Avoid the highly competitive screening baseline by targeting these safe score margins.
Safe Range
190 - 240
The baseline JAMB cut-off mark is 160. However, admission into RSU is highly competitive. Candidates aiming for Nursing Science (which runs a 4-year BNSc program) typically require between 180 and 200+. Medicine & Surgery (MBBS), Law, and flagship Engineering courses demand scores well above 200 to be on the primary merit list.
Use of English, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.
Five (5) O'Level Credit passes including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology at not more than two sittings (Note: Highly competitive federal departments frequently enforce a single-sitting rule).
RSU conducts a rigorous, physical Computer-Based Test (CBT) for its Post-UTME screening at the Information Technology Centre (ITC) on the Main Campus. Candidates must pay a ₦2,000 screening fee. RSU determines final admission eligibility using a specific aggregate formula: (UTME Score ÷ 8) + Post-UTME Score = Total Aggregate.
Direct Entry candidates must apply through JAMB and possess a minimum of an Upper Credit in National Diploma (ND), Merit in NCE, or an acceptable JUPEB/A'Level qualification. Nursing candidates with RN/RM certificates are also eligible. All DE candidates must participate in the university's screening exercise.
The single biggest mistake candidates make when applying for Nursing Science at RSU is assuming that hitting the university's baseline general cut-off mark ensures eligibility for the screening process. Nursing operates inside highly restrictive capacity caps mandated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria (NMCN). If you score below the hard departmental minimum, your portal choice will face immediate drop filters regardless of aggregate score metrics.
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