Bayero University Kano: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #3464 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #85 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #16 of 157 | In Nigeria |
| #1 of 3 | In Kano |
| #474 of 1,089 | For Radio and Television broadcasting |
| Top50% | For 72 other topics |
Quick Review
- Enrollment
- 45,810
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Bachelor
- Website
- buk.edu.ng
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 21%*
* Bayero University Kano is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Universities Matriculation Examination (UME) following secondary school education, or direct entry for holders of the Higher School Certificate (General Certificate of Education, Advanced ('A') level) |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | October to July (October - February; March-July) |
| Enrollment | 45,810 |
| Full time employee | 1,721 |
| Student:staff ratio | 27:1 |
Research profile
Bayero University Kano has published 9,614 scientific papers with 84,262 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Pathology, and Genetics.
Bayero University Kano majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6 | 37 |
| 1993 | 9 | 43 |
| 1994 | 10 | 62 |
| 1995 | 10 | 48 |
| 1996 | 16 | 63 |
| 1997 | 4 | 65 |
| 1998 | 4 | 45 |
| 1999 | 4 | 62 |
| 2000 | 14 | 106 |
| 2001 | 11 | 94 |
| 2002 | 7 | 77 |
| 2003 | 7 | 93 |
| 2004 | 20 | 82 |
| 2005 | 28 | 117 |
| 2006 | 20 | 131 |
| 2007 | 40 | 156 |
| 2008 | 47 | 249 |
| 2009 | 54 | 306 |
| 2010 | 143 | 425 |
| 2011 | 149 | 543 |
| 2012 | 164 | 695 |
| 2013 | 235 | 1040 |
| 2014 | 302 | 1218 |
| 2015 | 370 | 1395 |
| 2016 | 430 | 1707 |
| 2017 | 521 | 2006 |
| 2018 | 693 | 2827 |
| 2019 | 816 | 3955 |
| 2020 | 1078 | 6608 |
| 2021 | 1162 | 10217 |
| 2022 | 1092 | 13529 |
| 2023 | 1046 | 16598 |
| 2024 | 835 | 18022 |
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 Bayero University Kano.
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, Adult Education, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Education, Agricultural Engineering, Agriculture, Anatomy, Aquaculture, Arabic, Architecture, Arts and Humanities, Automotive Engineering, Banking, Biochemistry, Biology, Botany, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Criminology, Cybersecurity, Dental Surgery, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, English, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Foreign Languages Education, Forestry, French, Geography, Geography (Human), Geology, Hausa, Health Education, Health Sciences, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Industrial Chemistry, Information Sciences, Information Technology, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Media Studies, Medical Technology, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Native Language Education, Natural Sciences, Nursing, Nutrition, Performing Arts, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Preschool Education, Primary Education, Protective Services, Public Administration, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Religious Education, Science Education, Social and Community Services, Sociology, Software Engineering, Special Education, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Theatre, Town Planning, Wildlife, Zoology |
|---|---|
| Postgraduate Diploma | Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, Agronomy, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Physics, Arabic, Archiving, Arid Land Studies, Banking, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Development Studies, Dietetics, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational and Student Counselling, Electrical Engineering, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Management, Epidemiology, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Gender Studies, Geology, Government, Hausa, Health Education, Horticulture, Information Management, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Irrigation, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Linguistics, Management, Marine Biology, Mass Communication, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nursing, Nutrition, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Physics, Physiology, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Science Education, Social Policy, Soil Management, Special Education, Sports, Technology Education, Theatre, Tourism, Translation and Interpretation |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Aquaculture, Arabic, Architecture, Archiving, Arid Land Studies, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Bacteriology, Banking, Biochemistry, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemistry, Child Care and Development, Civil Engineering, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Community Development, Community Health, Comparative Politics, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Control Engineering, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Cybersecurity, Demography and Population, Dental Studies, Dental Surgery, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economic and Finance Policy, Economics, Education, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Handicapped, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Sciences, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Entrepreneurship, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Farm Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, French, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Gerontology, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Herbology, Histology, History, Hotel and Restaurant, Human Resources, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology, Inorganic Chemistry, International Law, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Leisure Studies, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Machine Building, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics and Computer Science, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Parasitology, Medical Technology, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Natural Resources, Nuclear Physics, Nutrition, Occupational Health, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Parasitology, Parks and Recreation, Pathology, Peace and Disarmament, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant and Crop Protection, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Power Engineering, Private Law, Production Engineering, Protective Services, Public Administration, Public Health, Public Law, Public Relations, Radiology, Real Estate, Road Engineering, Science Education, Social Policy, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, Soil Management, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Structural Architecture, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Technology, Technology Education, Telecommunications Engineering, Telecommunications Technology, Tourism, Toxicology, Transport Engineering, Virology, Water Science, Zoology |
