SUMAS Quantity Surveying Cut-Off Mark 2027/2028: Requirements and Post-UTME Screening Guide

The SUMAS cut off mark for Quantity Surveying 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 150 in 2025/2026 as well. With 150 or more, SUMAS as your first choice and five relevant O’Level credits, you could apply for the SUMAS Post-UTME screening.

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 departmental cut off for Quantity Surveying for any year: no merit list with scores, no aggregate formula and no catchment list. Any site giving an exact SUMAS Quantity Surveying cut off did not get it from the university. This guide sets out what is official, the JAMB subject combination, the honest accreditation position (the course is running but not yet accredited), how the screening appears to work, the score I would aim for and each step from your JAMB profile code to the acceptance fee.

SUMAS Quantity Surveying cut off mark 2027/2028 at a glance

Item	Quantity Surveying 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 Quantity Surveying	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)
QSRBN accreditation	Not on the board’s register for 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026	QSRBN list of educational institutions
Supplementary admission 2026/2027	Not on the October 2026 list	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 (Engineering band)	2022/2023 schedule, the latest SUMAS has published

Do not confuse two different numbers. The general cut off (150) decides whether you may apply. A departmental cut off is the lowest score that was 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.

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SUMAS cut off mark for Quantity Surveying: the history

Session	Minimum UTME to apply	Quantity Surveying 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, though SUMAS can change it each year after JAMB’s policy meeting, so read the 2027/2028 notice when it comes out. Some directory sites quote 160 for SUMAS. That figure comes from a private listing that also wrongly 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 attached, so nobody outside the admissions office knows the lowest score admitted into Quantity Surveying last year.

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Is Quantity Surveying at SUMAS accredited?

Not yet, and you should understand what that means before you apply. When the National Universities Commission (NUC) visited SUMAS between 28 October and 3 December 2025, it granted full accreditation to the 15 programmes that were due, including Architecture in the same faculty. Quantity Surveying was not one of them. SUMAS said its remaining programmes are due for accreditation in 2026 and are waiting for NUC to fix a date. The course is approved by NUC and running. It has simply not reached the stage where accreditation is assessed, which is normal for a programme that has not yet produced a graduating class.

The professional regulator is the Quantity Surveyors Registration Board of Nigeria (QSRBN). Its published register of universities whose quantity surveying courses are accredited for 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026 lists 24 universities, and SUMAS is not among them. The nearest school on that list is Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUT), shown with re-accreditation in progress. Board lists only cover programmes that have been visited, and they can lag behind, so this is a reason to ask questions, not to panic. Ask the department when it expects the NUC and QSRBN visits, and confirm the result before your final year, because QSRBN registration is what lets you practise as a quantity surveyor.

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UTME subject combination and O’Level requirements for Quantity Surveying

SUMAS does not publish its own subject list for each course. It follows the JAMB brochure, and the brochure entry for Quantity Surveying (as reproduced by Myschool) gives the general rule below. SUMAS is not named among the universities with their own special rules, so the general rule applies. Confirm it on the JAMB e-brochure when you register.

Requirement	Quantity Surveying
UTME subjects	Use of English, Physics, Mathematics, plus one of Chemistry, Geography, Fine Art, Biology or Economics
O’Level (JAMB brochure)	Five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of Fine Art, Geography, Woodwork or another listed subject such as Economics, Biology, Technical Drawing or Further Mathematics
Direct Entry (JAMB brochure)	Two A Level passes chosen from Mathematics or Physics and Chemistry, Geography or Fine Art, or ND/HND at upper credit in a relevant field
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 the third UTME subject, I lean towards Economics or Chemistry. Economics fits the work: quantity surveyors deal with costs, contracts, tendering and project finance every day. Chemistry, on the other hand, matches the Chemistry credit the brochure asks for at O’Level and keeps engineering courses open if you later need a change of course. Geography is also widely accepted.

For your O’Level, aim for credits in English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, then Economics or Technical Drawing as the fifth. Many Nigerian universities favour Economics for this course. SUMAS’s own rule is broader (English, Mathematics and Physics plus two relevant subjects), but meeting the brochure list as well protects you if the admissions office checks against it.

On Direct Entry, the SUMAS notice names OND, HND and first degree holders. It says nothing about A Level, JUPEB or IJMB, so call the admissions office on 08067390088 before buying a form if that is your route. HND or OND holders in Quantity Surveying or Building Technology are the natural candidates here.

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How SUMAS screening works for Quantity Surveying candidates

SUMAS described its 2026/2027 exercise as screening. It published no written Post-UTME test or 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 go to the ICT Unit for verification. That suggests a screening based on your records, though SUMAS has not put it in those words.

To show how a records-based ranking can work, here is the 50/50 method used by many Nigerian universities. SUMAS has not published its formula, so this is an illustration only.

1. UTME half: divide your UTME score by 8. A perfect 400 becomes 50.
2. O’Level half: score each of your five relevant grades (A1 = 10, B2 = 9, B3 = 8, C4 = 7, C5 = 6, C6 = 5). The highest possible is 50.
3. Total: add the two halves to get a score out of 100.

Take Chukwuemeka, who scored 192 in the UTME and has B2 in Economics, B3 in Mathematics, C4 in English Language, C4 in Chemistry and C5 in Physics.

Part	Working	Points
UTME	192 ÷ 8	24
O’Level	9 + 8 + 7 + 7 + 6	37
Total	24 + 37	61 out of 100

Chukwuemeka is a typical Quantity Surveying applicant: under 200 in the UTME, strong in Economics and Mathematics, weaker in the sciences. Under this method his Physics C5 costs him most. Lifting it to a B3 adds two points, the same as 16 more UTME marks. Use the sum to see where you can gain, not to forecast a SUMAS decision.

