University in Nigeria
Ilara-Epe, Lagos State
University profile
Augustine University is a private Catholic university in Ilara-Epe, Epe Local Government Area, Lagos State. It is owned by the Catholic Archdiocese of Lagos, whose Archbishop is Proprietor and Visitor, and was conceived by Anthony Cardinal Olubunmi Okogie, Archbishop of Lagos until August 2012. The university upholds the tradition of Catholic higher education aimed at intellectual, cultural and moral excellence and prepares students for leadership and enterprise. Its motto is "Pro Scientia Et Moribus" (For Learning and Character). The Chancellor is businessman Femi Otedola.
The campus occupies 153.84 hectares along Igbonla Road in Ilara-Epe, on land that held mostly farmland and surrounding communities, and includes classrooms, offices, hostels, library, laboratories, workshops and staff quarters. The university offers practitioner-oriented, career-focused undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and describes 23 programmes across 13 departments.
There are four faculties: Humanities, Management and Social Sciences (FAHUMSS); Science (FACUS); Engineering (FACE); and Allied Health Sciences (FAHS). Humanities, Management and Social Sciences covers Accounting and Finance, Business Administration, Economics, English, Mass Communication and Media Studies, Philosophy and Religious Studies, and Political Science and International Relations. Science has departments of Biological Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Mathematical Sciences and Physics, with programmes including Microbiology, Biology, Biotechnology, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Computer Science, Mathematics, Cyber Security, Information Technology, Software Engineering and Physics. Engineering offers Computer Engineering, approved by the National Universities Commission from October 2023, and Allied Health Sciences houses Nursing Science, approved by the NUC and the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria in 2023 with an initial training quota of 100 students. A Postgraduate School in Computer Science offers a Postgraduate Diploma, M.Sc. and Ph.D., and a JUPEB centre prepares candidates for direct entry into 200 level.
The campus is fully residential. Students live in four halls (Assumption Hall 1 and 2 for women, Divine Mercy Hall and Our Lady of Perpetual Help Hall for men) and eat at the main cafeteria, with campus food vendors alongside. The library holds 5,723 titles in over 15,000 volumes with a further 10,000 volumes in processing, 10,000 novels and an e-library with access to over 30 databases. The university cites ICT, science and medical laboratories, 24/7 internet access and steady power and water. A chaplaincy and student clubs operate on campus, and Gregory Music School is an affiliated institution.
Admission is through JAMB (UTME and Direct Entry) followed by the university's screening. Nigerians in the diaspora and international candidates apply through separate routes on the admission portal, with a separate international fee schedule. Nursing Science is approved by the NUC and NMCN, and the programmes follow NUC minimum academic standards.
The Faculty of Science gives a Dean's award to students with a CGPA of 4.00 to 4.49 at the end of each academic session, and the Vice-Chancellor's Academic Award to students with a CGPA of 4.50 to 5.00.
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View scholarships for Augustine University →Applicants must be at least 16 years old by 30 September of the admission year. All admission is through JAMB. 100-level (UTME) candidates need at least five O-Level credit passes at SSCE/WAEC/NECO or equivalent in not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics for specified courses plus relevant subjects, a UTME score in the subjects specified for the course, and must pass the university's Post-UTME screening. UTME candidates should choose Augustine University as first choice and upload the O-Level result on the JAMB portal; those who did not may apply but must process a change of institution on the JAMB portal before screening. Candidates awaiting SSCE/GCE results may apply.
Five O-Level credits plus at least two A-Level (or equivalent) passes in relevant subjects, or an NCE, OND/ND (some programmes also accept HND, JUPEB or a good first degree), and the JAMB Direct Entry form for the year. Part-time programmes are direct-entry only.
Transfer candidates from other universities need the admission letter from their previous university.
The admission portal has separate application routes for Nigerians in the diaspora (100 level, and direct entry or transfer to 200 level) and a separate international fee schedule.
PGD: five O-Level credits including English, Mathematics and three relevant science subjects, plus a pass degree in a relevant science discipline, or an HND of at least Upper Credit. M.Sc.: five credits including English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of Biology, Economics or Geography; a B.Sc. in Computer Science or related discipline with at least Second Class Lower, or a PGD for third-class holders, or HND lower credit with PGD at minimum CGPA 3.50; postgraduate screening is required. M.Phil/Ph.D: an M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent with a CGPA of 3.50 to 3.99.
Create an account on the Undergraduate Admission Portal and select the programme type (UTME, Direct Entry, Transfer, JUPEB, Part-Time, or the diaspora routes). Pay the application fee and O-Level result verification fee through Remita, complete the form with JAMB details and documents, and submit. Candidates are then contacted by email or SMS for screening. Payments are made only through the university website, never into an individual's account.
A one-session, two-semester programme for candidates with five O-Level credits in not more than two sittings, leading to direct entry into 200 level. The 2023/2024 application fee was N10,500.
Fee schedules for Nigerian and international students are issued by programme; tuition excludes feeding.
Ilara-Epe main campus, Lagos State (Igbonla Road, Epe LGA, 153.84 hectares): all faculties, the Postgraduate School and the JUPEB centre.
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