University in Nigeria
Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
University profile
Elizade University is a private university at Ilara-Mokin, near Akure in Ondo State, established by Chief Michael Ade.Ojo, who is its Founder and Visitor. It was licensed by the National Universities Commission (NUC) on 28 February 2012 and admitted its first students in January 2013. Its stated vision is to be globally competitive, producing entrepreneurial, innovative and ethical graduates, under the motto "Pragmatic Innovation for Development". The Vice-Chancellor is Distinguished Prof. Philip Oguntunde.
Teaching is organised in five faculties plus a College of Health Sciences: Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Basic and Applied Sciences, Humanities, Social and Management Sciences, Allied Health Sciences and Law. A School of Postgraduate Studies runs PGD, M.Sc., M.Eng., M.Phil., LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes. Undergraduate programmes for 2026/2027 include Biotechnology, Microbiology, Biochemistry, Applied Geophysics, Computer Science, Software Engineering, Cybersecurity, Physics with Electronics, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Human Anatomy, Human Physiology, Public Health, civil, electrical/electronic, mechanical, automotive, computer, information and communication and mechatronics engineering, Architecture, Quantity Surveying, Estate Management, Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Mass Communication, Tourism and Hospitality Management, Sociology, Political Science, International Relations, English Language, Performing and Film Arts, and Law. Admission into the MBBS programme opened in the 2026/2027 session.
The Faculty of Engineering was set up in 2014, and the Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences is one of the two foundation faculties that began operations in 2013. The Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was formed from the Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences in 2023. The Faculty of Law runs a law clinic in line with the Network of University Legal Aid Institutions (NULAI) and hosted the 2018 Africa Clinical Legal Education Colloquium.
The campus has hostels, laboratories, multimedia lecture halls, a library, a recreational centre, sports facilities, a medical centre and high-speed internet for staff and students. Lecturers upload lecture notes to the iLearn online platform, so students can read ahead of classes. Students in selected programmes can take a three-month practical training at ORT Braude College of Engineering in Israel under a memorandum of understanding, and the International Office manages exchange and mobility links with partners including the University of Portsmouth. Inter-faculty debate and public-speaking competitions and anti-drug campaigns with the NDLEA are part of student life.
Elizade University is licensed by the NUC. Its undergraduate programmes are NUC-accredited, and the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences programmes in Nursing Science and Medical Laboratory Science hold NUC and professional council accreditation. Architecture received full NUC accreditation in 2024.
The Founder, Chief Michael Ade.Ojo, instituted a performance-based scholarship for young indigenes of Ilara-Mokin who graduated from the two public secondary schools in the town, the Apostolic High School and the Community Comprehensive High School. Successful candidates may study any programme of their choice, and the award covers full tuition, accommodation and all administrative fees.
Applicants must have passed O-Level with five credits including English and Mathematics in one sitting, and scored at least 250 in the UTME. Applicants of Ilara-Mokin lineage through either parent are eligible.
Enquiries go to the Chairman, Elizade University Committee on Award of Scholarship: [email protected], +234 803 582 5897. Official page: https://www.elizadeuniversity.edu.ng/Home/Scholarship.
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View scholarships for Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin →Candidates choose from the programmes of the Faculties of Basic and Applied Sciences, Allied Health Sciences, Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Humanities, Social and Management Sciences, and Law, and the College of Health Sciences (MBBS). Candidates screen at Ilara-Mokin, Ikeja (Lagos), Port Harcourt, Uyo or Abuja.
Candidates must have sat the 2026 UTME and scored at least 240.
Five credit passes at not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics where required, as the matriculation standard for first-degree programmes.
The application fee is N10,000, payable online. A paper form costs N5,500 and is sold at Elizade Nigeria Ltd offices in Lagos, Ibadan, Akure, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo, Umuahia and Aba. The acceptance fee is N100,000 and is non-refundable. A Parents' Forum levy of N10,000 is payable per student per session. Fresh students also pay identity card (N3,000), WAEC verification (N7,000) and prospectus (N5,000) charges. Accommodation is N200,000 per session; feeding is pay-as-you-eat. Nursing Science and Medical Laboratory Science students in 300 to 500 level pay an additional N200,000 clinical fee per session. Enquiries: [email protected], 08101563682, 08158355812, 07083611621, 08165744490.
PGD: a degree of at least Third Class from Elizade University or another approved university; minimum one academic session. Master's (M.Sc./M.Eng./LL.M.): normally a Second Class (Lower Division) honours degree or better; three to six semesters. M.Phil.: for a candidate who has taken a master's programme but did not make the Ph.D. grade; two to three semesters full-time, three to four part-time. Ph.D.: a master's degree with a research dissertation and a weighted coursework average normally not below 60% or a CGPA of 3.5/5.0 (4.5/6.0 or 5.0/7.0); three to four sessions (six to eight semesters) full-time, four to five sessions part-time. All postgraduate candidates must also meet the O-Level matriculation requirement above.
Postgraduate application is made online through the School of Postgraduate Studies portal or by purchasing a form on campus at Wuraola Ade.Ojo Avenue, Ilara-Mokin. The application fee is N10,000 excluding transaction charges. Transcripts go to The Secretary, School of Postgraduate Studies, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State. Enquiries: [email protected], 08086637744.
Ilara-Mokin campus (Wuraola Ade.Ojo Avenue, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State) is the single teaching campus, close to Akure, the Ondo State capital. All five faculties, the College of Health Sciences and the School of Postgraduate Studies operate here.
Admission screening is also held at centres in Lagos (Ikeja), Port Harcourt, Uyo and Abuja.
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