Ahmadu Bello University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #2130 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #35 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #6 of 157 | In Nigeria |
| #73 of 2,131 | For Veterinary |
| Top50% | For 109 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 49,436
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.abu.edu.ng
- Languages
- English
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 8% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Direct entry for holders of the Higher School Certificate (General Certificate of Education, Advanced ('A') level). Evidence of minimum standard in English |
| Academic Calendar | October to July |
| Enrollment | 49,436 |
We've calculated the 8% acceptance rate for Ahmadu Bello University based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
Research profile
Ahmadu Bello University is a world-class research university with 17,775 scientific papers published and 192,940 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Medicine, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Physics, Ecology, Organic Chemistry, and Genetics.
Ahmadu Bello University majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 64 | 545 |
| 1993 | 69 | 618 |
| 1994 | 53 | 589 |
| 1995 | 68 | 546 |
| 1996 | 62 | 558 |
| 1997 | 63 | 565 |
| 1998 | 44 | 580 |
| 1999 | 43 | 572 |
| 2000 | 74 | 621 |
| 2001 | 69 | 687 |
| 2002 | 84 | 762 |
| 2003 | 105 | 954 |
| 2004 | 112 | 964 |
| 2005 | 151 | 1169 |
| 2006 | 177 | 1358 |
| 2007 | 102 | 1394 |
| 2008 | 154 | 1612 |
| 2009 | 152 | 1847 |
| 2010 | 366 | 2477 |
| 2011 | 350 | 2649 |
| 2012 | 402 | 3319 |
| 2013 | 540 | 4030 |
| 2014 | 730 | 4912 |
| 2015 | 672 | 4938 |
| 2016 | 712 | 5431 |
| 2017 | 823 | 7410 |
| 2018 | 954 | 8959 |
| 2019 | 1130 | 11362 |
| 2020 | 1573 | 16009 |
| 2021 | 1698 | 19728 |
| 2022 | 1521 | 22456 |
| 2023 | 1630 | 25392 |
| 2024 | 1053 | 26256 |
Tuition
The tuition table for Ahmadu Bello University gives an overview of costs but prices are approximate and subject to change and don't include accommodation, textbooks, or living expenses. The costs of programs might differ significantly for local and international students. The only source of truth for current numbers is the university's official website.
| Program | Tuition Cost (per year) |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate (Nigerian students) | ₦41,000 - ₦55,000 |
| Undergraduate (International students) | $1,500 - $3,000 |
| Postgraduate (Nigerian students) | ₦60,000 - ₦100,000 |
| Postgraduate (International students) | $2,500 - $5,000 |
The currency used is Nigerian Naira (₦) and US Dollars ($)
Ahmadu Bello University has financial aid programs and on-campus housing.
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by Ahmadu Bello University.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor's Degree | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Anatomy, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Automotive Engineering, Banking, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Computer Education, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dental Surgery, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Hausa, Health Education, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Design, Information Sciences, Insurance, International Studies, Islamic Law, Laboratory Techniques, Library Science, Literature, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechatronics, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Mining Engineering, Native Language Education, Nursing, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Public Administration, Radiology, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Science Education, Sociology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma | Accountancy, Administration, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Data Processing, Development Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Farm Management, Finance, Fishery, Geography, Geology, Government, Harvest Technology, Herbalism, Hygiene, Industrial Design, Information Management, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Law, Landscape Architecture, Logistics Management, Machine Building, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Nutrition, Peace and Disarmament, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Physics, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiophysics, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Rural Planning, Safety Engineering, Software Engineering, Soil Science, Sports Management, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Teacher Training, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Translation and Interpretation, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Video, Water Science |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Archiving, Art Education, Art History, Artificial Intelligence, Banking, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Civil Law, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Criminal Law, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, Health Sciences, History, Home Economics Education, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Chemistry, Industrial Design, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Journalism, Laboratory Techniques, Landscape Architecture, Law, Library Science, Literature, Logistics Management, Machine Building, Management, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Microelectronics, Native Language Education, Network Technology, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Police Studies, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Safety Engineering, Science Education, Sculpture, Sociology, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Teacher Training, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Transport Engineering, Transport Management, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education, Water Management, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology |
| Master of Philosophy | Accountancy, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Community Health, Computer Engineering, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Government, Hausa, Health Education, History, Horticulture, Hydraulic Engineering, Industrial Design, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Literature, Management, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Metal Techniques, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Nursing, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Public Law, Regional Planning, Road Engineering, Rural Studies, Safety Engineering, Sculpture, Sociology, Soil Science, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Tourism, Town Planning, Toxicology, Veterinary Science, Vocational Education, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Accountancy, African Languages, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Arabic, Archaeology, Architecture, Art Education, Art History, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biology, Biophysics, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Education, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Communication Arts, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Crop Production, Curriculum, Development Studies, Economics, Education, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Technology, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, Foreign Languages Education, French, Geography, Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, History, Home Economics, Horticulture, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Design, Information Management, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Museum Management, Native Language Education, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Organic Chemistry, Painting and Drawing, Parasitology, Pathology, Performing Arts, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Political Sciences, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Law, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Road Engineering, Rural Planning, Science Education, Sculpture, Social Studies, Sociology, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Sports, Sports Management, Statistics, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Theatre, Town Planning, Toxicology, Transport Engineering, Veterinary Science, Water Science, Wildlife, Zoology |
Ahmadu Bello University alumni
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Atiku Abubakar
- Occupations
- customs officerpolitician
- Biography
-
Atiku Abubakar GCON is a Nigerian politician and businessman who served as the vice president of Nigeria from 1999 to 2007 during the presidency of Olusegun Obasanjo. He ran for the office of governor of Adamawa State in 1990 and 1996 unsuccessfully, but won in 1998. Before he was sworn in, he was selected as running mate to former military leader, Olusegun Obasanjo, during the 1999 presidential election and was re-elected in 2003.
