University in Nigeria
Kachia, Kaduna State
University profile
The Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia (FUASK) is a federal university in Kachia, in the southern part of Kaduna State, established by an Act of Parliament in 2025 after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu signed the bill sponsored by Senator Sunday Marshall Katung, who represents Kaduna South Senatorial District. Its motto is Knowledge and Innovation for Development; its vision is to become a globally recognised institution in knowledge, skills and innovation, and its mission is to equip graduates with knowledge and skills for innovation.
The university inherited the infrastructure of NOK University, which the Federal Government took over in 2024. It stands on 173 hectares in Kachia town, about 110 km from Kaduna and 90 km from Kafanchan. Abuja is reachable by road via Bwari-Jere and Kurmin Jibrin (about 180 km) or via Abuja-Keffi-Kwoi (about 170 km). Kachia is a semi-urban town with a mixed population including Adara, Jaba, Bajju, Gbagyi, Ikulu and Fulani communities, with ginger-processing plants and rice mills and several military training institutions nearby.
Academic units are the College of Medicine and the Faculties of Agriculture, Allied Health Sciences, Architecture, Computing, Environmental Science, General Studies, Pharmacy and Sciences. Programmes include MBBS, anatomy, physiology, Doctor of Pharmacy, Doctor of Physiotherapy, nursing science, radiography, medical laboratory science, health information management, community health science, architecture, landscape architecture, furniture design, quantity surveying, software engineering, computer science, cyber security, information technology, artificial intelligence, microbiology, biotechnology, industrial chemistry, nuclear science, crop science, animal science and fisheries, environmental resource management, entrepreneurship, procurement management and supply chain management.
Hostels for male and female students are available on campus, and a university clinic with qualified medical personnel, including for emergencies, serves staff and students. The College of Medicine is planned for a location close to Federal Medical Centre, Kafanchan, which has been adopted as the teaching hospital. Students are served by an applicant and student portal, a payments portal and an e-learning platform.
The National Universities Commission approved 18 full-time programmes for the 2025/2026 session after resource verification, covering medicine and surgery, pharmacy, software engineering, nursing, architecture and other programmes in basic medical sciences, allied health sciences and computing. International applicants are charged a separate foreign-student fee schedule. The university's core values are integrity, sustainability, inclusivity, harmony and technology.
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View scholarships for Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, Kaduna State →Candidates must have taken the 2026/2027 UTME, obtained a minimum score of 170, and hold five relevant O'Level credits including Mathematics and English in not more than two sittings. Candidates who did not choose FUASK first must change course or institution to FUASK on JAMB CAPS, upload their O'Level results to CAPS and print evidence of the change.
Direct Entry candidates complete the JAMB Direct Entry form, hold five relevant O'Level credits including Mathematics and English in not more than two sittings, and present an A-Level result (IJMB, National Diploma with a minimum of Lower Credit, or Cambridge A-Levels).
Applicants create an account as a New Applicant on the application portal (fuask.edu.ng/portals/Application), pay the N2,000 application fee by card or by generating an RRR and paying through a bank, then complete and submit all online forms. The completed forms are printed and submitted to the Admissions Office on the day of screening. The 2026 second post-UTME screening runs 17-19 August 2026 at 9am daily at the university auditorium in Kachia: 17 August for Allied Health Sciences, College of Medicine and Pharmacy; 18 August for Computing, Sciences and Architecture; 19 August for Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. Bring originals and photocopies of O'Level results, the 2026 UTME result slip, the UTME registration or change-of-institution slip, two passport photographs, birth certificate or declaration of age, indigene certificate, payment receipt and the completed application form.
Admitted students accept admission on JAMB CAPS, print the admission letter from the applicant portal and pay 100% of the school fees, acceptance fee and accommodation fee on the payments portal. On campus they obtain academic clearance (admission letter, fee and acceptance receipts, JAMB letter or change-of-institution slip, O'Level result, NIN slip, birth and indigene certificates), then departmental clearance, then process hostel accommodation at Student Affairs, and submit a medical fitness report from a government hospital at the university clinic.
Foreign students are charged $950 school fees plus $300 accommodation, a total of $1,250, across programmes.
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