The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, also known as UNN hereby present their scholarships, admission, courses, tuition fees, and ranking to prospective students. Inspired by Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, was founded due to the bill of law passed in 1955, on the eighteenth day of May. However, the activities of the university as an institution of higher learning started on the 7th of October, 1960 after Nigeria gained her independence. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka is the nation’s university situated in Nsukka, Enugu state. It is one of the most prestigious universities in the country. Basically, University of Nigeria, Nsukka got its name as a result of being the first indigenous and autonomous university of the country.

The University of Nigeria, Nsukka has four campuses:

University of Nigeria, Nsukka campus: located in the heart of Nsukka, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, popularly known as UNN is the main campus of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.It houses some faculties like the faculties of Engineering, pharmaceutical sciences, physical sciences, social sciences, veterinary medicine, agriculture, biological sciences, Education, and arts.University of Nigeria, Enugu campus: the University of Nigeria, Enugu campus, popularly known as UNEC is located in Enugu town of Enugu state. It houses the faculty of Business Administration, Environmental Studies, Law, Medical Sciences, Dentistry and health sciences.University of Nigeria, Teaching Hospital, Ituku Ozalla campus: located in Ituku Ozalla, the University of Nigeria, Ituku-Ozalla campus, popularly known as UNTH houses the Faculty of Medical Sciences and the College of Medicine.Most of their practical medical works are performed at UNTH.University of Nigeria, Aba campus: the University of Nigeria, Aba campus, located in Aba in Abia state, houses the institute of Nigerian Languages.

Actually, UNN has a number of other affiliate schools. She has fifteen faculties and one hundred and two academic departments.Hence, the University of Nigeria has a wide range of 82 undergraduate programmes and 211 postgraduate programmes. The University of Nigeria, Nsukka’s official website: www.unn.edu.ng.

Notable Alumni from the University of Nigeria

Chris Ngige, Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria (2003–2007) and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Anambra State, Anambra Central Senatorial District), 2011 – 2015Chimaroke Nnamani, Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Enugu East Senatorial District, Enugu State) and Governor of Enugu State (1999–2007)Okwesilieze Nwodo, Governor of Enugu State, Nigeria (1992–1993)Akpan Isemin, Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria (1992–1993)Peter Obi, Governor of Anambra State, Nigeria (2006 – 2014)Peter Odili, Governor of Rivers State, Nigeria (1999–2007)Sullivan Chime, Governor of Enugu State, Nigeria (2007 – 2015)Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, NigeriaOusman Jammeh, Gambian Foreign Minister (2009–2010)Lam Adesina, in the pioneer class of 1963; Governor of Oyo State, Nigeria (1999–2003)Olisa Agbakoba, class of 1977 (Law); Senior Advocate of Nigeria; founder of Nigeria’s foremost human rights organization, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) and former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (2006–2008)Dora Akunyili, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) (2001 – 2008), Federal Minister of Information and Communication, Nigeria (2008–2010).Fabian Osuji, former Federal Minister of EducationOserheimen Osunbor, Governor of Edo State, Nigeria (2007–2008) and Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (Edo State, Edo Central Senatorial District), 1999–2007Celestine Onwuliri, Professor of Parasitology and Honourable Commissioner for Information, Culture, Youths & Sports, Imo State (1997-1999), Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture(1998), Vice-Chancellor Federal University of Technology, Owerri (2006-2011), Ag. Vice-Chancellor, University of Jos, Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Honourable Commissioner for Information, Culture, Youths & Sports, Imo StateIke Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, NigeriaGodwin Emefiele, Group managing director/CEO, Zenith Bank Plc., Nigeria, Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (2014-)Jacob K. Olupona, Professor of African Religious Traditions and Chair of the Committee on African studies at the Harvard Divinity School with a joint appointment as Professor of African and African American Studies in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard UniversityObiageli Ezekwesili, Vice President (Africa Region), World Bank and Federal Minister of Education (2006–2007) and Solid Minerals Development (2005–2006), NigeriaBetty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, pisciculturist, philanthropist, and the First Lady of Ondo State in NigeriaFabian Udekwu professor of surgery, cardiac surgeon, the first person to perform open-heart surgery in black Africa.Bennet Omalu (b.1968) class of 1990, physician, a forensic pathologist, professor, discoverer of the relationship of the neurological disease Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) to some concussions in American footballMoji Christiana Adeyeye, Director-General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) (2017 – present); First African Woman Fellow, American Association of Pharmaceutical Sciences (AAPS)Olu Oguibe, Professor of Art and African-American Studies and interim Director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut, StorrsCharles Chukwuma Soludo, Governor Central Bank of Nigeria (2004–2009)Herbert Wigwe, CEO Access Bank, NigeriaBianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, Special Assistant on Diaspora Affairs, Nigeria; MBGN 1988, Miss Intercontinental 1989Zack Orji, actorObiora Udechukwu, head, Fine Arts Department, St. Lawrence University, New YorkFabian Osuji, former Federal Minister of EducationChinua Achebe, Emeritus Professor of English, 1985 and father of African Literature.

UNN RANKING

World ranking: the University of Nigeria, Nsukka is ranked the 1537th in the world, according to UniRank rankings. US news in 2021 ranks it 1393 among the best global universities and 64th in best global universities in Africa. Country ranking: In Nigeria, the University of Nigeria is ranked third in Nigeria, according to the NUC ranking of 2021 Nigerian University Ranking.