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua
- Occupations
- entrepreneurpoliticianuniversity teacher
- Biography
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Umaru Musa Yar'Adua GCFR was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 until his death in May 2010. He won the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.
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Sanusi Lamido Sanusi
- Occupations
- academicbanker
- Biography
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Muhammadu Sanusi II, CON, known by the religious title Khalifa Sanusi II (Ajami: خليفة السنوسي), is the spiritual leader (khalifa) of the Tijanniyah Sufi order in Nigeria and the emir (Sarki) of the ancient city-state of Kano. He is a member of the Dabo dynasty and the grandson of Muhammadu Sanusi I. He succeeded his great-uncle Ado Bayero to the throne on 8 June 2014, assuming the regnal name Muhammadu Sanusi II. He spent most of his reign advocating for cultural reform in Northern Nigeria. In 2020, he was deposed by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and was succeeded by his cousin Aminu Ado Bayero. On 23 May 2024, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf reinstated him.
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Ibrahim Zakzaky
- Occupations
- theologian
- Biography
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Ibraheem Yaqoub El-Zakzakypronunciation is a Nigerian religious leader. An outspoken and prominent Shi'a leader in Nigeria, he has been imprisoned several times for what he sees as injustice, especially the system of corruption in his country. Zakzaky claims that only Islam can offer solution to the complex socio-political problems facing Nigeria, which has over the years stagnated the country's development. In a lecture he has delivered in marking the occasion of Sheikh Uthman Bn Fodio Week (May 2023) organized by the Academic Forum of Islamic Movement, Zakzaky stated that he is continuing the Jihad of Uthman Bn Fodio to make sure that Islam becomes the ruling religion in not only Nigeria but the entirety of West Africa. In a lecture he delivered on the same occasion in Sokoko (20 May 2023), one of his proponents, Dr. Nasir Hashim has claimed that Zakzaky’s dream is the only hope for Africa.
Ahmadu Bello University faculties and divisions
| Centre : Energy Research and Training | Energy Engineering |
|---|---|
| Centre : Islamic Legal Studies | Islamic Law |
| College : Medicine | Biological and Life Sciences, Dental Surgery, Health Sciences, Medicine |
| Department/Division : Agriculture | Agriculture, Animal Husbandry |
| Faculty : Administration | Development Studies, Government, Public Administration |
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Botany, Plant and Crop Protection, Rural Planning, Soil Science |
| Faculty : Allied Health Sciences | Health Sciences |
| Faculty : Arts | African Languages, African Studies, Arabic, Archaeology, English, French, Heritage Preservation, History, Literature, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Theatre |
| Faculty : Basic Clinical Sciences | Haematology, Microbiology, Pathology, Pharmacology |
| Faculty : Basic Medical Sciences | Anatomy, Biochemistry, Medical Science, Physiology |
| Faculty : Dental Surgery | Dental Surgery |
| Faculty : Education | Art Education, Curriculum, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Health Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Physical Education, Science Education, Technology Education, Vocational Education |
| Faculty : Engineering | Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Polymer and Plastics Technology, Telecommunications Engineering, Textile Technology, Water Science |
| Faculty : Environmental Design | Architecture, Building Technologies, Ceramics and Glass Technology, Fine Arts, Geography, Geological Engineering, Industrial Design, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning |
| Faculty : Law | Commercial Law, Islamic Law, Private Law, Public Law |
| Faculty : Life Sciences | Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Microbiology, Zoology |
| Faculty : Pharmacy | Chemistry, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy |
| Faculty : Physical Sciences | Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics |
| Faculty : Social Sciences | International Studies, Mass Communication, Political Sciences, Sociology |
| Faculty : Veterinary Medicine | Anatomy, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Microbiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery, Veterinary Science |
| Institute : Administration | Business Administration, Public Administration |
| Institute : Development Research and Training | Arts and Humanities, Cinema and Television, Design, Mass Communication, Social Sciences, Technology, Welfare and Protective Services |
| Institute : Education | Art Education, Education, Humanities and Social Science Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Native Language Education, Science Education, Teacher Training |
| Institute : ICT (Iya Abubakar) | Information Technology |
| Research Division : National Agricultural Extension and Research Liaison Services | Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Crop Production, Fishery, Food Technology, Forestry, Home Economics, Irrigation |
| School : Basic Remedial Studies | Mathematics, Natural Sciences |
| School : Business | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Banking, Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Marketing |
| School : Postgraduate Studies | Administration, Agriculture, Architectural and Environmental Design, Arts and Humanities, Biological and Life Sciences, Business Administration, Dental Surgery, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Law, Mathematics and Computer Science, Medicine, Natural Sciences, Performing Arts, Pharmacy, Social Sciences, Veterinary Science |
General information
| Alternative names | ABU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1962 |
| Accreditation | National Universities Commission (NUC) |
| Motto | Discipline, Self-Reliance and Excellence |
| Colors | blue, green |
Location and contacts
| Address | P.M.B. 1045 Sokoto Road, Samaru Zaria, Kaduna State Nigeria |
|---|---|
| City population | 408,000 |