The University of Ilorin has again emerged the nation's most
preferred higher institution of learning, having attracted far
more admission applicants than any other university in this
year's Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME).
This is the third consecutive year that the Better-by-far
institution will be attracting the highest number of
admission seekers.
Statistics obtained from the computer-based test conducted
between February 27 and March 3 this year across 540
centres in Nigeria and eight overseas countries showed that
Unilorin attracted 103, 238 admission seekers, maintaining
the record it had set in the last two years. A total of
1,592,305 million candidates sat for the examination
conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
this year.
This revelation was contained in an exploratory report on
the 2016/2017 pre-admission exercise by one of the nation's
leading newspapers, The Punch, entitled “Imo has highest
number of UTME candidates”.
In its edition of Tuesday, June 14, 2016, the newspaper
reported that “UNILORIN, as in the last two years, still
occupies the first slot in terms of attracting the highest
number of applicants. One hundred and three thousand,
two hundred and thirty-eight candidates applied to study in
the university this year”.
According to the report, the University of Benin, Benin City,
with 81,363 applicants came second while Ahmadu Bello
University, Zaria, with 75,383 candidates, came third.
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka, attracted 65,954
candidates to place fourth, while Bayero University, Kano,
with 64,220 applicants, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University,
Awka, with 61,862 candidates came fifth and sixth
respectively.
The University of Lagos (Unilag), with 60,659 candidates, is
placed seventh while the nation's premier university, the
University of Ibadan (UI), with 59,176 candidates, came
eighth. In last year's rankings, 68-year-old UI was placed
seventh while UNILAG was fifth.
Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, retained the ninth
position it occupied in 2015. This year, it attracted 45,924
candidates.
The University of Jos, which was not among the top 10 most
preferred universities in 2015, improved on its rankings,
placing 10th this year with 40,366 candidates.
For the private universities, the Covenant University, Ota;
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti; Babcock University,
Ilishan-Remo; and Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State,
occupied the first four positions in terms of attracting
candidates' interest. They had 2, 586; 1,304, 1,248 and 418
candidates in that order.
Missing on the top 10 private universities among candidates
this year, are the Bell University, Ota, owned by former
President Olusegun Obasanjo, and the American University
of Nigeria, Yola, founded by former Vice-President, Atiku
Abubakar.
The Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State (370); Bowen
University, Iwo (329); Al-Qalam University, Katsina (308) and
the Baze University, FCT (277) came fifth, sixth, seventh and
eighth in that order.
The Bingham University, Karu, with 247 candidates, and
Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, with 204 candidates,
occupied the ninth and 10th positions, out of the over 60
private universities in the country.
Meanwhile, the report also showed that Imo State indigenes
topped the list of applicants that sat for this year's UTME
with a total of 104,383candidates (about 6.56 per cent) of the
1,592,305 million candidates that sat for the examination
conducted by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board
this year.
Delta State came second on the table with 78,854 candidates
(4.95) in the examination.
The third on the table is Anambra State, which produced
77,694 or 4.88 per cent of the candidates.
In the examination, Osun State had 72,752 candidates,
placing it in the fourth position.
The statistics also revealed that Oyo State, with 72,298
candidates (4.54 per cent), came fifth, while Enugu State
placed sixth with 69,381 candidates or 4.36 per cent.
In the seventh position is Edo State with 66,107 or 4.15 per
cent of the candidates, while Ogun State placed eighth with
62,973 candidates.
Akwa Ibom State, which placed ninth, had 62,369 candidates,
while Benue State, in the 10th position, led the pack from
the 19 states in the North with 60,160 candidates.
Kogi State placed 11th on the rankings with 57,694
candidates, whereas Kwara State, which accommodates the
University of Ilorin, had 54,606 candidates, placing 12th
among the 36 states of the federation.
Still on the rankings, the lowest 10 states in terms of
applicants are Niger, Borno, Taraba, Adamawa, Jigawa,
Yobe, Sokoto, Kebbi, Zamfara and FCT.
While 18,231 Niger State indigenes applied for tertiary
education this year, Borno and Taraba states had 15,697 and
15,672 candidates respectively. Adamawa, Jigawa, Yobe and
Sokoto had 15, 615, 12,664, 10,045, and 10,006 in that order.
FCT had only 4,087 candidates.
Meanwhile, of the 1,592,305 million candidates that sat for
the examination, only 68,481 candidates applied to study
Education.
Social Sciences topped the Faculty table with 362,567
candidates.
The breakdown further reveals that whereas 336,694
candidates sought to study Medicine, 95,182 others applied
to study Law.
Engineering/Technical/Environmental courses with 228,195
candidates attracted a higher number of applicants than
Administration and Arts/Humanities, which posted 88,029
candidates.
Similarly, 217,150 candidates considered Sciences this year,
while only 25,445 of the 1,592,305 million candidates
applied to study Agriculture











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Oh cool

Hmmmm Unilag didn't make the most sort after? Mushroom University

HERSLEY:
Hmmmm Unilag didn't make the most sort after? Mushroom University

lolzz....nhazo....Nah only name dem carry for head

Everybody wants to go to school! Kai!!! Abeg let's go and learn trade jhooor

HERSLEY:
Hmmmm Unilag didn't make the most sort after? Mushroom University

you mean when they are aware of the competition?? save the crap who wants to stay at home another extra year

See them o.. Them they shout Imo state get highest applicant for post utme.. Ino even see the state and federal uni for the list

Hian! 100k+ for ilorin!

Always better by far

Whats so special about uniilorin?

MrEverest:
Whats so special about uniilorin?

you are talking about the most technologically advanced institution in the country, the pacesetter in how a university should be run and a school that promotes hardwork n discipline.

The truth is that the southerner like travelling example the igbos but the west don't like leaving their region thatz initially what make the populate increace.. Check for instance IMSU free schooling but still not make top 10, to show u dat the south east, like visiting neighbouring region.

I'm among these numbers... Papa God, this is my first try in getting admission, open the way for me and those reading this and aspiring. Amen

kudoxs:
you are talking about the most technologically advanced institution in the country, the pacesetter in how a university should be run and a school that promotes hardwork n discipline.

OMG!!you mean the same unilorin?that school that admit dumb students..... to all unilorin aspirants no mind this guy o...nothing like merit list sef...quote me with proof only

druxy:
OMG!!you mean the same unilorin?that school that admit dumb students..... to all unilorin aspirants no mind this guy o...nothing like merit list sef...quote me with proof only

u don't expect everyone that applied to gain admission, pained person spotted.

kudoxs:
u don't expect everyone that applied to gain admission, pained person spotted.

yea pained... but you can't tell me that isn't the truth.....fine not everyone gets admitted... but at least upto 60% should be merit... abeg...BTW I told ya to quote me if you geh prove that I'm wrong

druxy:
yea pained... but you can't tell me that isn't the truth.....fine not everyone gets admitted... but at least upto 60% should be merit... abeg...BTW I told ya to quote me if you geh prove that I'm wrong

I don't need prove to quote you boy!