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Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, is a state-owned university in Ogun State, south-west Nigeria. It opened in 1983 as Ogun State University and took its present name on 29 May 2001, in honour of Chief (Dr.) Olabisi Onabanjo, the civilian governor of the state who was central to its founding. Many alumni and townspeople still use the old acronym, OSU. Its motto is Excellentia Humana Et Patriae Opus, and its mission is to provide the best educational experience through excellence in teaching, research, creative activities and service to the state, society and the world. The Governor of Ogun State is the Visitor, and more than 95 per cent of its academic programmes are accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC).
The university is deliberately multi-campus, patterned on the American state-university and land-grant model so that it reaches all parts of Ogun State. The main campus at Ago-Iwoye (Ijebu) houses the Senate, central administration and most faculties of arts, humanities, social sciences and natural sciences. Health sciences are taught at Sagamu (Remo), engineering and environmental studies at Ibogun (Ifo), and agriculture at Ayetoro (Yewa North). The Mini Campus in Ago-Iwoye town hosts continuing education.
Academic work is organised into three colleges and a group of independent faculties. The College of Agricultural Sciences has the Faculty of Agricultural Management and Rural Development and the Faculty of Agricultural Production and Renewable Resources. The College of Engineering and Environmental Studies has the Faculties of Engineering and Environmental Studies (Architecture, Building, Fine and Applied Arts, Urban and Regional Planning). The Obafemi Awolowo College of Health Sciences has the Faculties of Basic Medical Sciences, Basic Clinical Sciences and Clinical Sciences, with Nursing Science, Forensic Science, Anatomy, Physiology, Medicine, Surgery and Radiology among its departments. The independent faculties are Administration and Management Sciences, Arts, Education, Law, Pharmacy, Science and Social Sciences, and there is a Postgraduate School.
Beyond conventional full-time degrees, OOU runs postgraduate diplomas, academic and professional master's degrees and doctorates; an Open Distance Learning Centre; and a Centre for Continuing Education and Development offering weekend and weekday part-time programmes, pre-degree, JUPEB and advanced certificate courses. The OOU Business School, an Institute of Education, the Directorate of Entrepreneurship and Innovation and a Students' Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) directorate support teaching and employability under the university's 3Es agenda of education, employability and entrepreneurship.
Student life centres on faculty-based academic and professional societies, cultural and social clubs, sports (football, basketball, volleyball, athletics), volunteering and a students' union. On-campus hostels offer shared and single rooms for men and women with security, water and power supply, common rooms and kitchenettes, with first-year and international students given priority; private hostels operate around every campus. Orientation for freshers, convocation, cultural festivals and entrepreneurship and career fairs mark the year. Foreign candidates are exempted from the Post-UTME screening.
OOU offers merit-based, need-based and discipline-specific awards, as well as government, external and donor-funded scholarships. Each award has its own eligibility rules and deadlines; students apply with academic records and supporting documents and can seek guidance from the Student Affairs Division. The university has funded scholarships for indigent students (446 beneficiaries over four sessions from 2017/2018 to 2020/2021, costing over N20 million) and a Work Study programme for 25 students at N2,400,000 per session through the Directorate of General Studies, and has allocated farmland free of charge to students who wish to farm.
From the 2025/2026 session, 15 indigent students in Architecture, Estate Management and Engineering receive N300,000 each year, made up of tuition support up to N200,000 and N100,000 for educational materials, paid directly to the beneficiary's bank account.
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View scholarships for Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye →Candidates choose OOU as first choice in JAMB UTME (or switch to OOU before registration), score at least 160 out of 400, upload O'Level (WASSCE/NECO) results to JAMB CAPS and be at least 16 years old by September of the admission year. Some programmes require a higher score. Eligible candidates take the Post-UTME screening as a computer-based test at the University ICT Centre, Main Campus, registering on the Post-UTME portal with their JAMB registration number, uploading documents and printing a screening slip. Foreign candidates and candidates with disabilities are exempted from the screening. A cut-off mark is applied to invite candidates for screening.
O'Level results must meet the minimum subject requirements of the chosen course. All programmes require credits in English Language and Mathematics plus three other relevant credits, subject to departmental matriculation requirements.
Direct Entry candidates enter 200 level with A-Level, IJMB, JUPEB, OND, HND, NCE or a first degree, apply through the JAMB Direct Entry portal, select OOU and the course, upload all credentials including O'Level results to JAMB CAPS, and take the Post-UTME/Direct Entry screening. Diploma holders need at least Upper Credit where applicable, and departments may set a specific grade or CGPA.
Successful candidates check admission status on the admission portal (JAMB registration number and surname as login), pay the non-refundable acceptance fee online or by POS, then complete two-stage verification at the Academic Affairs Office and the faculty office. Originals and one photocopy set are required: verification/personal data form, acceptance fee receipt, UTME and Post-UTME result slips, O'Level results, Direct Entry qualification where relevant, birth certificate, tax clearance certificate or Ogun State tax receipt of ₦10,000, and the JAMB admission letter. Online registration and course enrolment follow.
PG Diploma: a degree from an approved university or an HND at Lower Credit or better. Academic master's: normally Second Class Honours (Lower Division) or better. Professional master's: the same, or an HND at Lower Credit with a PG Diploma and/or professional fellowship. PhD: an OOU master's with CGPA 3.50 or above allows direct PhD registration; OOU master's graduates with 3.00 to 3.49, and graduates of other universities with at least 3.00 on a 5-point scale or a 50% weighted average, enter MPhil/PhD and are confirmed for PhD after two semesters of coursework. Course-specific requirements apply to Mass Communication (O'Level credits in English and Mathematics), Law (PG Diploma, LL.M., PhD), Anaesthesia, Public Health (five years' post-qualification experience), Pharmaceutical Analysis, and Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry. All programmes require O'Level credits in English and Mathematics plus three others, and an NYSC discharge or exemption certificate. PhD applicants must confirm supervisor availability with the department. Admitted candidates pay an acceptance fee by POS or card and online O'Level verification (₦5,000), then complete verification at the Postgraduate School.
Four-year degree: five O'Level credits in not more than two sittings including English Language and Mathematics, with the other three from Economics, Geography, Commerce, Government, Accounts and Bookkeeping. Three-year degree: the same plus at least two A-Level/HSC passes or an OND in Accounting, Financial or Business Studies at Upper Credit or better. ICAN ATS final level: a foundation pass of a recognised professional body or a relevant OOU diploma at Lower Credit.
Pre-degree/JUPEB: at least five O'Level credits including English Language in not more than two sittings. Advanced certificate and part-time programmes follow course-specific entry requirements.
Library system. The University Library began with the Main Library at the Mini Campus (1983) and has branches including the Law Library (1984), the OACHS library at Sagamu (1994), Sopolu Library, Ikenne (1989), the Main Campus branch (1997), and the College of Agricultural Sciences library at Ayetoro and the College of Engineering and Environmental Studies library at Ibogun (both 2004).
Health services. The Directorate of Health Services runs health centres across the campuses offering consultations, medical fitness assessments, laboratory, pharmacy, X-ray, ambulance and ward services and health screening. The Sports Council and Sports Centre provide sporting facilities, and the Talabi Dialysis Centre is a university unit.
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