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Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

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About Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State

The Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) is a federal public university in Ekiti State, south-western Nigeria, with its main campus on the Oye-Are Road at Oye-Ekiti. It is a multi-campus institution drawing students from across Nigeria and beyond, and works to the national accreditation standards of the regulatory bodies for its programmes.

Teaching is organised in faculties including Agriculture, Arts, Basic Medical Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Computing, Computer and Information Engineering, Education, Engineering, Environmental Design and Management, Law, Life Sciences, Management Sciences, Multidisciplinary Studies, Pharmacy, Physical Sciences and Social Sciences, together with a College of Medicine. Undergraduate programmes span agriculture, arts and humanities, basic and applied sciences, computing and engineering, education, environmental design, management and social sciences, and medical and health sciences.

Beyond the faculties, the university runs a School of Postgraduate Studies, the FUOYE Business School, an Institute of Part-Time Studies, an Institute of Distance Learning, an Institute for Food Security and Commercial Agriculture, a JUPEB programme, a pre-degree programme and a summer school.

Student life includes cultural festivals, performing arts showcases, student clubs, inter-faculty competitions and sport such as football, athletics and table tennis. The Directorate of Health Services operates the university health centre, and the Student Affairs Department coordinates student welfare and development. The university library supports teaching and research, and the institutional repository hosts theses and research outputs.

University information

Merit scholarships

  • Presidential Scholarship: N600,000 per academic year for students with exceptional academic achievement; considered automatically during admission.
  • Innovation Scholarship: N6,000,000 per academic year for students with exceptional academic achievement; considered automatically during admission.

NELFUND

Students may also apply for the federal government Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) student loan, which covers tuition and upkeep. The university reports awarding more than N100 million in scholarships annually to undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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Undergraduate admission

Candidates for first-degree programmes must obtain and complete the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) forms and satisfy the university's general admission requirements; some programmes also have additional faculty or departmental requirements. New admissions are normally made at the start of each academic session. On registration, candidates present original certificates, including a birth certificate, and any candidate found not to hold a claimed qualification is expelled. Admitted students pay the prescribed fees.

Other routes

The university has regulations for Direct Entry admission, transfer from other universities, deferment of admission and change of degree programme.

Postgraduate

Admission is subject to the prescribed academic qualifications and university regulations, with progression from PGD to doctoral study.

Post-UTME

Departmental post-UTME cut-off marks are set each session; for 2025/2026 they ranged from 50.3 (Chemistry Education) to 84.65 (Medicine and Surgery).

  • Oye-Ekiti (main campus), Oye-Are Road: main campus and most faculties; the School of Postgraduate Studies is hosted at the mini campus in Oye town.
  • Ikole-Ekiti campus: houses the Faculty of Engineering, an ICT centre named after the late pioneer ICT Director Ikechukwu Iheanacho, a health centre and student hostels.

Facilities include the university library, smart classrooms, research laboratories, sports facilities and a university health centre.

Explore Study Programmes

Study programmes offered at Federal University, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State.

BA English and Literary Studies
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BA History and International Studies
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BA Linguistics and Languages
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BA Philosophy
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BA Religious Studies
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BA Theatre and Media Arts
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Adult Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Agricultural Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Biology Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Business Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Chemistry Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 
BEd Economics Education
Bachelor'sNigeriaIntake : First degree candidates must obtain and complete the JAMB (UTME) forms. New admissions are normally
 

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