University in Nigeria
Ajebo, Ogun State
University profile
McPherson University (McU) is a private Christian university in Seriki Sotayo, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area, Ogun State, on Km 75 of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. It is sponsored by the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria, which has been in Nigerian education since 1955, and is named after Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of the Foursquare Gospel Church. Its vision is building a people of excellence and integrity for service, and its core values are Knowledge, Integrity and Service.
The National Universities Commission (NUC) licensed the university on 28 February 2012 as the 49th private and 121st university in Nigeria. It opened to its first students in October 2012 and had graduated ten sets of students by the end of the 2024/2025 session. All its undergraduate programmes are NUC-accredited, and postgraduate programmes run under the College of Postgraduate Studies, founded in 2021.
Teaching is organised in five colleges: Natural and Applied Sciences (COLNAS), Computing (COLCOM), Humanities, Social and Management Sciences (COHSMAS), Law (COLAW) and Allied Health Sciences (COAHS). Undergraduate degrees include Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Microbiology, Biotechnology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Mathematics, Physics Electronics, Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering, Information Technology, Data Science, Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, International Relations, Mass Communication, English and Literary Studies, History and International Studies, Religion and Peace Studies, Law, Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Public Health and Health Information Management. A Centre for Continuing Education runs part-time, open distance learning and JUPEB foundation programmes.
Student life is organised by the Directorate of Student Affairs, which coordinates hostel life, clubs and associations, counselling, and scholarship and internship links. Sports facilities include a football field, athletic tracks, volleyball, handball and tennis courts with spectator stands, within walking distance of the hostels; lectures end at noon on Wednesdays so students can take part in sport, and inter-collegiate competitions are held at the end of each session. The university takes part in the Nigerian Private Universities Games Association (NPUGA) events. A campus health centre serves students, staff, the host community and road accident victims on the expressway, and free campus Wi-Fi, webmail, a learning management system and Microsoft 365 licences are provided through the ICT Directorate.
Beyond teaching, the university has built a town hall for the host community of Seriki Sotayo, helped bring a power sub-station that supplies the surrounding area, and provides medical services to more than 8,000 people in nearby villages. As a faith-based institution it emphasises character formation alongside academics. The SIWES directorate arranges three- and six-month industrial attachments, and a work-study scheme lets students work up to 20 hours a week while studying.
The university offers scholarships to indigent students from the host communities who hold the required O-Level and JAMB results.
Through a partnership with Karabuk University under the Erasmus+ International Credit Mobility scheme, full-time 400-level students of the College of Computing (Computer Science, Cyber Security, Data Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering) can apply for a five-month funded study period. Support includes a stipend of EUR 800 per month, round-trip travel support and an additional EUR 250 monthly top-up for participants with documented disabilities. Selection is weighted 50% CGPA and 50% English language level, with an official English score required; +10 points for documented disability and -10 points for prior Erasmus mobility.
Students may work up to 20 hours per week on the university's work-study scheme, and the Directorate of Student Affairs links students to scholarship and internship opportunities. See mcu.edu.ng/main/scholarships.
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View scholarships for Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ajebo →Candidates need credit passes in five subjects at SSCE, NECO or GCE O-Level at not more than two sittings, including English Language and Mathematics (English Language and Literature in English for Law and the Arts programmes), plus the programme-specific subjects, and an acceptable UTME score. UTME subject combinations include: sciences and health programmes - English, Biology, Chemistry and Physics (or Mathematics, or Economics for Public Health and Health Information Management); Computing programmes - English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry or Biology; Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics and Marketing - English, Mathematics, Economics and a social science subject; Mass Communication - English and three Arts or Social Science subjects; English and Literary Studies - Literature in English, one other Arts subject and another Arts or Social Science subject; Law - English Language, Literature in English and other Arts and Social Science subjects.
LL.B. is a five-year programme through UTME, with credit passes in five O-Level subjects including English Language and Literature in English. Direct Entry (four-year) applicants join year two with a two- or three-year diploma plus the O-Level credits, or A-Level/HSC passes, or an acceptable first degree.
Direct Entry candidates generally need two A-Level passes (three for Accounting, Finance and International Relations) in relevant subjects, or JUPEB or IJMB results. OND, HND, NCE and nursing/midwifery qualifications are accepted for specified programmes, for example OND with credit in a relevant field for Biotechnology-related sciences and Medical Laboratory Science, and registered nurses, community health officers or environmental health officers for Public Health and Health Information Management. Transfer applicants from other recognised universities may be considered for the relevant level; transfer into 200-level Nursing is open to those with a B.Sc. in biological or basic sciences meeting the Nursing requirements.
Five O-Level credits in the subjects for the chosen course of study. Subject combinations: Humanities - Government, Literature in English, Christian Religious Studies or History, or Economics, Government, Literature in English or History; Management and Social Sciences - Economics, Government, Mathematics (or Business Management, Accounts combinations); Natural and Applied Sciences and Basic Medical Sciences - Biology, Chemistry, Physics, or Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics.
Part-time B.A./B.Sc. programmes admit holders of HND, ACA and related qualifications, B.Th., OND and other diplomas, SSCE and NECO in Accounting, Banking and Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Marketing, International Relations, Mass Communication, English, Religion and Peace Studies, History and International Studies, Computer Science, Biochemistry and Microbiology.
Go to www.mcu.edu.ng, open Admissions, choose Apply and create an account, log in, pay the application fee and complete the form, choose a referral option, submit and print the acknowledgement slip. Admission and acceptance-fee instructions are then sent by email; after the acceptance fee is paid, a link to pay tuition is sent. Foursquare Gospel Church members upload a letter of membership from their pastor. Payments are made through the Remita-based portal. Admissions for 2026/2027 are open for undergraduate, postgraduate and JUPEB programmes, with instalment payment available and resumption in October 2026. Fees are paid in stages through the portal: compulsory fees first, then accommodation, then tuition, which can be paid as 100%, 60%, 40% or 20% in the first semester and 40%, 30% or 10% in the second semester. Admission offices: [email protected].
Main campus, Seriki Sotayo (Ajebo), Ogun State - KM 75, Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Alapako Bus Stop. All five colleges, the College of Postgraduate Studies and the Centre for Continuing Education are based here.
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