Studies, Diction, Kiswahili, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba, Arabic, Turkish and Study Skills. A credit in any of these is fine to have, but it will not count towards AUN’s five.

AUN’s own requirements page adds that the five credits must come from no more than two sittings, with exceptions considered case by case. Use of English is compulsory in the UTME for every course, so the table above shows your other three subjects.

Direct Entry and transfer

AUN’s requirements page accepts Direct Entry and transfer applicants with NCE, OND, HND or A Level results, transcripts, SSCE results, a Direct Entry JAMB or IJMB score of at least 160, a recommendation letter from a dean, an ID and a personal essay. Its remarks in the JAMB brochure say AUN does not admit directly into 200 level and that the Dean of the school may transfer relevant credits. In practice, plan to start in year one and ask the School of Business and Entrepreneurship how many credits it will carry over. IGCSE and Cambridge A Level results are accepted.

How AUN admission works for Accounting (no post-UTME)

Worked example for an AUN Accounting candidate

With no test and no published aggregate formula, there is nothing to average. What you can check is your score against 160, your score against my safe target, and whether your O’level subjects count at AUN.

Take Halima, who scored 184 and has B2 English, B3 Mathematics, B3 Economics, C4 Government, C4 Geography and C5 Commerce, all from one sitting.

1. Eligibility: 184 minus 160 = 24. Halima clears AUN’s minimum by 24 marks.
2. Against my safe target: 184 minus 180 = 4. Halima is 4 marks above my safe target.
3. O’level check: Five accepted credits (English, Mathematics, Economics, Government, Geography). Her Commerce credit does not count at AUN, but she does not need it.
4. What I would advise: apply early on AUN’s portal, upload the O’level to CAPS, and keep Accounting as the course on the JAMB profile.

Tunde scored 171 with credits in English, Mathematics, Economics, Commerce and Financial Accounting. 171 minus 160 = 11, so his score is fine, but two of his five credits are on AUN’s refused list. He has only three credits AUN accepts. He needs another sitting with two accepted subjects before AUN will look at him.

How to apply for Accounting at AUN, step by step

1. Get your profile code: send NIN, a space and your 11-digit NIN to 55019 or 66019 from the line linked to your NIN.
2. Register the UTME: pick the course name shown above and the subject combination I recommend, and choose AUN. If you chose another school, do a JAMB change of institution to AUN.
3. Upload your O’level to CAPS: do this at a JAMB-accredited centre. AUN cannot admit you on CAPS while your results are missing.
4. Apply to AUN: complete the undergraduate application at aun.edu.ng/apply/ug and upload or email your documents, including your UTME result and O’level results.
5. Wait for the Admission Committee: AUN reviews completed applications only, so a missing document stalls you. Watch your email.
6. Accept on CAPS: log in at efacility.jamb.gov.ng, choose Check Admission Status, then Access my CAPS, and accept. Our JAMB CAPS guide explains each status.
7. Pay the acceptance fee and deposit: AUN describes its acceptance fee as refundable and takes payment by bank, credit or debit card. Pay the tuition deposit by the date in your acceptance letter.
8. Sit the placement test: AUN uses it to place you in the right English course, not to decide admission.

JAMB set 30 November 2026 as the 2026/2027 admission deadline for private universities, so AUN’s CAPS admissions for this session run until 30 November 2026. The 31 October 2026 deadline you may have read about was for public universities and does not apply to AUN. If you are writing the UTME in 2027, plan for AUN’s Fall 2027 intake and read when JAMB 2027 registration starts.

AUN Accounting fees for 2026/2027

These are AUN’s published figures for 2026/2027, per semester. Fees are reviewed each session, so check the page again before you pay.

Scholarships and financial aid

AUN’s financial aid page describes a Scholarship Program for academically promising students from financially disadvantaged backgrounds who care about community development and show the potential to make a difference. It offers comprehensive and part-time scholarships with leadership development. The same page lists Work-Study, a Presidential Internship (about 10 hours a week with a monthly stipend, in offices such as the President’s and the Registrar’s) and a one-semester Study Abroad exchange. It does not publish scores, amounts, steps or deadlines.