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How competitive is Quantity Surveying at SUMAS?

There is less public evidence for this course than for most. SUMAS’s supplementary admission call, reported on 17 October 2026, reopened Architecture, all six engineering degrees and several science courses for anyone with 150 or more, but Quantity Surveying was not on it. SUMAS did not explain why. It may mean the course filled its places through the main screening, or that SUMAS chose not to reopen it, so read it as “no late second chance this session” rather than as proof that it is hard to get into. The batch lists described so far name “Engineering” in general and do not single out Quantity Surveying.

Across Nigeria, Quantity Surveying usually draws fewer applicants than Architecture or Civil Engineering, which helps you. On the other hand, a course that was not reopened gives you only one shot: the main screening.

SUMAS has not published quotas for each course, a catchment list or an ELDS (educationally less developed states) list. The 45% merit, 35% catchment and 20% ELDS split you may have seen is a guideline for federal universities. Do not assume it applies at SUMAS, which is owned by Enugu State.

My advice (not an official SUMAS figure): I would aim for 190 or above in the UTME, with at least B3 in Mathematics and solid credits in Physics and English. Candidates between 160 and 180 can still apply, but should apply early in the main window and have a second option ready, since the course was not reopened later in 2026/2027.

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How to get admission into SUMAS Quantity Surveying: step by step

These are the stages where candidates most often slip, in the order you meet them.

1. 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 that you take to a CBT centre to register for the UTME.
2. Make SUMAS your first choice: at registration, choose State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, as first choice and Quantity Surveying 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.
3. Upload your O’Level to CAPS: your WAEC, NECO or NABTEB result must be on JAMB CAPS. For 2026/2027, SUMAS set 15 August 2026 as its upload deadline. Any accredited CBT centre can do it.
4. 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 using 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.
5. Check your admission: follow 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.
6. 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.
7. 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. Never pay into a personal account.

You can read the full screening notice in our SUMAS Post-UTME form 2026/2027 guide. Our SUMAS instructions to successful candidates guide explains clearance after you accept, and our JAMB CAPS guide walks through the CAPS screens.

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What you study in Quantity Surveying

Quantity surveyors are the cost experts of the building world. They work out what a project will cost before it starts, prepare the bills of quantities that contractors price, manage contracts and payments while it is built, and settle the final account at the end. At SUMAS the course sits in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment with Architecture and the engineering degrees, which mirrors real practice: the architect designs, the engineer makes it stand, and the quantity surveyor keeps the money under control.

A Nigerian Quantity Surveying degree usually covers:

• Building construction, materials and technical drawing
• Measurement of building and civil engineering works
• Estimating, cost planning and cost control
• Contract law, procurement and tendering
• Construction economics and project finance
• Building services and structures for quantity surveyors
• Project management and professional practice
• Cost and measurement software

SUMAS has not published the length of the programme or its exact degree title. At most Nigerian universities the B.Sc. Quantity Surveying runs for five years, and it includes industrial training with a construction or consulting firm. You study at the Igbo-Eno campus in Udenu Local Government Area, Enugu State, on the Nsukka axis.

For fees, the only SUMAS schedule online is the 2022/2023 one, which charged ₦251,400 for Engineering students (Quantity Surveying now sits in that faculty). Expect the 2026/2027 amount to differ, and add the ₦50,000 acceptance fee.

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Career paths after Quantity Surveying

After graduation, and QSRBN registration once you meet the board’s experience and examination rules, quantity surveyors work in:

• Quantity surveying and cost consultancy firms
• Construction companies, as estimators, contract managers or commercial managers
• Federal and state ministries of works, housing and public procurement offices
• Oil and gas, power and infrastructure projects
• Banks, insurers and property developers, valuing and monitoring projects
• Project management, teaching and postgraduate study

If you like the built environment but want a different angle, compare these SUMAS courses:

• SUMAS Architecture cut off mark (NUC-accredited, and reopened on the supplementary list)
• SUMAS Civil Engineering cut off mark
• SUMAS Health Care Administration and Hospital Management cut off mark

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Mistakes Quantity Surveying applicants make

• Leaving out Physics: Physics and Mathematics are compulsory in the UTME and at O’Level. A commercial combination (English, Mathematics, Economics, Government) is not valid for Quantity Surveying.
• Mixing it up with Surveying and Geoinformatics: land surveying is a separate course with its own JAMB entry. Make sure Quantity Surveying is the course on your JAMB record.
• SUMAS as second choice: SUMAS screens first-choice candidates only. Change 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.
• Counting on a supplementary round: Quantity Surveying was not reopened in October 2026, so treat the main screening as your one chance.

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SUMAS Quantity Surveying cut off mark: frequently asked questions

Is 170 enough for Quantity Surveying in SUMAS? 170 is above the 150 minimum, so you can apply. SUMAS publishes no departmental cut off, so there is no guaranteed score; with good credits in Mathematics and Physics you have a fair chance, but apply in the main window because the course was not reopened later in 2026/2027.

Can I write Economics in JAMB for Quantity Surveying at SUMAS? Yes. The JAMB brochure accepts Economics as the third UTME subject alongside Physics and Mathematics. Confirm on the e-brochure when you register.

Can I use awaiting result for SUMAS Quantity Surveying? Not in practice. The 2026/2027 notice required O’Level results on JAMB CAPS by 15 August 2026, so a result still awaited then will not be considered that session.

Is SUMAS Quantity Surveying accredited? Not yet. It runs with NUC approval and SUMAS says it is due for NUC accreditation in 2026; SUMAS is also not on the QSRBN register for October 2025 to September 2026.

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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” and from the QSRBN list of accredited educational institutions for 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2026. 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 Quantity Surveying 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.