University in Nigeria
Igbariam, Anambra State
University profile
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) is a state university owned by the Anambra State Government in south-eastern Nigeria. Its postal address is PMB 6059, Igbariam, Anambra State, and it operates from three campuses at Igbariam, Uli and Awka. The university offers undergraduate, postgraduate, diploma, certificate, part-time and JUPEB programmes.
The university was established by Law No. 13 of 2000 as the Anambra State University of Science and Technology. It was conceived as a two-campus institution, with its main site at Uli (formerly Ekwenugo Okeke Polytechnic) and a second campus at Igbariam (formerly the College of Agriculture), and it inherited the assets and liabilities of the polytechnic. It was later renamed Anambra State University.
Uli campus hosts the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Environmental Sciences, the science faculties, the Pre-Science programme and the pre-medical and pre-clinical medical programmes. Igbariam campus hosts the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts and Social Sciences, Law and Management Sciences, together with the Capital Market Studies programme. Awka campus is the seat of the College of Medicine and Teaching Hospital, which provides clinical training in Medicine and Surgery, with medical facilities at Amaku General Hospital.
The university's faculties include Agriculture, Arts, Basic Clinical Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Medicine, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Health Science and Technology, Law, Management Sciences, Natural Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences. Programmes in the Faculty of Environmental Sciences include Architecture, Environmental Management, Estate Management and Urban and Regional Planning, while Physical Sciences covers Statistics, Mathematics, Geology, Industrial Physics and Industrial Chemistry.
Programmes have received full and interim professional accreditation from bodies including the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN), the Council of Legal Education, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), the Council for the Regulation of Practice of Geology and the Nigerian Institute of Architects (NIA). Student life on the Igbariam campus includes clubs, associations, sports and cultural activities, with lecture halls, hostels, cafeterias and ICT centres.
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View scholarships for Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli →Candidates must have made COOU their first-choice institution in the 2026 UTME. The minimum UTME score is 150, and 200 for the professional courses: Law, Medicine, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science and Pharmaceutical Science. Candidates scoring 150-165 are encouraged to consider courses in Agriculture (Agro Economics and Extension, Animal Science, Crop Science, Soil Science, Fisheries and Aquaculture), Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical), Arts (Linguistics and Igbo, Music, Religious Studies), Education (eleven education-combination courses including Guidance and Counselling, Business Education and Social Studies), Physical Sciences (Statistics, Mathematics, Geology, Industrial Physics, Industrial Chemistry), Environmental Sciences (Architecture, Environmental Management, Estate Management, Urban and Regional Planning) and Library and Information Science.
Candidates who did not choose COOU first but scored the eligible pass mark may apply after changing institution at a JAMB CBT centre.
Direct Entry candidates who made COOU their first choice must register for the screening exercise. Holders of NCE, OND, HND, a first degree or A Level in a relevant discipline are eligible. Academic transcripts must reach the Registrar on or before the deadline; late submissions are not considered.
Online registration opens on 8 June 2026 and closes on 30 August 2026. Candidates must be at least 16 years old by 30 September 2026. Upload of O-Level results (and A-Level results for Direct Entry candidates) is compulsory. The non-refundable application fee is N2,000, paid through the application portal.
Admission enquiries: [email protected] or [email protected]. Postgraduate applications are made through pg.apply.coou.edu.ng.
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