In July 2024, AUN announced 20th anniversary tuition scholarships of 10% to 50% for incoming undergraduates, depending on the programme, with the largest for Nursing, Public Health and the engineering programmes. That was a 2024 offer. Ask Admissions and Financial Aid whether anything similar applies to the 2027 intake.

Studying Accounting at AUN

Accounting is offered as a B.Sc. Accounting in the School of Business and Entrepreneurship. Degrees like this normally take four years in Nigeria; AUN’s programme page does not state the duration, so confirm it with AUN. AUN’s fee page prices tuition by the credit hour, so expect a credit-unit system.

What you typically study

• Financial accounting and reporting, built up from first principles to group accounts
• Cost and management accounting, budgeting and decision making
• Auditing, taxation and Nigerian company law
• Quantitative methods, economics and business statistics in the early years
• Accounting software and spreadsheet work, which most employers now test for

Accreditation

AUN is an NUC-licensed private university and Accounting is on its official programmes list. Its programme-level NUC accreditation status is not confirmed, so ask AUN for the latest NUC result before you pay. Professional accounting exams are taken separately from the degree. NUC’s letter of 20 May 2025, reported by The Sun, left ICAN off the short list of professional bodies allowed to accredit university programmes, so do not choose a school because a blog says its degree is ICAN accredited.

Careers

• Audit and advisory firms
• Bank, telecoms and oil and gas finance teams
• Tax practice and public sector accounts
• Professional exams such as ICAN or ACCA after graduation

Related AUN courses

• AUN Finance cut-off mark
• AUN Business Administration cut-off mark
• AUN Economics cut-off mark
• AUN Marketing cut-off mark

When results come out, see how to check your JAMB result and what to do with the score. If you need to switch to a course whose JAMB name AUN confirms, read our JAMB change of course guide.

Mistakes that cost Accounting applicants an AUN place

• Wrong subjects or course name: Counting Commerce, Accounting or Financial Accounting as one of your five O’level credits. AUN’s brochure remark refuses them.
• Scoring 150 to 159 and applying anyway: AUN’s published minimum is 160.
• Counting a refused O’level subject: Commerce, Agricultural Science, Religious Studies and Nigerian languages do not count at AUN.
• Three sittings: AUN’s limit is two, with exceptions only case by case.
• O’level not on CAPS: AUN cannot complete your admission on JAMB without it.
• Accepting on CAPS and stopping there: the acceptance fee and tuition deposit are separate AUN steps.

AUN Accounting cut off mark 2027: frequently asked questions

Is 160 enough to study Accounting at AUN? 160 is the published AUN minimum, so it makes you eligible. With no departmental figure published, I would aim for 180 or more and back it with strong O’level grades.

Does AUN accept a Commerce credit for Accounting? No. AUN’s remarks in the JAMB brochure list Commerce, Accounting, Financial Accounting and Book Keeping among the O’level subjects it does not accept, so you need five credits outside that list.

What is the JAMB subject combination for Accounting at AUN? Use of English and Mathematics plus two others; Economics with Government or Geography satisfies both AUN’s remark and JAMB’s general line.

How much is the school fees for Accounting at AUN? AUN’s 2026/2027 fee page puts standard tuition at ₦1,269,840 per semester for 15 credits. Housing, meals and other fees are charged on top.

Sources and updates

The 160 minimum, the two-sitting rule, the engineering and LL.B. subject rules and the Direct Entry documents come from AUN’s undergraduate requirements page (undated). The no-test, academic-qualifications rule is on AUN’s How to Apply page, and the Fall and Spring intakes, refundable acceptance fee and payment methods are on its Admissions page. Tuition and other charges are from AUN’s Undergraduate Fees (2026/27) page, modified 14 August 2026. Scholarship details are from AUN’s financial aid page (modified 10 January 2024) and its press release of 9 July 2024. The programme list is from AUN’s undergraduate programmes page. JAMB course names and subject remarks are from Myschool’s reprint of the JAMB e-brochure: the AUN course list and the course entry used for this page. The national minimum of 150 and the 30 November 2026 deadline for private universities come from the News Agency of Nigeria (11 May 2026); the 2025 figure was reported by Nairametrics on 8 July 2025. The 2025 blog figure is from Studentship (17 May 2025) and is unofficial. Checked on 3 November 2026; this page will be updated if AUN publishes a departmental figure for Accounting or a new minimum for 2027/2028.

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.