Every young person one year before graduating a school starts to think over the future profession and begins to look up the information about his or her future alma mater. There are many high educational institutions in Nigeria and many young people choose to continue their education at a university. There are three types of institutions in the country: federal, state, and private. This post will be interesting for those who want to choose the one from Nigerian federal universities. Keep reading to find out the list of universities in Nigeria with federal status and their fees in 2018.
Before making a final choice, future students try to get all the available information about the higher educational institutions which they consider as their future alma mater. The most searched info concerns the faculties and course, cut off makes, feedbacks and different ratings, locations, and of course, fees. There are forty federal universities in Nigeria accredited by NUC.
We would like to make your choice a bit easier, so we have complicated a list of the most popular federal universities in Nigeria, their location, and fees for fresh and returning students. Also, we would like to stress your attention that we have taken into consideration only compulsory charges and it is always reasonable to check the correct fees at the university because the fees on the Internet are rather estimated.
Federal universities in Nigeria and their fees
ATBU – Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
Location: Bauchi
School fees: On average, new students must pay N22,000 – N44,250, while the fees for returning students are N14,500 – N39,500.
ABU – Ahmadu Bello University
Location: Zaria
School fees: The average fee is N23,000 – N45,000. This amount depends on the faculty and courses you are going to study. Of course, we must admit that returning students pay less than new students.
BUK – Bayero University
Location: Kano
School fees: The average fee is N26,000 – N41,000. We advise you to check the fee for each faculty separately, and of course, you should remember that returning students usually pay less than the fresh students.
FUGASHUA – Federal University Gashau
Location: Gashau town
School fees: New students are supposed to pay N29,500 if their choice is Arts, Management or Social Sciences, and N31,000 for being a student of Science and Agriculture faculty. Also, it is worth to be mentioned that retuning students are supposed to pay less, N27,500.
FUPRE – Federal University of Petroleum Resources
Location: Effurun
School fees: Students of the undergraduate program are supposed to pay N80,000 (new students) and N37,050 (returning students).
FUTA – Federal University of Technology
Location: Akure
School fees: Fresh students N51,100 and returning students N13,400 – N17,900.
FUTMINNA – Federal University of Technology
Location: Minna
School fees: New students are to pay N61,450 while the fee for returning students is N28,450.
FUTO – Federal University of Technology
Location: Owerri
School fees: N55,300 – N61,340 (fresh students), N39,300 – N45,340 (returning students).
FUD – Federal University, Dutse
Location: Jigawa State
School fees: N66,800
FUDMA – Federal University, Dutsin-Ma
Location: Katsina
School fees: N27,500 (fresh students), N20,500 (returning students).
FUKASHERE – Federal University, Kashere
Location: Gombe State
School fees: N40,000 (fresh students), N26,000 (returning students).
FULAFIA – Federal University, Lafia
Location: Nasarawa State
School fees: N50,000 (fresh students), N45,000 (returning students).
FULOKOJA – Federal University, Lokoja
Location: Kogi State
School fees: N75,590 (fresh students), N47,000 (returning students).
FUNAI – Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ikwo
Location: Ebonyi State
School fees: N44,000
FUOTUOKE – Federal University, Otuoke
Location: Bayelsa
School fees: N50,000 – N68,000
FUOYE – Federal University, Oye-Ekiti
Location: Ekiti State
School fees: N89,000
NOUN – National Open University of Nigeria
Location: Lagos
School fees: For undergraduate students, N41,000 (fresh students), N18,000 (returning students).
UNIZIK – Nnamdi Azikiwe University
Location: Awka
School fees: For undergraduate students, N60,000 – N70,000 (fresh students), N20,000 – N25,000 (returning students).
OAU – Obafemi Awolowo University
Location: Ile-Ife
School fees: For undergraduate students, N43,700 – N57,700 (fresh students), N19,700 – N30,700 (returning students).
UNIBEN – University of Benin
Location: Benin
School fees: For undergraduate students, N49,000 – N60,000 (fresh students).
UNICAL – University of Calabar
Location: Calabar
School fees: For undergraduate students, N34,250 – N42,750 (fresh students), N30,500 – N39,000 (returning students).
UI – University of Ibadan
Location: Ibadan
School fees: acceptance fee N35,000
UNILORIN – University of Ilorin
Location: Ilorin
School fees: N18,200 – N31,900
UNIJOS – University of Jos
Location: Jos
School fees: N20,000 – N45,000
UNILAG – University of Lagos
Location: Lagos
School fee: N53,500 – N55,500 (fresh students), N45,000 (returning students).
UNN – University of Nigeria, Nsukka
Location: Nsukka
School fee: N34,700 – N64,450
UNIPORT – University of Port-Harcourt
Location: Port-Harcourt
School fee: N92,150 – N127,150 (fresh students), N14,500 – N15,500 (returning students).
We hope that now you at least can make a choice of the university based on the school fees. It is important to know all the fees to understand whether you can afford this educational institution or not. We wish you good luck in such a crucial decision of your life as choosing an alma mater where you will get your further education.