Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination
| Acronym | UTME |
|---|---|
| Type | Computer-based standardized test |
| Administrator | Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) |
| Purpose | Admission to undergraduate programs of universities or colleges in Nigeria |
| Year started | 1978 |
| Duration | 2 hours |
| Score range | Test scored on scale of 0–400 |
| Score validity | 1 year |
| Offered | 1 time annually |
| Regions | Nigeria |
| Languages | English |
| Annual number of test takers |  2,243,816 in 2026 |
| Prerequisites | No official prerequisite. Intended for high school students. Fluency in English assumed. |
| Fee | Varies yearly |
| Used by | All universities and colleges offering undergraduate programs in Nigeria |
| Website | Official website |
The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) is a computer-based standardized examination used for college admissions in Nigeria. Since its debut in 1978, it has maintained two components, art and science based tests, each of which 3 of its subjects, with Use of English as compulsory, were scored on a range from 0 to 400. Prior to 2014, the exam was a paper-and-pencil test until 17 May 2014 when it became computer-based.