University in Nigeria
Agbor, Delta State
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The University of Delta, Agbor (UNIDEL) is a state-owned university in Agbor, the administrative headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State. The law establishing it was passed and signed on 25 February 2021, upgrading the former Delta State College of Education, Agbor. The vision is to be an institution of excellence producing competent graduates capable of meeting the challenges of national development, with a mission built around quality education and research, skill acquisition and self-reliance, national and global impact, and digital transformation of academic operations.
The main campus is at Alihame on the Warri/Agbor Road, with further campuses at Owa-Oyibu (home of the Faculty of Law) and Owa-Alero. The university operates twelve faculties and colleges: Agriculture, Arts, Basic Medical Sciences, Computing, Education, Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Law, Management Sciences, Science, Social Sciences and the College of Medicine.
Programmes span many fields. Engineering offers seven B.Eng programmes (Chemical, Civil, Computer, Electrical and Electronics, Mechanical, Mechatronics and Water Resources). Computing offers Computer Science, Cyber Security, Software Engineering and Information and Communication Technology. Science has seven departments covering biological, chemical, environmental, geological, marine, mathematical, statistical and physical sciences. Basic Medical Sciences includes Anatomy, Medical Biochemistry, Physiology, Medical Laboratory Science, Nursing Science, Public Health and Radiography and Radiation Sciences. Agriculture has five departments, Management Sciences offers twelve B.Sc programmes, and the Faculty of Law awards the LL.B, designed to meet the Council of Legal Education curriculum.
The Centre for Part-Time Studies, started in 2021, runs a pre-degree programme, JUPEB, a two-year National Diploma, extramural classes for SSCE and JAMB candidates, adult education and a certificate in law. On-campus facilities include faculty libraries, an e-library, engineering workshops, computing laboratories with campus-wide wireless internet, a mini sports complex and hostel accommodation for male and female students. The first convocation ceremony was held on 21 February 2026.
Admission is by UTME and Direct Entry through an annual post-UTME screening exercise.
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View scholarships for University of Delta, Agbor →For the 2026/2027 admission screening, applications are open to candidates who scored at least 150 in the 2025 UTME and chose the University of Delta, Agbor as first choice or completed the change-of-institution procedure, and to Direct Entry candidates. Every candidate must hold at least five credit passes in relevant subjects in SSCE, NECO or GCE O-Level in not more than two sittings.
Engineering degrees run five years (B.Eng). UTME entry requires five credits in English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and one other approved subject, in not more than two sittings. Direct Entry into 200 level requires the same O-level credits plus A-Level passes in Mathematics and Physics; candidates with outstanding OND results may be considered.
JUPEB candidates who meet the JUPEB cut-off enter 200 level of the department of their choice. A pre-degree programme leads to 100-level admission, and pre-degree students must buy the JAMB form. The Centre for Part-Time Studies also offers a two-year National Diploma.
The 2026/2027 screening exercise ran from 25 May 2026 to 15 June 2026. The screening fee is N2,000, paid online by Verve, Visa or Mastercard through Interswitch. Applicants register on the university applicant portal with the surname exactly as on the JAMB slip, the UTME registration number and an active email address, complete the application record, pay, and print the application slip. A passport photograph with a red background must be uploaded.
The University Library opened in 1980 and holds about 27,655 volumes of books, journals and magazines with seating for 277. Branch libraries are the Law library, Law e-library, Medical library and Engineering library, and the university has eight faculty libraries. The Faculty of Engineering has workshops with lathe, milling, grinding and drilling machines, an autotronic workshop, classrooms with interactive boards, a studio for electronic and digital learning, on-campus hostels for male and female students, and a mini sports complex. The university also has a Sports Centre.
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