During the 2022 Policy Meeting on Admissions, the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, released the official performance statistics and the list of the top 10 highest-scoring candidates in the 2022 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
2022 UTME Score Distribution (Out of 1,761,338 Candidates)
- Scored 200 and above: 378,639 candidates
- Scored 190 and above: 520,596 candidates
- Scored 180 and above: 704,991 candidates
- Scored 170 and above: 934,103 candidates
- Scored 160 and above: 1,192,057 candidates
Top 10 Highest Scorers in the 2022 UTME
Adebayo Eyimofe, an indigene of Ekiti State, emerged as the overall best candidate nationwide with a total score of 362 out of 400, followed closely by Ugwu Chikelu from Enugu State (who sat the exam in Abuja) with 359.
| Rank | Candidate Name | 2022 UTME Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Adebayo Eyimofe | 362 |
| 2nd | Ugwu Chikelu | 359 |
| 3rd (Tie) | Igbalaye Ebunoluwa | 357 |
| 3rd (Tie) | Emmanuel Oluwanifemi | 357 |
| 3rd (Tie) | Ozumba Samuel | 357 |
| 6th (Tie) | Olumide-Attah Ayomide | 355 |
| 6th (Tie) | Lawal Olaoluwa | 355 |
| 8th (Tie) | Dokun Jubril | 354 |
| 8th (Tie) | Amaku Anthony | 354 |
| 10th | Aghulor Divine | 353 |
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