University in Nigeria
Kiagbodo, Delta State
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Edwin Clark University, Kiagbodo is a private university in Kiagbodo, Burutu Local Government Area of Delta State, in the mangrove swamp forest of the Niger Delta. The Federal Government, through the National Universities Commission (NUC), approved it as the 60th private university in Nigeria on 11 May 2015. It is owned by the Edwin Clark Foundation, established in honour of Chief (Dr.) Edwin Kiagbodo Clark OFR, CON, who is the Foundation's president and the university's first Chancellor.
The university describes itself as a private secular university established on Christian/faith-based principles and values. Its stated focus is academic and moral formation with an emphasis on entrepreneurship, self-employment and self-reliance, practical and technical knowledge, and the development needs of the Niger Delta, including the region's wetlands and ecology. It aims to partner with industry, especially oil and gas companies.
Academic work is organised in five faculties. The Faculty of Science has departments of Physics, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, Mathematics, Industrial Chemistry, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Chemistry. The Faculty of Law offers the LL.B. through two departments, Jurisprudence and International Law, and Private and Public Law. The Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences has departments of Medical Laboratory Science and Nursing Science. The Faculty of Humanities, Social and Management Sciences covers Political Science, Mass Communication, History and International Studies, Banking and Finance, English and Literary Studies, Accounting, Economics, Business Administration, Marketing and Sociology. The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences has departments of Agricultural Economics and Extension, Crop Science, Animal Science and Soil Science. A School of Postgraduate Studies admits candidates to diploma, masters and doctorate programmes. The General Studies Unit teaches compulsory courses to all students from 100 to 300 level, including Communication in English, Use of Library and ICT Skills, Nigerian Peoples and Culture, Leadership Skills, Peace and Conflict Resolution and entrepreneurship courses.
The Faculty of Law runs a Law clinic and a Moot Court; the clinic gives students practical experience through visits to correctional centres and courts and vacation internships in law offices, and offers access to justice for indigent persons with lecturers and practitioners. The Physics programme holds full NUC accreditation. In 2025 the first batch of Nursing students sat both the nursing and midwifery council examinations, and the university reports a 100% pass rate.
Edwin Clark University is a residential institution. Halls of residence are managed under the Students' Affairs Unit, which comprises the Dean of Student Affairs, hall wardens, hostel administrators, hall supervisors and porters, and a university shuttle takes students to the halls. The University Chapel is an interdenominational church on campus. The university has partnership arrangements with Coventry University (UK), Chicago State University (USA) and Reinhardt University (Georgia, USA) covering course-taking, exchange programmes and postgraduate admissions. In the 2021 NUC Nigerian University System ranking it was placed first among the eight ranked private universities in the South-South zone, 17th of 47 private universities and 32nd of 113 universities overall.
The university offered scholarships to the first 100 registered students of the 2015/2016 academic session; students with outstanding performance remain on the scholarship until graduation.
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View scholarships for Edwin Clark University, Kaigbodo →Candidates need at least five relevant O-level credit passes, including Mathematics and English Language, obtained in not more than two sittings. They must take the UTME in subjects relevant to the chosen course and obtain an acceptable score; the university's cut-off mark is 150 and above. Candidates below 16 years should not apply. Course-specific requirements apply; for example, B.Sc. Physics requires credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one of Biology, Agricultural Science, Geography, Technical Drawing, Further Mathematics or Food and Nutrition, and UTME candidates should offer English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
Candidates must hold the JAMB Direct Entry form and five relevant O-level credits including Mathematics and English Language in not more than two sittings. In addition they need one of: at least two A-level passes in subjects relevant to the chosen course; a relevant first degree, HND, NCE or ND; or JUPEB/IJMB. For Physics, an ND must be not below lower credit, and appropriate NCE passes may be accepted.
The Joint Universities Preliminary Examination Board programme is a one-year advanced-level foundation. Participants who score the approved grades for their programme are admitted into 200 level.
Transfers are admitted into 200 level (four-year programmes) and 300 level (five-year programmes). Applicants need five relevant O-level credits including Mathematics and English Language in not more than two sittings, a CGPA of at least 3.50 before transfer, and must forward their academic transcript to the university through the Registrar of their present university.
The School of Postgraduate Studies invites applications for Diploma, Masters and Doctorate programmes for the 2026/2027 session.
Applications are made through the online admission form on the university website or a downloadable form. Fees are paid by bank deposit into the university's designated accounts or by Remita; late payment attracts a fine of N20,000 per due date. Fees are payable at least 50% two weeks before the first semester with the balance two weeks before the second semester, or 100% two weeks before the session begins.
Kiagbodo campus, Burutu LGA, Delta State is the university's single site, on about 1.05 square kilometres in Delta South Senatorial District. Teaching takes place in the five faculties, the Faculty of Law has a 200-seat auditorium, Law clinic and Moot Court, and the Faculty of Science and other faculties run departmental laboratories and programmes.
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