University in Nigeria
Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
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Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE) is a state-owned university in Rivers State, Nigeria, and the state's teacher-education institution. It grew out of a teachers' training college founded in 1971 and became a university in 2009; it is the 35th state-owned university in Nigeria. Its motto is "Excellence, Integrity and Service", and the Rivers State Governor is the university's Visitor.
The main campus and seat of administration is at Rumuolumeni, Port Harcourt (P.M.B. 5047). Two further campuses are St John's Diobu campus, on Aba Express Road in Port Harcourt, and Ndele campus in Emuoha Local Government Area. Students admitted to the Faculties of Vocational and Technical Education and Agriculture clear at Rumuolumeni and then proceed to Ndele to begin their programmes. The Faculty of Management Sciences has a permanent building at the New Haven campus of the university.
Teaching is organised in seven faculties: Agriculture, Education, Humanities, Management Sciences (also styled Administration and Management Sciences), Natural and Applied Sciences, Social Sciences and Vocational and Technical Education. There are 50 teaching departments and 74 professors. Degrees include B.Ed, B.Sc.Ed and B.A.Ed teacher-education awards alongside B.A., B.Sc. and B.Lib.Sc. programmes. Humanities covers English and Communication Art, Fine and Applied Arts, French and International Studies, History and Diplomatic Studies, Music, Religious and Cultural Studies, and Theatre and Film Studies. Social Sciences includes Economics, Geography and Environmental Studies, Political Science, Sociology, Social Work, and Petroleum Economics and Policy Studies. Natural and Applied Sciences offers Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Human Kinetics and Health Safety, Integrated Science, Mathematics and Physics. Management Sciences has Accounting, Finance and Banking, Management, Marketing, and Office and Information Management. Newly approved B.Sc. programmes for 2026/2027 are Cyber Security, Human Kinetics and Sports Management, Environmental Management and Toxicology, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
Other academic units include the Postgraduate School, a Graduate School of Business, a College of Continuing Education, the School of Basic Studies and an Institute of Distance Learning. The Dame Patience Jonathan Automated Library serves the main campus, with branch libraries at St John's and Ndele. The Students' Affairs unit handles orientation, hostel accommodation allocation and management, student associations, Students' Union elections, counselling and career services, and services for students with special needs; students may join associations registered with the Dean of Students.
The majority of the university's programmes are fully accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
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View scholarships for Ignatius Ajuru University of Education,Rumuolumeni →Admission to 100 level is through UTME with the university as first choice, followed by Post-UTME screening and admission on JAMB CAPS. For the newly approved programmes (Cyber Security, Human Kinetics and Sports Management, Environmental Management and Toxicology, and Logistics and Supply Chain Management), candidates need a minimum UTME score of 150 with relevant O-Level combinations including English and Mathematics; ranking is by score against each department's approved quota, and only UTME candidates are considered for 100 level. The application form for these programmes costs N15,000 (non-refundable), paid online by Visa, Verve or Mastercard debit card.
Direct Entry candidates register on the university portal (enterpriseschoolsportal.iaue.edu.ng), and their A-Level certificate or first degree must be verified on the Nigerian Post-Secondary Data System (NIPEDS). NCE, OND or NABTEB results are presented at clearance. For 2026/2027, Direct Entry registration closed on 7 September 2026.
Admitted candidates accept the offer on JAMB CAPS, print the admission letter and result slip in colour, and pay a N50,000 acceptance fee online (Pay-Direct, Mastercard or Verve). For 2026/2027 the deadline for merit-listed candidates to accept and pay was 7 September 2026, with faculty clearance beginning 31 August 2026 at 9:00 a.m. daily at each Faculty Conference Hall. Documents include the acceptance form, departmental eligibility form, provisional admission letter, original JAMB result slip and admission letter, NIN slip, age declaration or birth certificate, local government identification certificate, four passport photographs, O-Level results (NECO, WASC), NCE/OND/NABTEB results (Direct Entry only), bio-data print, clearance fee, medical services and original certificate verification. Candidates also register a Glo SIM for the campus communication network and pay school fees online after clearance.
Postgraduate registration is done on the university's postgraduate portal (portal.iaue.edu.ng).
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