KNUST Just Set the Bar for 2026/27 — Did Your WASSCE Result Clear It? | www.byqwesi.com

The wait is over. The West African Examinations Council released the provisional results of the 2026 WASSCE for school candidates on September 4, and within 48 hours, KNUST had already begun publishing the cut-off points that will decide who gets in this admissions cycle.

If you're a candidate — or a parent trying to make sense of two major announcements landing in the same week — here's what actually happened, and what to do next.

WASSCE 2026 Ghana results release WAEC

The 2026 WASSCE results, by the numbers

A total of 512,862 candidates from 1,022 schools sat this year's exam, an 11.07% jump from the 461,736 who registered in 2025. Of those, 225,270 were male and 287,592 female, and 5,049 candidates (0.98%) were absent on exam day.

Subject performance was mixed. Social Studies had the strongest showing, with 78.04% of candidates scoring A1–C6 — up sharply from 55.82% in 2025. Core Mathematics and Integrated Science also improved, posting pass rates of 60.75% and 62.08% respectively. English Language, however, saw a noticeable decline compared to last year, a trend WAEC has flagged as a concern going forward.

KNUST campus 2026/27 admissions cut off points

Examination malpractice: what got cancelled or withheld

WAEC's Ghana Examinations Committee, at its 42nd meeting on August 7, 2026, handed down several sanctions alongside the results:

• 7,434 candidates had subject results cancelled for bringing unauthorized materials — prepared notes, textbooks, or printed material — into the exam hall.
• 861 candidates had their entire result cancelled for possessing a mobile phone during the exam.
• 957 candidates' subject results and 270 candidates' full results remain withheld pending further investigation.
• Results for candidates across 169 schools are withheld over alleged collusion, with WAEC saying final decisions are expected by October 30, 2026.

WAEC also renewed its warning against fraudsters who claim they can alter or upgrade results for a fee — the council says these claims are always false and results can be authenticated via its official QR code system.

KNUST's cut-off points: what's confirmed so far

Cut-off aggregates for KNUST's 2026/27 admissions cycle began circulating this week via Voice of KNUST, an independent campus news source, and have since been picked up by national outlets. As of publishing, confirmed figures cover the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Obuasi Campus:

Programme	2026/27 Cut-Off Aggregate
BSc. Agribusiness Management	15
BSc. Packaging Technology	15
BSc. Agricultural Biotechnology	17
BSc. Landscape Design and Management	17
BSc. Natural Resources Management	18
BSc. Agriculture	20
BSc. Aquaculture and Water Resources Management	20
BSc. Forest Resources Technology	24
Obuasi Campus Programme (13+ courses)	Range: 09–16

Remember: at KNUST, a lower aggregate means a more competitive programme, since it reflects the average grade of students strong enough to have been admitted in past cycles. The university-wide minimum entry requirement remains an aggregate of 24, with credits in English Language, Mathematics, and Integrated Science plus three relevant electives.

A word of caution: several sites currently ranking for "KNUST cut-off points 2026/2027" are circulating a much longer list covering Engineering, Medicine, Business, and other colleges — but that list traces back to data from a previous admissions cycle, not this year's fresh release. Until KNUST or Voice of KNUST confirm figures for the remaining colleges, treat any full list you see elsewhere as an old benchmark, not this year's actual cut-off. We'll update this article the moment those figures are officially confirmed.

Last Cycle's Cut-Offs for Other Colleges (2025/26 — Not This Year's Figures)

While we wait for KNUST to confirm 2026/27 cut-offs for Engineering, Health Sciences, Business, and Science, the table below shows what those colleges required for the previous admissions cycle (2025/26), as released by Voice of KNUST in December 2025. Use this as a rough guide to how competitive a programme has historically been — not as this year's actual cut-off, since aggregates shift yearly based on pass rates and available places.

Programme (2025/26 cycle)	Aggregate
BSc. Computer Science (College of Science)	07
BSc. Actuarial Science (College of Science)	10
BSc. Biological Science (College of Science)	09
BSc. Human Biology / Medicine (College of Health Sciences)	06
BSc. Dental Surgery, Fee-Paying (College of Health Sciences)	06
BSc. Nursing (College of Health Sciences)	07
LLB / Law (College of Humanities and Social Sciences)	06
Business Administration – Accounting/Banking and Finance (College of Humanities and Social Sciences)	07

These figures illustrate why Medicine, Law, Nursing, and Computer Science remain KNUST's most fiercely contested programmes — all required near-perfect aggregates even in a year where more than half of candidates failed Core Mathematics nationally. If your 2026 aggregate is close to these numbers, these programmes are worth applying for; if it's meaningfully higher, it's worth having a realistic backup among the more accessible programmes.

When does KNUST start giving admission?

KNUST's 2026/27 admission portal has actually been open since April 2026, and management had said it would remain open until WASSCE results were released — which happened on September 4. Applicants can apply online after purchasing an e-Voucher (GH₵250 for Ghanaian applicants, $100 for international applicants) via the KNUST admissions portal, USSD code 41555#, or at Ecobank, CBG, or GCB Bank branches.

On the academic calendar side, KNUST's 2026/27 academic year is scheduled to begin on October 13, 2026, with admission lists typically released in batches in the weeks leading up to and around that date. There is no single "admission day" — successful applicants are notified individually through the portal as batches are processed, so candidates should check their application status regularly rather than wait for a single announcement.

What to do right now

If you're a 2026 WASSCE candidate hoping to enter KNUST this cycle: check your results through WAEC's official checker, calculate your aggregate using your best six subjects (three core plus three electives), and compare it against the confirmed cut-offs above if your target programme is in Agriculture or based at Obuasi. For every other college, hold off on trusting third-party "full lists" until KNUST confirms — apply based on the general aggregate 24 minimum and your programme's typical competitiveness, and watch this page for updates.

Byqwesi will update this article as soon as KNUST confirms cut-off points for its remaining colleges. Bookmark this page or check back for the latest.