Ajayi Crowther University, Ibadan

Ajayi Crowther University (ACU) is a faith-based private university in Oyo town, Oyo State, owned by the Supra Diocesan Board (West) of the Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion). It is named after Samuel Ajayi Crowther, the first African Anglican bishop, who translated the Bible into Yoruba and other local languages.

The university was granted its licence to operate as a private university by the National Universities Commission on 7 January 2005. Andrew's College, Oyo, whose roots go back to the CMS Training Institution founded in Abeokuta in 1853.

The campus is in the Oke-Ebo area on the Ibadan-Oyo-Ilorin road in Atiba Local Government Area, about one hour by road from Ibadan and Ogbomosho and two hours from Ilorin, Ile-Ife and Lagos.

Academic work is organised into faculties including Agriculture, Basic Medical Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Computing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Humanities, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Nursing and Social Sciences, with a postgraduate school, part-time and foundation programmes.