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Most at times health maintenance is not given a priority, not until a dysfunction intercedes. Many people are plagued with array of disorders arising from complex causes such as dysfunctional body mass profile like body mass index (BMI). Successes for all youths require good academic performance. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between BMI and academic performance among students of Basic Medical Sciences, Bayero University Kano, Nigeria. Data was collected from 160 males and 224 female students of the Faculty. Seca ZT-120 stadiometer with functional weighing scale.(Model RGZ 160, China) was used for the measurement of height and weight. Body mass index (BMI) was calculated by dividing the weight in kilogram with the square of height in meters. Quantitative variables were described using measures of central tendency and standard deviation. Chi-square test was used in assessing the significant associations between categorical groups, a pvalue≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Correlation analyses were done to determine the relationship between the BMI and academic performance. The study has shown that majority of the participants have a normal BMI, and revealed a moderate trend with a weak and negative correlation (-0.123), between BMI and Academic Performance. However, BMI could be used among other factors to predict whether an individual will do well academically or not.