Taraba State University, Jalingo: Courses, Fees & Admissions

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About Taraba State University, Jalingo

Taraba State University, Jalingo (TSU) is a public university owned by the Taraba State Government and accredited by the National Universities Commission (NUC). Its motto is "Harnessing Nature's Gift". It was set up to give indigenes of the state ready access to higher education and to relate its courses to the social, cultural and economic needs of the people of Taraba State.

The university is based on an urban main campus in Jalingo, which houses most faculties, the administration, the D.D.S. Library and student housing. Facilities include lecture theatres, faculty laboratories and workshops, a theatre arena, a gym unit and sporting facilities, including the University Sports Complex used for convocation. A diploma campus operates at Takum.

Academic work is organised in twelve faculties: Agriculture; Arts; Communication and Media Studies; Education; Engineering; Health Sciences; Law; Management Sciences; Science; Social Sciences; Computing and Artificial Intelligence; and Religion and Philosophy. The last two are recent creations. Health Sciences covers nursing science, public health, environmental health and medical laboratory science. The university runs undergraduate, postgraduate diploma, master's and doctoral programmes, a distance learning programme (IDELL), sandwich and diploma programmes, and the IJMB pre-degree programme.

About 30,976 students were enrolled in the 2025/2026 session, with 9,303 new students admitted that year; students come from all 36 states and the FCT, and 76.2% are from Taraba State. Female students make up 43.6% of the student body. The university has 948 academic staff including visiting and part-time staff, of whom 716 are tenured, and 47.3% of full-time academic staff hold a doctorate.

Research is strongest in agriculture and forestry, natural sciences, communication and media, environment and geography, and the social sciences, with TETFund-supported work on topics such as flood risk in the River Benue basin and soil erosion in the River Lamurde catchment. An Entrepreneurship Institute with an ICT centre was commissioned in 2026.

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Undergraduate: UTME

Five O-Level credits including English Language and Mathematics in not more than two sittings; a minimum UTME score of 140 (subject to change with national policy); a relevant subject combination for the chosen course; Taraba State University selected as first or second choice institution; and successful completion of the university's Post-UTME screening.

Direct Entry

NCE (minimum merit pass) in relevant subjects, OND (minimum upper credit) in a relevant discipline, or A-Level passes in relevant subjects
Five O-Level credits including English and Mathematics
Successful completion of Direct Entry screening

Postgraduate

PGD: bachelor's degree in any discipline from a recognised university, minimum Third Class, or HND (Lower Credit).
Master's (M.Sc/M.A): bachelor's degree with at least Second Class Lower, or a PGD with at least Upper Credit for candidates without a directly relevant first degree; NYSC discharge or exemption certificate.
PhD: master's degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a 5-point scale, a research proposal in the intended area, and satisfactory performance in the entrance examination or interview.

Distance learning

Intended for working professionals and mature candidates: standard O-Level requirements plus either a minimum UTME score or relevant work experience, and reliable internet access for online coursework.

How to apply

Open the application portal (apply.tsuniversity.edu.ng for undergraduate, sandwich and diploma; pgapp.tsuniversity.edu.ng for postgraduate) and register with an email address and phone number.
Complete the online form and upload scanned supporting documents.
Pay the non-refundable application fee through the official payments portal (payments.tsuniversity.edu.ng) only.
Submit and print the acknowledgment slip.

Documents

O-Level results (original and photocopy), birth certificate or declaration of age, local government certificate of origin, eight recent passport photographs, JAMB result slip (UTME candidates), A-Level/NCE/OND result (Direct Entry), NYSC discharge or exemption certificate (postgraduate), and a character or reference letter.

Separate application portals exist for sandwich, diploma (Jalingo and Takum), IJMB, IDELL distance learning and inter-university transfer.

Main Campus, Jalingo (Taraba State): most faculties, administrative offices, the D.D.S. Library, student housing, lecture theatres, laboratories and workshops, student affairs offices and sporting facilities including the University Sports Complex.
Takum: diploma programme campus.

The University Library holds more than 45,000 print volumes with reading capacity for over 500, and gives registered students and staff remote access to online journal and e-book databases. Other facilities include a theatre arena and a gym unit. TETFund interventions have funded the Faculty of Law administrative block (2016) and an ICT Experience Centre (2024).

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