University in Nigeria
Choba, Port Harcourt, Rivers State
University profile
The University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT) is a federal public research university at Choba and Aluu in Rivers State, Nigeria. It was established in 1975 as a University College by the Federal Government to widen access to higher education and meet the manpower needs of the Niger Delta and the country, and it attained full university status in 1977. Its motto is "For Enlightenment and Self-Reliance", and its vision is to be ranked among the best universities in Africa, renowned for teaching, research, creativity and innovation. The university celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2025.
The campus sits between the southern edge of the West African tropical rainforest and the wetlands, swamps, rivers and mangrove forests of the Niger Delta, the centre of Nigeria's oil and gas industry. The university's academic structure comprises 2 colleges, 17 faculties, 16 institutes, 4 schools, 10 units and 36 centres. It reports more than 60,000 undergraduate and graduate students, more than 4,025 academic and non-academic staff and more than 300,000 alumni worldwide.
Faculties and schools include Agriculture, Allied Health Sciences, Basic Medical Sciences, Clinical Sciences, Communication and Media Studies, Computing, Dentistry, Education, Engineering, Humanities, Law, Management Sciences, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Science and Social Sciences, together with the School of Science Laboratory Technology. Beyond degree programmes, the university runs pre-degree and certificate programmes, a School of Basic Studies, part-time degree and diploma programmes through the College of Continuing Education, the Ash-Grove Academy (A-Level) and a School of Graduate Studies. A School of Public Health and an open, distance and e-learning centre complete the structure.
Strengths lie in health sciences, petroleum studies, environmental sciences and technology, supported by specialised units such as the Africa Centre of Excellence in Oilfield Chemicals Research (ACE-CEFOR), the Centre for Petroleum Geosciences, the Offshore Technology Institute, the Institute of Petroleum and Energy Studies, the Institute of Niger Delta Studies, the Emerald Energy Institute and the Energy Technology Institute. The university pursues partnerships with government and industry to commercialise technology and promote innovation as an entrepreneurial university.
Student life is organised through Student Affairs, the Students' Union Government and sports activities, with the University of Port Harcourt Sports Institute, the Uniport Library, an open educational resources platform, a university email service, a Counselling and Human Development Centre and a health service. Students are covered by the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Programme (TISHIP), which provides primary and secondary level care. Registration, fee payment, course registration and academic records are handled through the Unified Portal System. Professor Chike Princewill Chike is the 10th Vice-Chancellor.
The University of Port Harcourt awards more than 1,000 scholarships and awards each year to academically talented and exceptionally skilled undergraduate and postgraduate students. See the university website.
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View scholarships for University of Port-Harcourt →Applicants sit the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) set by JAMB, choose UNIPORT, and are then screened through the university's Post-UTME. Candidates must be 16 years old on or before 30 September of the admission year. Admitted candidates accept the offer on the JAMB CAPS portal and complete registration and clearance on the university's Unified Portal System (ups.uniport.edu.ng). O-Level results must be uploaded to JAMB or the candidate cannot be admitted.
Five O-Level credit passes, including English Language and Mathematics, are required for most programmes, with the remaining subjects set by the course; for example Pure and Industrial Chemistry, Physics and Geology require English Language, Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology; Agriculture programmes require English Language, Mathematics, Chemistry, Biology or Agricultural Science and one of Physics, Geography or Economics; Insurance requires English Language, Mathematics and Economics. Science Education and Curriculum Studies (Science) options require six credits including English Language and Mathematics.
First-choice candidates who were screened but not offered their programme may apply for supplementary admission into other programmes with a minimum UTME score of 160 and a minimum Post-UTME score of 112, the required UTME subject combination and the relevant five O-Level credits. Applications for 2026/2027 closed on 28 August 2026.
Entry is also possible through Direct Entry (application and screening), pre-degree and certificate programmes, School of Basic Studies, part-time degree, Ash-Grove Academy (A-Level, JUPEP and Cambridge), and College of Continuing Education diploma and professional certificate programmes, each applied for through its own online portal at utmedetails.uniport.edu.ng.
Postgraduate Diploma: a bachelor's degree in a related discipline with at least Second Class or Third Class Honours, or an HND with at least Upper Credit. Master's: at least Second Class Honours (Lower Division) in the relevant course; PGD holders need a CGPA of 3.50. PhD: a master's degree with a minimum CGPA of 3.50 in the relevant discipline, an admission interview, course work and a qualifying examination. A credit in English Language and Mathematics is required (candidates with pre-2012 certificates lacking a Mathematics credit may apply to Humanities, Education and most Social Sciences departments). Nigerian applicants resident in Nigeria need an NYSC discharge or exemption certificate.
Applications are made at pgs.uniportdatacenter.net. The application fee is N15,000, with a further N15,000 for the prospectus, paid online and non-refundable. Printed forms with two copies of the degree certificate, NYSC certificate, O-Level certificate, birth certificate or age declaration, local government identification letter and payment receipts go to the Documentation Unit of the School of Graduate Studies. The 2026/2027 sale and submission of forms closes on Monday 2 November 2026.
The Centre for Petroleum Geosciences offers PGD, MSc and PhD programmes in Petroleum Geosciences and Green Energy Geosciences and Asset Management (PGD requires a first degree with CGPA 1.50 on a 5-point scale or HND Upper Credit; MSc 3.0 CGPA; PhD 3.5 CGPA); application fee is USD65 for non-Nigerians for non-Nigerians. The Offshore Technology Institute offers PGD, MSc and PhD programmes in Offshore Engineering, Subsea Engineering and Pipeline Engineering.
Non-Nigerian applicants to the Centre for Petroleum Geosciences pay an application fee of USD65.
First-year full-time undergraduate tuition is N190,000 to N241,000 and part-time N122,000 to N137,000; returning full-time students pay N78,000 per session and part-time N90,000. Graduate tuition is N241,000 full-time and N141,000 part-time per session. A technology fee of N49,000 and a student activity fee of N19,000 apply each session.
Choba (main campus), East/West Road, Port Harcourt: the principal campus, housing the administration, most faculties, the main library, the Information and Communication Technology Centre (ICTC), the School of Graduate Studies and University Park, where institutes such as the Offshore Technology Institute are located (ETF Gas Engineering Building).
Aluu, Rivers State: the second site on which the university is located.
Liaison offices: Abuja (No. 6 Harare Street, Wuse Zone 6) and Lagos (23 Bush Street, Okupe Estate, Mende, Maryland) support graduate admissions enquiries.
Facilities include the Uniport Library, open educational resources, computing services through the ICTC, a sports institute, counselling services and student health care under the TISHIP social health insurance scheme.
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