Facts & Figures

Key statistics and data about Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

49,256+ Students
3,850 Academic Staff
2,000+ Administrative Staff
135 Accredited Programmes
6 Faculties
2,400+ Research Publications p.a.
200,000+ Alumni Worldwide
1992 Year Founded
Live Enrollment

Current Student Enrollment

49,249 Regular Programme
7 CEP
Male 19,720 (40%)
Female 29,536 (60%)
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES 2,667
Departments
  • AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND EXTENSION - 691
  • ANIMAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - 221
  • Agricultural Economics - 42
  • Agricultural Extension - 53
  • CROP SCIENCE AND HORTICULTURE - 131
  • FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE - 171
  • FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY - 1,087
  • FORESTRY AND WILDLIFE - 133
  • SOIL SCIENCE AND LAND RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - 138
ARTS 5,317
Departments
  • CHINESE STUDIES - 536
  • ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE - 853
  • FILM PRODUCTION - 52
  • FOLKLORE STUDIES - 28
  • HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES - 989
  • IGBO AFRICAN AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES - 185
  • LINGUISTICS - 726
  • MODERN EUROPEAN LANGUAGES - 325
  • MUSIC - 252
  • PHILOSOPHY - 426
  • RELIGION AND HUMAN RELATIONS - 277
  • THEATRE AND FILM STUDIES - 668
BASIC CLINICAL SCIENCES 0
Departments
BASIC MEDICAL SCIENCES 1,452
Departments
  • ANATOMY - 775
  • HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - 677
BIOSCIENCES 3,960
Departments
  • APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY - 940
  • APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BREWING - 1,008
  • BOTANY - 609
  • PARASITOLOGY AND ENTOMOLOGY - 870
  • ZOOLOGY - 533
COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES 1,278
Departments
  • Advertising - 80
  • BROADCASTING - 94
  • DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES - 89
  • JOURNALISM AND MEDIA STUDIES - 84
  • MASS COMMUNICATION - 931
EDUCATION 5,137
Departments
  • ADULT AND CONTINUING EDUCATION - 449
  • EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRIMARY EDUCATION - 366
  • EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATIONS - 1,173
  • EDUCATIONAL MANAGEMENT AND POLICY - 682
  • ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION - 42
  • GUIDANCE AND COUNSELLING - 382
  • Geography - 31
  • HEALTH PROMOTION AND PUBLIC HEALTH - 480
  • HUMAN KINETICS AND SPORTS SCIENCE - 399
  • Language Art and Communication Education - 49
  • SCIENCE EDUCATION - 1,034
  • SOCIAL AND CIVIC EDUCATION - 41
  • SPECIAL NEEDS - 9
ENGINEERING 5,569
Departments
  • AGRICULTURAL AND BIO-RESOURCES ENGINEERING - 238
  • BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - 141
  • CHEMICAL ENGINEERING - 538
  • CIVIL ENGINEERING - 608
  • COMPUTER ENGINEERING - 384
  • ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING - 584
  • ELECTRONICS AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING - 471
  • ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING - 157
  • INDUSTRIAL AND PRODUCTION ENGINEERING - 532
  • INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING - 115
  • MECHANICAL ENGINEERING - 568
  • METALLURGICAL AND MATERIALS ENGINEERING - 350
  • PETROLEUM ENGINEERING - 365
  • POLYMER AND TEXTILE ENGINEERING - 323
  • PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY - 125
  • TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING - 70
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES 2,676
Departments
  • ARCHITECTURE - 416
  • BUILDING - 347
  • ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - 198
  • ESTATE MANAGEMENT - 346
  • FINE AND APPLIED ARTS - 448
  • GEOGRAPHY AND METEROLOGY - 93
  • Interior Architecture and Design - 27
  • Landscape Architecture - 37
  • QUANTITY SURVEYING - 270
  • SURVEYING AND GEO-INFORMATICS - 324
  • URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING - 170
HEALTH SCIENCES 3,379
Departments
  • ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES - 613
  • HUMAN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS - 562
  • Medical Rehabilitation - Doctor of Physiotherapy - 767
  • RADIOGRAPHY - 1,437
LAW 1,133
Departments
  • CIVIL LAW - 1,133
MANAGEMENT SCIENCES 4,936
Departments
  • ACCOUNTANCY - 861
  • BANKING AND FINANCE - 573
  • BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION - 751
  • COOPERATIVE ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT - 695
  • EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS AND HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - 52
  • ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES - 539
  • INSURANCE - 57
  • LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES - 46
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management - 44
  • MARKETING - 535
  • PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION - 646
  • Procurement Management - 53
  • SECURITIES AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT - 46
  • Taxation - 38
MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES 869
Departments
  • MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCES - 869
MEDICINE 1,122
Departments
  • DENTAL SURGERY - 94
  • MEDICINE - 1,028
NURSING SCIENCES 650
Departments
  • NURSING SCIENCES - 650
PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES 1,089
Departments
  • FORENSIC SCIENCE - 242
  • PHARMACY - 847
PHYSICAL SCIENCES 3,831
Departments
  • APPLIED GEOPHYSICS - 350
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE - 6
  • COMPUTER SCIENCE - 1,004
  • CYBER SECURITY - 240
  • GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES - 631
  • INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 213
  • MATHEMATICS - 189
  • PHYSICS AND INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS - 210
  • PURE AND INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY - 355
  • SOFTWARE ENGINEERING - 281
  • STATISTICS - 352
SOCIAL SCIENCES 3,165
Departments
  • ECONOMICS - 682
  • LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE - 365
  • POLITICAL SCIENCE - 837
  • PSYCHOLOGY - 483
  • SOCIOLOGY-ANTROPOLOGY - 798
TECHNOLOGY AND VOCATIONAL EDUCATION 1,026
Departments
  • AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION - 139
  • BUSINESS EDUCATION - 531
  • HOME ECONOMICS EDUCATION - 91
  • INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION - 1
  • INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION - 264
By Faculty

Faculty Breakdown

Faculty Programmes Students Staff Research Projects
Faculty of Agriculture 0 2667 287 0
📚 Faculty of Arts 12 5317 518 18
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences 0 1450 115 0
Faculty of Bio-Sciences 0 3959 485 0
Faculty of Education 0 5137 524 0
⚙️ Faculty of Engineering 10 5569 655 23
Faculty of Environmental Sciences 0 2676 405 0
⚕️ College of Health Sciences & Technology 12 3379 182 47
⚖️ Faculty of Law 4 1133 131 12
Faculty of Medicine 0 1121 220 0
📊 Faculty of Management Sciences 9 4936 457 22
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 1089 235 0
🔬 Faculty of Physical Sciences 11 3831 605 51
Faculty of Social Sciences 0 3165 333 0
Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences 0 0 85 0
Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science 0 868 49 0
Faculty of Technology and Vocational Education 0 1026 112 0
Faculty of Nursing Sciences 5 650 220 50
📢 Faculty of Communication and Media Studies 5 1278 380 12
Recognition

Accreditations & Rankings