Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti - Ekiti State

Undergraduate entry (UTME)

Applicants need a current UTME result (past UTME or Direct Entry results are not accepted) and a UTME score of 180 or above. Candidates who chose another institution first must change their institution at a JAMB office or an approved CBT centre before taking the Post-UTME. Candidates between 16 and 22 years old are eligible; exceptionally qualified candidates under 16 may be considered with JAMB approval. A birth certificate is required, and candidates awaiting O-Level results may apply provided they qualify when results are released.

O-Level requirements

• Law: five credits at one sitting (WAEC, NECO, GCE, NABTEB or IGCSE) including English Language, Mathematics, Literature in English and two other Social Science or Arts subjects.
• MBBS (Medicine and Surgery): five credits at one sitting including English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Biology.
• Other programmes: five credits at not more than two sittings including English Language, Mathematics and three subjects relevant to the course.

Post-UTME screening

Screening is computer-based and online. Candidates must first pay for and complete the online application form; the admission decision is then communicated through the admission portal.

Direct Entry

Direct Entry candidates are exempt from Post-UTME screening and apply online, uploading the JAMB Direct Entry form for the year of application, O-Level result, A-Level result or degree certificate as applicable, official academic transcript, a letter of recommendation from the Registrar of the previous institution and a birth certificate.

Inter-university transfer

Transfers are accepted into all programmes except MBBS. Applicants upload the O-Level or A-Level result, previous JAMB result and admission letter (if applicable), admission letter of the previous institution, official transcript, a letter of recommendation from the previous institution's Registrar and a birth certificate.

International applicants

Fresh international applicants for 100 Level apply through the Fresh International portal and need an international passport, credit passes in English, Mathematics and three other relevant subjects in an O-Level equivalent examination (such as IGCSE, SSCE, GCE or Cambridge O-Level; other results are accepted only when interpreted by the Ministry of Education, Nigeria), secondary-school academic records with official English translation, proof of English proficiency for applicants whose native language is not English, and a birth certificate. International transfer applicants apply through the International Transfer portal and also supply an official transcript and a letter of recommendation from the previous institution.

Postgraduate, pre-degree and other programmes

Postgraduate programmes (PGD, Masters, MPhil, PhD) apply through the College of Postgraduate Studies portal at pg.abuad.edu.ng. Pre-degree (9 months, entry into 100 Level), diploma (entry into 200 Level) and degree foundation (18 months, entry into 200 Level) programmes are run through the Afe Babalola International Study Centre, Ibadan. Part-time studies, open and distance learning and the ABUAD Business School have separate admission portals.

Application fees and payment

UTME applicants who chose ABUAD first pay N2,000 for the application form and N5,000 for screening. Direct Entry and inter-university transfer forms cost N10,500 each. Payment is online only, through Quickteller/Interswitch or the Paydirect platform, using the payment type ABUAD Undergraduate Admission Fee; no bank account number is published for payment. Tuition may be paid in two instalments with 50% as the first instalment, except for 100 Level MBBS, which is paid in full; instalments are allowed from 200 Level.

Applying

Applications are made online at admissions.abuad.edu.ng for the 2026/2027 session: create a portal account, pay the application fee, complete the online form and take the Post-UTME screening, then check admission status and print the admission letter on the portal.

Main Campus, Ado-Ekiti (Ekiti State): Km 8.5, Afe Babalola Way, on 130 hectares. All colleges teach here: Medicine and Health Sciences, Pharmacy, Law, Engineering, Sciences, Social and Management Sciences, Arts and Humanities and Postgraduate Studies.

• College hostels, staff quarters and residential accommodation for all full-time undergraduate students, with 24-hour electricity and internet.
• ABUAD Multi-System Hospital: 400 beds, commissioned 20 October 2017, with a certified helipad; the teaching hospital for the College of Medicine and Health Sciences.
• ICT building with 1,000 computers; 24-hour Wi-Fi.
• Talent Discovery Building with 26 sporting facilities and 15 skills areas; sports include basketball, athletics, chess, football, badminton, scrabble, table tennis, tennis, swimming and volleyball.
• College of Engineering with 43 laboratories, and a Centre for Mechanical Laboratory powered by CES Industries of America.
• Planetarium, postgraduate school buildings and the Independent Power Project.
• ABUAD Industrial Research Park (124 units), Ijan Road, Ado-Ekiti.

Other sites: Afe Babalola International Study Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State (pre-degree, diploma and degree foundation programmes); ABUAD Business School, 13 Osuntokun Avenue, Old Bodija, Ibadan; liaison offices in Abuja (Maitama), Lagos and Port Harcourt.