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AAUA Admission List 2026/2027: Full Guide to Checking Your Status, Courses, Cut-Off Marks and Requirements

Every admission season brings a particular kind of restlessness, and if you applied to Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, popularly abbreviated as AAUA, you have probably felt it these past weeks. I say this not as an outsider looking in, but as someone who has guided many young people through this exact process. That mixture of hope and worry you carry each time you open your phone to check a portal is completely normal. Let us walk through this together, calmly and clearly, so you know exactly what is happening, what the university expects of every course category, and exactly what you should do next.

Adekunle Ajasin University has officially begun releasing the names of admitted candidates for the 2026/2027 academic session on its school portal. This is welcome news for the thousands of applicants who sat through the Post UTME screening exercise and have since been waiting, sometimes anxiously, for a definite update. In this guide, I am not only going to show you how to check your admission status, I am also going to lay out, course by course, what AAUA expects from every applicant, so that whether you have already seen your name or you are still hoping, you leave here fully informed.

Understanding the Different Status Messages

While checking your status on JAMB CAPS, you may come across a few different messages, and each one means something specific.

If your status shows an actual admission offer with a course of study listed, congratulations, you have been offered a place and should proceed to accept it through the appropriate CAPS option.

If your status shows something along the lines of admission being in progress, please do not panic. This generally means that the university has started the process of admitting you, but the final confirmation has not yet fully reflected on the JAMB system. Continue checking periodically rather than assuming the worst.

If your status still shows that you have not been admitted, this simply means that, as of the last check, no offer has been recorded for you yet. Given that admission lists are released in batches, this status can change as later lists are uploaded, so continued monitoring remains important.

The Acceptance Fee and Why the Deadline Matters

If you have been offered admission, the next critical step is payment of your acceptance fee. This payment must be made online through the Remita platform, and it should not be delayed. For this admission cycle, the acceptance fee payment window runs from the 10th of September to the 24th of September 2026.

I want to be direct with you about why this date matters so much. Universities set these windows deliberately, and candidates who fail to pay within the stipulated period risk having their admission withdrawn entirely. In some cases, once that window closes, affected candidates are no longer permitted to make the payment afterward, which effectively means losing the admission slot to another candidate on the waiting list. If you have been offered admission, treat the payment of your acceptance fee as one of your most urgent priorities this month.

AAUA Courses, Admission Requirements and Cut-Off Marks

This is the section I want you to study most carefully, especially if you are still deciding whether AAUA remains realistic for the course you want, or if you simply want to understand where your score places you.

Adekunle Ajasin University's general benchmark for consideration is a JAMB UTME score of 160 and above. This is the entry point that qualifies a candidate to register for the Post UTME screening exercise. However, meeting this general benchmark does not automatically guarantee admission into every course, because individual departments set their own departmental cut-off marks, and highly competitive professional courses require significantly higher scores. Final admission also depends on your Post UTME screening performance, your O'Level results, and the number of available slots in your chosen department that admission year.

Beyond the score requirement, every applicant is generally expected to meet the following baseline conditions before being considered for any course at AAUA.

You must be at least sixteen years old by the time admission is confirmed. You must possess a minimum of five credit passes in your O'Level result, obtained in not more than two sittings, and this must include English Language and Mathematics along with three other subjects relevant to your intended course. Direct Entry candidates are expected to hold an ND, NCE, IJMB, A-Level result, or an equivalent qualification that meets the specific departmental requirement for their intended course. You must also have participated in and met the required score in the AAUA Post UTME screening exercise for the course you are applying for.

It is important to note that Adekunle Ajasin University does not currently offer Medicine and Surgery, so candidates hoping to study that specific course should look elsewhere, while AAUA remains strong in Law, Nursing Science, Mass Communication, Accounting, and the sciences.

The table below brings together the departmental cut-off marks that have applied across recent admission cycles at AAUA. Because departmental cut-off marks can be reviewed slightly from year to year depending on subscription numbers and available slots, please treat the figures below as a reliable guide rather than a final, unchangeable number, and always confirm the current figure for your specific department on the official AAUA admission portal before making a final decision.

