University in Nigeria
Mubi, Adamawa State
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Adamawa State University, Mubi (ADSU) is a state-owned university in Mubi, Adamawa State, in north-eastern Nigeria. Founded in 2002, it is regarded as the first state university in the north-east. Its motto is "Education for Development" and its mission is to produce graduates with sound knowledge of their disciplines, practical skills and a sense of responsibility to society. The Governor of Adamawa State is the Visitor, and the Vice-Chancellor since February 2025 is Prof. Augustine Clement, a professor of animal science.
The university teaches at two campuses in Mubi, the Boni Haruna Campus and the Abubakar Barde Campus. The Abubakar Barde Campus is the newer site and houses the Faculties of Agriculture and of Social and Management Sciences.
Academic work is organised in eight faculties: Administration and Management Sciences; Agriculture; Arts; Education; Environmental Sciences; Law (Common Law and Sharia Law); Science and Computing; and Social Sciences, Communication and Media Studies. A Postgraduate School runs the Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), master's and PhD programmes, and a one-year IJMB foundation programme prepares candidates for direct-entry admission. Programmes are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
Student support is coordinated by the Student Affairs Division, which manages hostel allocation, welfare and counselling, student organisations (the Student Union Government, departmental associations, clubs and societies), orientation for fresh students and student ID services. Facilities include a university library (opened 2003) with faculty libraries, a university clinic (since February 2003), an ICT directorate, a Career Development Centre, a SIWES unit, an entrepreneurship unit and a sports directorate with football pitches and basketball, tennis and handball courts. Hostels are available on and around campus.
The Directorate of Collaboration, Linkages and International Relations, established in March 2025, coordinates local, national and international partnerships.
The university collects data for the federal student loan scheme (NELFUND) through an ADSU NELFUND data capture form on its student menu.
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View scholarships for Adamawa State University Mubi →Candidates with a UTME score of 150 or above and five O'Level credits including Mathematics and English are invited to the Post-UTME/Direct Entry screening, held from 15 June to 30 October 2026. Direct Entry candidates are screened in the same exercise; candidates awaiting O'Level results should indicate this in their application.
Apply online on the university's admissions portal (adsu_postutme.admissions.cloud). The screening fee is N2,000, paid online. Upload the JAMB/Direct Entry slip and O'Level/A'Level results; the JAMB registration number serves as the username and password.
The university runs a one-year IJMB programme that prepares candidates for direct-entry admission.
Facilities: University Library (65,644 volumes, seven divisions, faculty libraries for Agriculture, Education, Administration and Management Sciences, Sciences, Law, Environmental Sciences, Arts and the Postgraduate School); University Clinic (consultations, free dispensing of prescribed drugs, laboratory services, free routine immunisation); sports facilities (two soccer fields, basketball, tennis and handball courts); hostels on and around campus; ICT and e-learning facilities; 24-hour campus security.
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