The SUMAS cut off mark for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering was among the programmes SUMAS reopened on its October 2026 supplementary list.
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 Chemical Engineering, for any year: no merit list with scores, no aggregate formula and no catchment list. Any website quoting a precise SUMAS Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering cut off mark 2027/2028 at a glance
| Item | Chemical 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 Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering: the history
| Session | Minimum UTME to apply | Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering last year.
Is Chemical 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. Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering
SUMAS does not publish its own subject list per course. It follows the JAMB brochure, and the brochure entry for Chemical Engineering (as reproduced by Myschool) gives the general rule below. Confirm it on the JAMB e-brochure when you register.
| Requirement | Chemical Engineering |
|---|---|
| UTME subjects | Use of English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry |
| O’Level (JAMB brochure) | Five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other science subject |
| Direct Entry (JAMB brochure) | A Level passes in Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics |
| 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 |
For O’Level, take English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as fixed, then Biology, Further Mathematics or Agricultural Science as the fifth subject. A few universities ask specifically for Further Mathematics, but SUMAS has not said it does, and its own rule only asks for two other relevant subjects beside English, Mathematics and Physics. Biology is the safest fifth because almost every school accepts it.
Chemistry and Mathematics carry this course. If either is a C6 on your result, I would think about a retake before your next application.
Our JAMB Chemistry syllabus guide goes through the Chemistry paper topic by topic.
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 Chemical 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 Ifeoma, who scored 226 in the UTME and has A1 in Mathematics, B2 in Chemistry, B3 in Physics, B3 in Biology and C4 in English Language.
| Part | Working | Points |
|---|---|---|
| UTME | 226 ÷ 8 | 28.25 |
| O’Level | 10 + 9 + 8 + 8 + 7 | 42 |
| Total | 28.25 + 42 | 70.25 out of 100 |
Ifeoma’s grades do most of the work here: 42 of a possible 50 on O’Level against 28.25 of 50 on the UTME. Under a method like this, a candidate with modest UTME marks but strong WAEC grades can outrank someone with 30 more UTME marks and weak credits.
How competitive is Chemical 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, Chemical 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. Chemical Engineering at SUMAS is young and not yet accredited, and many candidates who want the course apply to older universities with a longer track record. That leaves room for well-prepared candidates who choose SUMAS first.
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, Chemistry and Physics. A candidate in the 170 to 190 range still has a fair chance at SUMAS, especially through the supplementary list, but should apply early and keep a backup.
How to get admission into SUMAS Chemical 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 Chemical 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 Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering
Chemical engineering is about turning raw materials into useful products at industrial scale: fuels, plastics, fertilisers, drugs, food, beverages and treated water. Chemists work out what reaction to run; chemical engineers design the plant that runs it safely and cheaply, tonnes at a time.
Your first two years cover mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering drawing, workshop practice and basic engineering. The core of the degree then usually includes:
- Thermodynamics and heat and mass transfer
- Fluid mechanics and transport phenomena
- Chemical reaction engineering
- Separation processes such as distillation and extraction
- Process control, plant design and safety
- Petroleum, petrochemical and biochemical processing
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. SUMAS also runs Pure and Industrial Chemistry and Applied Microbiology and Brewing, so the science faculty next door covers the chemistry and bioprocess side of the subject.
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 Chemical Engineering
After graduation, and COREN registration once you have the required experience, chemical engineers work in:
- Oil, gas and petrochemical companies, including refineries
- Manufacturing: food and beverages, brewing, cement, paints, plastics and pharmaceuticals
- Water treatment and environmental engineering
- Fertiliser and agro-processing plants
- Process safety, quality control and regulation
- Research, teaching and postgraduate study
If Chemical Engineering is not the right fit, these SUMAS programmes are close relatives:
- SUMAS Pure and Industrial Chemistry cut off mark
- SUMAS Applied Microbiology and Brewing cut off mark
- SUMAS Mechanical Engineering cut off mark
- SUMAS Civil Engineering cut off mark
Mistakes Chemical Engineering applicants make
- Biology in place of Mathematics in the UTME: the brochure combination for Chemical Engineering is Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. Registering a medical combination by habit rules you out.
- No Physics credit: SUMAS asks for it from every applicant.
- 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 Chemical Engineering cut off mark: frequently asked questions
Is 180 enough for Chemical Engineering in SUMAS? 180 clears the 150 minimum, and Chemical Engineering was on the 2026/2027 supplementary list, so there was space after the main batches. SUMAS has not published a departmental cut off, so nobody can guarantee it, but with good Mathematics and Chemistry credits a 180 candidate is in contention.
What is the subject combination for Chemical Engineering at SUMAS? JAMB’s combination is English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. For O’Level you need English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other science, all at credit.
Does SUMAS accept two sittings for Chemical Engineering? Yes. SUMAS allows up to two sittings for every programme except Medicine and Surgery, which needs one sitting.
Is Chemical Engineering at SUMAS 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 Chemical 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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