University in Nigeria
Ogbomoso, Oyo State
University profile
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is an autonomous public university at Ogbomoso, Oyo State, with the general function of providing higher education and research. It was established on 23 April 1990 as Oyo State University of Technology (OSUTECH) and took its present name after Osun State was created out of the old Oyo State in 1991. It was jointly owned by Oyo and Osun States until 20 November 2020, when it became solely owned by Oyo State under an agreement between the two states. Its vision is to be a centre of academic excellence for the advancement of technology in meeting the socio-cultural needs of society.
The university has about 30,000 students and more than 3,000 academic, non-teaching and contract staff. It teaches in twelve faculties: Agricultural Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Nursing Sciences, Computing and Informatics, Environmental Sciences, Engineering and Technology, Food and Consumer Sciences, Pure and Applied Sciences, Management Sciences, and Renewable Natural Resources. Arts and Social Sciences also offers undergraduate degrees, including English and Literary Studies, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Economics, Mass Communication and Library and Information Science.
Degrees are mostly technology-oriented: Bachelor of Technology (five years) in fields such as the engineering disciplines, computer science, cyber security science, architecture, building, estate management, surveying and geoinformatics, food science, nutrition and dietetics, anatomy and physiology, and the agricultural sciences; and B.Sc., B.A., BLIS (four years) in management and arts and social science fields. Medicine and Surgery (MBBS), Nursing Science and Medical Laboratory Science are taught in the College of Health Sciences.
Alongside full-time undergraduate degrees the university runs a Postgraduate School (PGD, M.Sc., M.Tech., M.Phil. and Ph.D.), a Part-Time Programme, the LAUTECH Open and Distance Learning Centre, a Pre-Degree Science programme and a JUPEB programme for Direct Entry admission to 200 Level. Teaching includes laboratories, workshops and ICT facilities, and industrial training and industry collaborations are part of the undergraduate programme. The Olusegun Oke Library is the university library.
The university operates on two main sites: the Main Campus and the College of Health Sciences in Ogbomoso, and the College of Agricultural Sciences and Renewable Natural Resources at Iseyin. The Visitor is the Governor of Oyo State, and the Vice-Chancellor is Professor Razaq Olatunde Kalilu.
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View scholarships for Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso →Candidates must have scored at least 170 in the 2025/2026 UTME to be eligible for screening, must choose LAUTECH as first-choice institution, must upload O'Level results to JAMB CAPS, and must be at least 16 years old by 30 September 2025. Candidates awaiting WAEC, NECO or NABTEB results may apply but must upload them to CAPS by the deadline. Admission is based on 80% UTME score and 20% O'Level grades. An offer on JAMB CAPS not accepted within three weeks of upload is withdrawn.
At least five credit passes in relevant subjects at not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO or NABTEB. Medicine, Nursing and Medical Laboratory Science require five relevant credits at one sitting. Subjects are programme-specific, for example Medicine requires English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Accounting requires English Language, Mathematics, Financial Accounting and two of Economics, Commerce, Marketing, Government and Geography.
Minimum UTME cut-off marks range from 170 upward by programme. Examples for 2025/2026: Medicine 280, Nursing 260, Medical Laboratory Science 240, Computer Science 230, Architecture 220, Civil Engineering 220, Electronic and Electrical Engineering 220, Nutrition and Dietetics 220, Biochemistry 210, Cyber Security Science 210, Accounting 200, Computer Engineering 200, English and Literary Studies 200, Anatomy 180, Business Administration 180, Economics 180, Building 170, Estate Management 170, Philosophy 170.
For 2025/2026, online registration ran from 25 July to 20 August 2025 at apply.lautech.edu.ng. The fees were a non-refundable registration fee of N2,000 and a portal access fee of N3,000 paid with an Interswitch-enabled debit card (the portal listed the Post-UTME application at N2,300). A passport photograph on white background in JPEG format not exceeding 20KB is uploaded. Inconsistencies in names, state of origin or age may lead to disqualification, and false information leads to withdrawal of admission.
Candidates need a JAMB Direct Entry form and one of: a university degree with at least Second Class Lower, ND with Upper Credit, NCE with at least Merit, HND with at least Lower Credit, or JUPEB, together with five O'Level credits. Transcripts go to the Registrar, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso at least one week before screening. Oral and written interviews for 2025/2026 held on 25 and 26 August 2025 at The Hall; non-attendance forfeits the admission. The Direct Entry application fee on the portal was N10,300.
A one-year programme preparing candidates for Direct Entry to 200 Level; candidates sit the JUPEB A'Level examination in three chosen subjects in Art, Science or Management Science combinations. Entry requires five O'Level credits at not more than two sittings in WAEC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB, including English Language and relevant subjects. The application fee is N15,000; applications opened on 3 June 2026 and close on 13 September 2026, with a computer-based entrance examination on 15 September 2026.
A six-month programme with an intensive compulsory three-month ICT component. Entry requires five O'Level credits at not more than two sittings. The application fee is N15,000; the form closes on 11 October 2026 and the computer-based entrance examination is on 13 October 2026. Candidates choose two programmes from two different faculties, and placement depends on performance, admission requirements, vacancies and ICT training; candidates must also take the 2027 UTME and meet the cut-off mark.
Part-time degree programmes are open to holders of O'Level results for undergraduate entry; the portal listed a Part-Time application fee of N15,300 for 2025/2026.
Programmes: PGD (minimum two semesters), Master's M.Sc./M.Tech./M.A. and M.Phil. (minimum three semesters), M.Phil/Ph.D. and Ph.D. (minimum six semesters). PGD requires a first degree with at least a Third Class in a relevant discipline or an HND with at least Lower Credit. Master's requires at least Second Class Lower in a relevant discipline (a weighted score of 60 for PGD holders). M.Phil requires a weighted average of at least 50 and Ph.D. at least 60 in the Master's degree. Faculties set O'Level requirements of five credits including English Language and Mathematics, with science faculties requiring Physics, Chemistry and Biology. The application fee is N20,000 (excluding bank charges) paid by Interswitch-enabled debit card at apply.lautech.edu.ng; the portal listed the closing date as 28 February 2027, and transcripts go to the Secretary, Postgraduate School, LAUTECH, Ogbomoso.
A change-of-programme platform opens during the 2025/2026 admission exercise; the portal listed a fee of N5,300.
Newly admitted candidates present O'Level results uploaded on JAMB CAPS, A'Level or other results for Direct Entry, the original JAMB result slip and the provisional offer letter for verification.
The Olusegun Oke Library serves the university and provides print and digital resources, quiet study spaces, collaborative areas and information-literacy support. The Hall on campus hosts interviews, ceremonies and lectures, and a new ICT complex hosts computer-based examinations.
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