UNN COURSES

The faculties in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka are:

Agric Extension servicesAgricultural economicsAgricultureAnimal scienceArchaeologyArt (Combined Honours)Accounting/AccountancyAdult educationAgricultural science and educationAgricultural and Bioresources engineeringArchitectureBusiness educationBanking and financeBiochemistryBiological sciencesBotanyBusiness managementCrop scienceComputer scienceCivil engineeringComputer educationComputer with statisticsCreative artsDentistry and dental surgeryElectrical engineeringElectronic engineeringEstate managementEducation and social scienceEducation and chemistryArts EducationEducation scienceEnglish and literary studiesFine art/fine and applied artsFrenchFrench with German/RussianHistoryLawLanguagesLinguisticsLibrary and Information ScienceLinguistics Igbo and other African LanguagesMusicPhilosophyReligious studiesRussianTheatre and Film studiesGuidance and counsellingHealth educationHome economics and educationIndustrial technical educationPhysical educationMechanical engineeringSurveying and geoinformaticsUrban and Regional planningMedical laboratory scienceMedical rehabilitationMedicine and SurgeryPharmacyRadiographyGeologyMathematicsMicrobiologyPhysics and astrologyPure and applied chemistryPure and industrial chemistryStatistics zoologyFood science and technologyHome scienceNutrition and dieteticsSocial scienceMarketingPublic administration and local governmentGermanVeterinary medicine.

SANDWICH COURSESEd in adult educationIn arts educationEd in Science educationEd in Health and physical educationIn Social science educationEd in Vocational teacher educationMLS degree in Library and Information sciencePGDE in vocational teacher educationPGDE in Library and Information science

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL

Application for admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for regular/sandwich programme, postgraduate diploma, masters and doctoral degree programmes are considered once in an academic session.

Eligibility for master’s programme at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Eligibility for doctoral degree programme at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

Admission deadline: the application for postgraduate studies at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka is usually online and the dates for application usually comes in the middle of the year, between May and July. The specific dates are on the school website.

www.unn.edu.ngwww.unnportal.edu.ng

General entry requirements: Applications should be sent by courier to: The secretary School of Postgraduate Studies University of Nigeria, Nsukka Enugu state.

DURATION OF STUDY

Regular Postgraduate diploma: two semesters Sandwich postgraduate diploma: three long vacations Regular master’s degree: minimum of three semesters for full time and 5 semesters for part-time. Sandwich M.Ed: three long vacations Doctorate degree: minimum of six semesters for full time and eight semesters for part-time. (No sandwich available for PhD programmes.)

UNN ADMISSION

The students for undergraduate programmes have four modes of entry:

Entrance examinationDirect entryTransferSandwich programme

The requirements for admission into an undergraduate programme at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka are as follows For more information on the postgraduate school of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, please visit: www.unn.edu.ng www.unnportal.edu.ng www.unn.edu.ng/postgraduate-admissions-advert Successful candidates from the Post UTME screening exercise for admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka will be notified of their admission by publication on the school website. The list is released in batches. Candidates who made the general school cut but were not offered provisional admission, maybe because they did not make the cut for their intended course of study are required to purchase a supplementary admission form from the school website and opt for another course with vacancies for which they made the cut. The list of successful candidates would be published on the school website. The JAMB portal will also notify successful candidates of their admission status and course of study. For more information, please visit the school website:

www.unn.edu.ngwww.unnportal.edu.ng

CUT OFF MARKS FOR UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA

The cut marks for admissions into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka vary from year to year for individual courses, however, there is a general school cut off of 180 requirement for admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The individual cuts for each department are released each year. This can be assessed at the school’s official website where all official guidelines and pronouncements are made accessible to the general public at:

www.unn.edu.ngwww.unnportal.edu.ng

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA DIRECT ENTRY

Eligibility for application for admission into the University of Nigeria, Nsukka through the Direct Entry For more information, please visit: www.unn.edu.ng/academics/admissions-2/under-graduate/admission-by-direct-entry/

UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA SCHOOL FEES

The school fees of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka varies from year to year but usually in a close range of the list below. Even the 2022 fees schedule stipulates this.

For first-year students: ₦70000 – ₦77000Second year students: ₦47000 – ₦54000For other years: ₦40000 – ₦47000For final year students: ₦41000 – ₦47000

Laptop fee: there is a mandatory laptop fee for the students of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Where each student is supplied with a laptop. This is payable once by each student. There is an option of paying in instalments for the PCs. Full payment: ₦90000 Instalment plan:

Payment 1: ₦30000 2: ₦30000Payment 3: ₦30000Payment 4: ₦30000

Paying in instalment is worth ₦120,000.

UNN SCHOLARSHIPS

The Federal government scholarship scheme is for the faculty of medicine and other faculties at UNN from 200 level and above. Their CGPa must be 4.0 and above. Tetfund and many other scholarship schemes for postgraduates are available for students to partake in. Also, there are some national scholarships that are acceptable at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. These scholarships can be accessed at www.unn.edu.ng/jobsscholarships/ and https://www.unn.edu.ng/scholarship

Scholarships available for foreign students:

Scholarship worth $6000 per year is available for foreign students at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka for postgraduate programmes.

Eligibility:

Students should not be under any other scholarship at the time of application Students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 and above on a 5-point scale in the undergraduate or postgraduate studies.

Conclusion

There are many good things about this great University in Nigeria that we cannot exhaust in one post. Howbeit, the choice is yours to make. We hope you give this great citadel of learning a chance to be a tool in the making of the great person you are becoming.