| Master of Philosophy | Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Arid Land Studies, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Bacteriology, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Comparative Politics, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Handicapped, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Farm Management, Fishery, French, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Gerontology, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, Herbology, Histology, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Immunology, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Medical Parasitology, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Natural Resources, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Production Engineering, Road Engineering, Social Policy, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Structural Architecture, Transport Engineering, Virology, Water Science, Zoology |
| Doctor of Philosophy | Accountancy, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Equipment, Agriculture, Agronomy, Analytical Chemistry, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Applied Chemistry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Architecture, Arid Land Studies, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Bacteriology, Banking, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Botany, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Community Development, Comparative Politics, Computer Science, Criminology, Crop Production, Curriculum, Demography and Population, Dental Surgery, Earth Sciences, Ecology, Economics, Education, Education of the Gifted, Education of the Handicapped, Educational Administration, Educational and Student Counselling, Educational Psychology, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Energy Engineering, English, Entomology, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Management, Environmental Studies, Farm Management, Finance, Fishery, French, Genetics, Geography, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Geology, Geophysics, Gerontology, Government, Haematology, Hausa, Health Education, Herbology, Histology, History, Humanities and Social Science Education, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Information Sciences, Inorganic Chemistry, International Relations and Diplomacy, Islamic Studies, Laboratory Techniques, Law, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Measurement and Precision Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Parasitology, Medical Technology, Metallurgical Engineering, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Natural Resources, Neurological Therapy, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Optics, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physical Chemistry, Physical Education, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Political Sciences, Production Engineering, Public Health, Radiology, Road Engineering, Science Education, Social Policy, Sociology, Soil Management, Soil Science, Solid State Physics, Special Education, Sports, Sports Management, Structural Architecture, Transport Engineering, Virology, Water Science, Zoology |
Bayero University Kano alumni
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Abdullahi Umar Ganduje
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
-
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR is a Nigerian politician who served as the governor of Kano State from 2015 to 2023. He previously served as Rabiu Kwankwaso's deputy governor twice, from 1999 to 2003 and from 2011 to 2015. He is a member and national chairman of the ruling Party All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Nigerian monarch
- Occupations
- Emir
- Biography
-
Mal Aminu Ado Bayero, CFR (born 21 August 1961) is the Former Emir of Kano having served as the 15th Fulani Emir of Kano from the Fulani Sullubawa clan. He ascended the throne on 9 March 2020, following the deposition of his nephew Muhammad Sanusi II by Governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. He was deposed as emir in 2024 after the Emirates law that had divided Kano into five Emirates was repealed. He is the chancellor of the University of Calabar.
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Attahiru Jega
- Enrolled in Bayero University Kano
- 1975-1978 graduated with bachelor's degree in political science
- Occupations
- academicuniversity teacher
- Biography
-
Attahiru Muhammadu Jega CON (born 11 January 1957) is a Nigerian academic and former vice-chancellor of Bayero University, Kano. On 8 June 2010, he was nominated by then President Goodluck Jonathan as the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), subject to Senate confirmation, as a replacement for Professor Maurice Iwu, who was sacked two months earlier. Jega tenure came to an end on 30 June 2015, handing over his position to Amina Zakari, according to a directive by president Muhammadu Buhari.
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Mansur Dan Ali
- Years
- 1959-.. (age 66)
- Occupations
- military personnel
- Biography
-
Mansur Muhammad Dan Ali Listen is a retired Nigerian Army brigadier general and former Minister of Defence of Nigeria appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari in November 2015.
Bayero University Kano faculties and divisions
| College : Health Sciences | Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Health, Dentistry, Haematology, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Parasitology, Metal Techniques, Microbiology, Nursing, Optometry, Oral Pathology, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Radiology, Social and Preventive Medicine |
|---|---|
| College : Natural and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Applied Chemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, Herbology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Physics, Technology |
| Faculty : Agriculture | Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Fishery, Food Science, Food Technology, Forestry, Plant and Crop Protection, Soil Science, Wildlife |
| Faculty : Arts and Islamic Studies | African Languages, Arabic, English, History, Islamic Law, Islamic Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Modern Languages |
| Faculty : Communication | Information Sciences, Mass Communication, Media Studies, Performing Arts, Theatre |
| Faculty : Computer Science and Information Technology | Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering |
| Faculty : Earth and Environmental Science | Architecture, Environmental Management, Geography, Geology, Real Estate, Regional Planning, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning |
| Faculty : Education | Adult Education, Community Development, Education, Health Education, Information Sciences, Library Science, Physical Education, Science Education, Special Education, Technology Education |
| Faculty : Engineering | Agricultural Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, Petroleum and Gas Engineering |
| Faculty : Law | Commercial Law, International Law, Islamic Law, Law, Private Law, Public Law |
| Faculty : Management Sciences | Accountancy, Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Public Administration |
| Faculty : Social Sciences | Administration, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Sociology |
| Faculty : Veterinary Medicine | Agricultural Education, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biology, Pathology, Physiology, Veterinary Science |
| School : Business | Business Administration |
General information
| Alternative names | BUK |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1975 |
| Accreditation | National Universities Commission (NUC); Nigerian Medical and Dental Council, COREN, ICAN |
| Motto | "...and above every possessor of knowledge there is one more learned" |
Location and contacts
| Address | P.M.B. 3011 Gwarzo Road Kano, Kano State Nigeria |
|---|---|
| City population | 4,348,000 |