The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) is one of the top rated public universities in Nigeria. Located in Ilorin, Kwara state and sitting on landmass covering approximately 5000 hectares, the university offers a total of 127 courses across 15 faculties at the undergraduate level.
Admission into Unilorin is opened to all Nigerian citizens who meet the minimum admission requirements and school fees is cheap because the government subsidizes all public university tuition fees in Nigeria.
UNILORIN Courses and Faculties
1. Faculty of Agriculture
There are currently eight (8) Academic Departments in the Faculty viz:
- Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Agronomy
- Animal Production
- Crop Protection
- Home Economics and Food Science
- Forest Resources Management
- Aquaculture and Fisheries
Admission Requirements
UTME Candidates
Five ‘O’ level credit passes to include English language, Mathematics, Biology/Agric. Science, and any two of Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Economics.
Direct Entry Candidates
At least two ‘A’ level passes in Chemistry and one from Biology/Botany/Zoology/Agric. Science, Economics, Physics, Geography and Geology/Mathematics (Pure & Applied)
Direct Entry Candidates (Special Consideration, Waiver)
UNILORIN accepts OND/NCE credit pass in Agriculture into 200 level while those with HND may be admitted into 300 level.
2. Faculty of Arts
- ARABIC
- CHRISTIAN STUDIES
- COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- FRENCH
- HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- ISLAMIC STUDIES
- LINGUISTICS
- THE PERFORMING ARTS
- YORUBA
3. FACULTY OF BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES
- Chemical Pathology and Immunology
- Hematology & Blood Transfusion
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Pharmacology & Therapeutics
- Pathology
- Medical Microbiology and Parasitology
- Physiotherapy
4. Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Department of Anatomy
- Department of Medical Biochemistry
- Department of Physiology.
5. Faculty of Clinical Sciences
- Anesthesia
- Behavioural Sciences
- Dentistry
- Epidemiology & Community Health
- Family Medicine
- Medicine
- Nursing Science
- Obstetrics & Gynaecology
- Ophthalmology
- Otorhinolaryngology
- Paediatrics and Child Health
- Radiology
- Surgery
6. Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences
- Computer Science
- Mass Communication
- Telecommunication Science
- Library and Information Science
- Information and Communication Science.
7. Faculty of Education
- Adult and Primary Education Studies
- Arts Education
- Counsellor Education
- Educational Management
- Educational Technology
- Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education
- Human Kinetics Education
- Science Education
- Social Sciences Education
8. Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Agric. And Biosystems Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical & Electronics Engineering
- Food and Bioprocess Engineering
- Materials & Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
9. Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Department of Architecture
- Department of Estate Management
- Department of Quantity Surveying
- Department of Surveying and Geo-informatics
- Department of Urban and Regional Planning
10. Faculty of Law
- Business law
- Common and Islamic Law
- Jurisprudence and International law
- Private and Property law
- Public law
11. Faculty of Life Sciences
- Department of Biochemistry;
- Department of Microbiology;
- Department of Optometry & Vision Science;
- Department of Plant Biology
- Department of Zoology
12. Faculty of Management Sciences
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Marketing
- Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
- Public Administration
13. Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology
14. Faculty of Physical Sciences
- Chemistry
- Geology and Mineral Sciences
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics and
- Geophysics.
15. Faculty of Social Sciences
- Criminology and Security Studies
- Economics
- Geography & Environmental Management
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Social Work
- Sociology
