Delta State University Abraka

Undergraduate (UTME and Direct Entry)

Admission to degree programmes is through JAMB (UTME and Direct Entry); successful candidates check their admission status on the university portal using their JAMB registration number. Department-specific requirements are set out in the UTME brochure for the university. The university announces a regular undergraduate cut-off mark list for each session.

Pre-degree programme (2025/2026)

The intensive pre-degree programme prepares candidates for 100 level of all degree programmes except Medicine and Law. Applicants need five credits in relevant subjects, including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings; for Pharmacy and Nursing Science the five credits must be obtained at one sitting. Candidates must register for the UTME with DELSU as first choice, meet the DELSU minimum cut-off, and register the same course in JAMB and in the pre-degree programme. Admission is by computer-based test at the university examination centre in Abraka. The form costs N20,000, obtained by generating a virtual PIN online and paying through the specified channels; the 2025/2026 application period ran from 3 July to 3 October 2025.

JUPEB foundation programme (2025/2026)

The nine-month JUPEB programme, run with the Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board, leads to Direct Entry into 200 level. Applicants need at least five O-Level credits, including English Language and Mathematics, at not more than two sittings; for Medicine and Surgery, Dentistry, Nursing, Medical Laboratory Science, Law and Pharmacy the five credits must be at one sitting. Subject combinations are prescribed per faculty (for example Biology, Chemistry and Physics for Agriculture, Pharmacy and the health sciences; Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics for Engineering). The form costs N20,000 through a virtual PIN generated on the university portal; applications for 2025/2026 ran from 19 May to 30 September 2025. Lectures hold from 8am to 4pm, Monday to Friday, at the JUPEB Study Centre in Abraka.

New Diploma programmes (2026/2027)

Diplomas run for four semesters under the Centre for Continuing Education Programme in Arts, Engineering, Law, Management Science, Social Science and Communication and Media Studies. The general requirement is five O-Level credits at not more than two sittings, including English Language and, depending on the programme, a pass or credit in Mathematics and subject-specific credits (for example Mathematics, English, Chemistry and Physics for engineering diplomas; Literature in English for Theatre Arts, Law and the media programmes; Economics for Accounting). Engineering diplomas also accept TC II with credit passes or a City and Guilds Part 1 certificate. The form costs N20,000 at https://portal.delsuces.online; sales open on 19 June 2026 and close on 31 December 2026.

Postgraduate (2026/2027)

Applicants need a degree from DELSU or another institution recognised by the University Senate, plus five O-Level credits in not more than two sittings. A credit in English Language and Mathematics is required for all programmes, except that a pass in Mathematics suffices for Law, History and International Studies, Linguistics, Music and Theatre Arts, and Mathematics is not compulsory for Religious Studies and Philosophy; Law applicants also need a credit in Literature in English. ACE and TC II are not accepted and no waivers are granted.

• Academic Master's (M.Sc., M.Ed., M.A., LL.M., M.Eng.): at least a Second Class Lower Division bachelor's degree in a relevant discipline; M.Pharm requires a good honours degree in Pharmacy with a grade point of at least 3.0 on 5.
• Professional Master's: a Second Class Lower Division degree or an HND with Upper Credit from a Senate-recognised polytechnic.
• Postgraduate Diploma: a bachelor's degree with at least Third Class or an HND (Lower Credit); a Pass degree from DELSU in education or another discipline may be considered for the PGDE.
• M.Phil.: a master's degree with an average of 50-59% or a CGPA of 3.00-3.49 (12 months full-time, 24 months part-time; thesis plus three taught courses).
• Ph.D.: a weighted average of at least 60% or a CGPA of at least 3.50 on 5 (CGPA of at least 4.0 for the Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Toxicology in the Faculty of Pharmacy).

Applications are made at www.portal.delsuces.online; the fee is N31,000, payable by Zap, transfer, bank, USSD or Opay. Sales of forms run from 22 June to 30 November 2026. Uploads required are transcripts of all qualifications, the O-Level certificate (not TC II), the NYSC certificate or exemption/exclusion certificate, and for Ph.D. candidates a 3-5 page research proposal. Provisional admission lists are posted on the portal and on the notice board at the Postgraduate School, Site III, Abraka. Enquiries: +234 (0)803 578 1422.

• Abraka (main campus), Delta State: the administrative seat (P.M.B. 1, Abraka) and home of most faculties, the Postgraduate School at Site III and the JUPEB Foundation School and halls of residence at Site II.
• Anwai, Asaba: the DELSU Business School.
• Oleh: a campus established under the 1995 Amended Edict, headed by a Provost.

Support facilities include a staff and student counselling centre, an e-learning centre, student accommodation, sporting facilities, a university library, a health services unit and an ICT directorate.