University in Nigeria
Samonda, Ibadan, Oyo State
University profile
Dominican University Ibadan is the first university of the Order of Preachers (the Dominican Order) on the African continent. It was established in the year the Order marked the 800th anniversary of its foundation, and it grew out of the Dominican Institute in Ibadan, which became an affiliate of the University of Ibadan in 1993. The university follows the Dominican philosophy of education, which holds that authentic development is centred on the human person and combines artistic, technical and ethical competence with research and teaching.
The university is located at Samonda, on a hill in Ibadan North Local Government Area, Oyo State, about 128 km inland from Lagos. It lies close to the University of Ibadan, and the Dominican Chapel stands at the centre of the campus. The postal address is Plot 10A Educational Layout, Samonda, P.M.B. 5361, Ibadan.
Academic work is organised in the Faculty of Science (Chemical Sciences, Computer Science, with Botany, Zoology, Mathematics and Physics listed among the departmental requirements), the Faculty of Humanities, Management and Social Sciences (Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, and Philosophy and Religious Studies including Christian Religious Studies), the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies (Mass Communication and Film and Multimedia) and the Aquinas Faculty of Theology, which offers Theology and the Licentiate. Undergraduate programmes currently offered for admission include B.Sc. Accounting, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics and Mass Communication, all with a four-year duration. Postgraduate taught programmes include the M.A. in Philosophy and a professional Master in Philosophy and Computing, and an H.N.D. to B.Sc. conversion programme is run through a separate directorate.
Student services and units include the university library, the ICT unit with Moodle and an e-classroom platform, the University Health Services Centre, student hostels on campus, a cafeteria, sports and recreation facilities, a chaplaincy, a counselling unit, a security unit, a students centre and a Student Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) unit. The Centre for Professional Training and Development runs short ICT certification courses in cyber security, data science, cloud computing and software engineering.
The university received a provisional licence from the federal government in November 2016, admitted its pioneer students in October 2017 and was informed by the National Universities Commission in June 2020 that it had been granted a full statutory licence. Its core values are friendship, integrity, innovation and diligence. Its mission is to help Nigeria achieve its potential by bringing together people of diverse ethnic, religious and cultural backgrounds in an academic community for research, teaching and learning.
The Scholarship Unit offers scholarships to incoming undergraduates. To be eligible, a candidate must make Dominican University the first choice when buying the 2026 UTME form, score at least 200 in the 2026 UTME, and gain admission. The scholarship is worth N200,000 (the figure given for the 2025/2026 session) and covers Accounting, Business Administration, Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics and Mass Communication. Awards are made on a first-come, first-served basis and terms and conditions apply.
Send the UTME score slip and the letter of admission to [email protected]. Enquiries: 07038050100, 08057025905 (WhatsApp) or 09030001712, Coordinator of Scholarships, Fr Victor Ogundipe, O.P.
Scholarships are funded by donors including the Vanderhorst Family Foundation (which has sponsored seven students across programmes and whose scholarships are offered to incoming 100 Level students), the Gladys Uche Okafor-Halim Family Scholarship Scheme, Sarah and Tony from Swansea, and Janice and Allan Jones.
Current students and staff who guide a prospective student from choosing the university through post-UTME screening to payment of acceptance fees receive an incentive for each successful referral of a first-year or direct entry candidate.
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View scholarships for Dominican University Ibadan Oyo State →All undergraduate admission is through JAMB. Candidates must be at least 16 years old by October of the admission year. Entry to 100 Level (UTME) requires five credit passes at SSCE (or equivalent) in relevant subjects including English and Mathematics, obtained in not more than two sittings, and a satisfactory UTME score in relevant subjects. All candidates sit post-UTME screening and must meet the special requirements of their chosen department.
In addition to five SSCE credits including English and Mathematics (not more than two sittings), a candidate must hold a GCE A-Level pass in at least two Senate-approved subjects, or a credit-level OND or merit-level NCE from an approved college or polytechnic, or a first degree or HND from an approved university or polytechnic.
Applications are made through the online admissions portal (admissions.dui.edu.ng) for the 2026/2027 session. The online application form fee is N15,000 and the post-UTME screening fee is N2,000. Applicants create an account with a valid email, activate it, pay and send proof of payment, wait for approval, then complete the form and upload documents. For screening, candidates bring the JAMB change-of-institution slip (if applicable), the coloured JAMB result slip, SSCE (WAEC/NECO) results, a coloured passport photograph and proof of both payments. Enquiries: [email protected], 0903-000-1712, 0905-558-8866, 0905-558-8867.
One-off fees total N95,000 (result verification N10,000, admission processing N10,000, acceptance N40,000, medical examination N35,000). First-year Accounting and Business Administration tuition and other fees come to N725,550, including tuition of N340,000; optional hostel bed space is N300,000, giving N1,120,550 with the one-off fees. At least 60% of tuition and other fees must be paid before course registration.
External transfer applicants need five O-Level credits, must meet UTME requirements and subject combinations for the programme, and need a minimum CGPA of 2.50/5.00, 3.50/7.00 or 2.00/4.00 with a departmental letter of evaluation. Transfers into 300 Level or above must spend at least two sessions at the university; transfers may not exceed 10% of a department's quota; three reference letters (a former lecturer, a clergy member and a Justice of the Peace) are required; candidates expelled elsewhere are not accepted. Internal change of programme is allowed once and only in the first semester.
Postgraduate taught programmes (M.A. Philosophy; Master in Philosophy and Computing) apply through the Directorate of Postgraduate Studies portal at pgs.dui.edu.ng. An H.N.D. to B.Sc. conversion programme applies through conversionprogrammes.dui.edu.ng.
Samonda campus, Ibadan (main and only campus). Plot 10A Educational Layout, Samonda, Ibadan North, Oyo State. All faculties (Science; Humanities, Management and Social Sciences; Communication and Media Studies; Aquinas Faculty of Theology) are taught here.
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