Top 25 Courses with the Highest Cut-off Points at Makerere University

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It’s every one’s dream to be admitted to his/her  dream course at University though this depends on a number of factors like fees structure, cut-off points, parents’ demand, easy of access to a job at the end of the course among other things.

But besides all these factors, let us look at the cut-off points for Makerere university courses under the private sponsorship scheme for the academic year 2017/2018.

In this story, we highlight the top 25 courses that had the highest cut-off points at Makerere University under the private sponsorship scheme for the academic year 2017/2018.

According to data from the academic registrar’s office at Makerere University, our analysis shows that Bachelor of Journalism and Communication (Day) had the highest cut off points standing at 44.0.

This was followed by Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Afternoon) that was at 42.7 points.

Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration was third with 42.6 points while Bachelor of Architecture (Day) 42.1 and Bachelor of Journalism and Communication (evening) were each at 42.1 points.

On private sponsorship, one needed to have obtained 40.7 points and above to be admitted for the Bachelor of Pharmacy at Makerere University.

Below is the list of the top 25 courses that had the highest cut off points under the private sponsorship scheme at Makerere University in the academic year 2017/2018.

  1. Bachelor of Architecture (Afternoon) 40.6
  2. Bachelor of Architecture (Day) 42.1
  3. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering 40.6
  4. Bachelor of Dental Surgery 40.2
  5. Bachelor of Journalism & Communication (Day) 44.0
  6. Bachelor of Journalism & Communication (Evening) 42.1
  7. Bachelor of Social Work & Social Administration 42.6
  8. Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery 41.3
  9. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Afternoon) 42.7
  10. Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Day) 41.5
  11. Bachelor of Pharmacy 40.7
  12. Bachelor of Science in Accounting (Evening) 35.2
  13. Bachelor of Business Administration (Day) Mak. 38.2
  14. Bachelor of Science in Medical Radiography 38.5
  15. Bachelor of Optometry 39.2
  16. Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences 38.7
  17. Bachelor of Cytotechnology 38.3
  18. Bachelor of Urban & Regional Planning (Day) 38.7
  19. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Afternoon) 38.5
  20. Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (Day) 40.1
  21. Bachelor of Laws (Evening) 50%
  22. Bachelor of Laws (Day) 53%
  23. Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Day) 37.9
  24. of Procurement & Supply Chain Management (Day)MUBS 37.3
  25. Bachelor of Science in Quantity Surveying (Day) 36.3

Below is a chart with the cut-off points for the different Undergraduate course at Makerere University for the academic year 2017/2018. You can see details by scrolling the bar on the right hand side of the table below:

 

Cut Off Points Makerere University Under Private Sponsorship 2017/ 2018 by The Campus Times on Scribd

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In our next analysis, don’t miss the top 25 courses with the highest cut-off points at Makerere University under government sponsorship scheme.

Philimon Badagawa

Philimon Badagawa is a multimedia journalist with skills in news gathering, packaging, editing and online publishing. He has knowledge in data visualization, can design and manage websites. He previously worked as a journalist with Observer media and authored several articles and stories. He does research, video & audio recording, editing and production for online publication. He Participated in The New Dawn photography campaign aimed at rebranding Northern Uganda-USAID/NUTI Project (2010). Philimon is in love with photography, writing, reading, sharing new ideas and interacting with reasonable people for skills development. He was recognized for excelling in Journalism during the Uganda Journalism Awards by ACME in 2015. (philebadagawa@gmail.com, +256 774 607 886)

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