Faculty	Course / Department	Minimum UTME Score	O'Level Requirement (General)
Faculty of Law	Law	270	Five credits including English Language, Literature in English or a relevant Arts/Social Science subject, and Government or an equivalent subject
Faculty of Health Sciences	Nursing Science	250	Five credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics
Faculty of Social Sciences	Mass Communication	225	Five credits including English Language and Mathematics, plus relevant Arts or Social Science subjects
Faculty of Social Sciences	Criminology and Security Studies	200	Five credits including English, Mathematics and relevant Social Science subjects
Faculty of Social Sciences	Political Science	200	Five credits including English, Mathematics and relevant Social Science subjects
Faculty of Social Sciences	Sociology	170	Five credits including English, Mathematics and relevant Social Science subjects
Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences	Accounting	185	Five credits including English, Mathematics and Economics or Accounting
Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences	Business Administration	185	Five credits including English, Mathematics and Economics
Faculty of Administration and Management Sciences	Public Administration	180	Five credits including English, Mathematics and a relevant Social Science subject
Faculty of Arts	English Studies	190	Five credits including English Language and Literature in English
Faculty of Arts	Linguistics	190	Five credits including English Language and a relevant Arts subject
Faculty of Arts	History and International Studies	180	Five credits including English, Mathematics and History or Government
Faculty of Arts	Performing Arts	180	Five credits including English Language and a relevant Arts subject
Faculty of Arts	Philosophy	160	Five credits including English Language and a relevant Arts subject
Faculty of Environmental Design and Management	Architecture	180	Five credits including English, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry or Fine Art
Faculty of Education	English Education	170	Five credits including English Language and Literature in English
Faculty of Education	Health Education	170	Five credits including English, Mathematics and Biology
Faculty of Education	Biology Education	160	Five credits including English, Mathematics and Biology
Faculty of Science	Computer Science, Cyber Security and Data Science	160 and above, subject to departmental competitiveness	Five credits including English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry
Faculty of Agriculture	Agriculture and Food Science and Technology	160 and above, subject to departmental competitiveness	Five credits including English, Mathematics, Biology and Chemistry
Faculty of Health Sciences	Public Health and Medical Laboratory Science	200 and above, subject to departmental competitiveness	Five credits including English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics

A quick note on how to read this table. The minimum UTME score listed is the least you should have scored in your JAMB examination to stand a realistic chance for that specific department. Courses without a fixed figure confirmed for the current session are marked as subject to departmental competitiveness, meaning the general 160 benchmark applies as a starting point, but the actual cut-off used for final selection may rise depending on how many qualified candidates applied that year. Your final admission also weighs your Post UTME screening score alongside your UTME score, so a strong performance at screening genuinely improves your standing even if your UTME score sits close to the minimum.

Where to Check Your AAUA Admission Status

There are two platforms you must pay attention to, and I want you to treat both as equally important rather than choosing one over the other.

The first is the AAUA admission portal itself, accessible at https://aaua.edu.ng/https://aaua.edu.ng/ On this portal, you will typically be asked to enter your JAMB registration number or the details you used during your Post UTME application, after which the system will display whether an offer has been made to you and, where applicable, the course and department involved.

The second platform is the JAMB Central Admissions Processing System, known as CAPS. To use it, open your browser and go to the JAMB e-Facility portal. Log in with your registered email address and password, not your phone number. Once inside your dashboard, locate the section for checking admission status, select the relevant examination year, and follow the prompts. If AAUA has processed your admission and forwarded it to JAMB, you will see the recommendation reflected here.

I encourage you not to rely on just one of these platforms. There have been cases in past admission cycles where a status reflects on the institution's portal slightly before or after it appears on CAPS, so checking both gives you a more complete picture and saves you from unnecessary confusion.

Steps to Follow After Seeing Your Name

Once you confirm that you have been offered admission, here is the sequence I recommend you follow, one step at a time, without skipping ahead out of excitement.

First, visit the JAMB CAPS portal and formally accept your admission offer there. This step is separate from the university's own portal, and both must be completed.

Second, log into the AAUA admission portal and confirm the same offer reflects on the institution's side.

Third, proceed to make your acceptance fee payment through Remita within the given payment window. Keep your payment receipt and transaction reference safe, as you will likely need it during the physical or online clearance exercise.

Fourth, watch out for further instructions from the university regarding registration, clearance, and any additional documentation you may be required to submit. Universities typically release these details shortly after the acceptance fee window opens, so keep checking official university communication channels rather than relying on rumours from unverified sources.

A Word for Those Still Waiting

If you have checked and your name has not appeared yet, take a breath. Admission processing at any Nigerian university is rarely instantaneous or evenly distributed across all departments. Some courses, particularly Law, Nursing, and Mass Communication as shown in the table above, receive far more applications than available slots, which naturally slows down the review and shortlisting process for those specific departments. Continue checking both the AAUA portal and JAMB CAPS at reasonable intervals, perhaps once every day or two, rather than refreshing every hour, which will only add unnecessary stress to an already tense period.

While you wait, use the time productively. Gather your original certificates, birth certificate, local government identification, and passport photographs in advance so that if your admission is confirmed, you are not scrambling to assemble documents at the last minute. Preparation now will save you real difficulty later.

Final Thoughts

Adekunle Ajasin University's release of its 2026/2027 admission list marks a significant milestone for every candidate who has been waiting patiently since the Post UTME screening exercise concluded. Whether you have already seen your name or you are still checking daily, my advice remains consistent. Verify your status on both the university portal and JAMB CAPS, understand exactly where your score places you using the departmental breakdown above, act promptly once an offer is confirmed, respect the acceptance fee deadline without exception, and stay calm if your name has not yet appeared, since further batches are expected as the university continues processing applications.

You worked hard to get to this point. Handle this final stretch with the same discipline and seriousness that brought you here, and the outcome you are hoping for will follow.