Top 5 most popular university in Nigeria

At any point in time, there are a set of universities favoured by Nigerian students. This might depend on a lot of things; from the reputation of the school to the selection of courses they provide.

This year, these 5 Universities are the favourite and most popular among Nigerian students.

5. National Open University

The National Open University of Nigeria is a Federal Open and Distance Learning (ODL) institution, the first of its kind in the West Africa sub-region. It is Nigeria's largest tertiary institution in terms of student numbers and is popularly referred to as 'NOUN'.

4. Univeristy of Ibadan

The University of Ibadan(UI) is the oldest and one of the most prestigious institution in the country. Besides the College of Medicine, there are now ten other faculties: Arts , Science, Agriculture and Forestry, Social Sciences, Education, Veterinary Medicine, Technology, Law, Public Health and Dentistry.

3. University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

The main campus of the University is located on 871 hectares of hilly savannah in the town of Nsukka, about eighty kilometres north of Enugu, and enjoys a very pleasant and healthy climate. There are modern shopping facilities and a large market in Nsukka town. The Nsukka campus houses the Faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Biological Sciences, Education, Engineering, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine.

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

The university has 13 faculties and two colleges — the Postgraduate College and the College of Health Sciences — administered in more than 60 departments. It was previously associated with Loma Linda University in California, USA. Ever since the establishment of OAU, a total of 82 departments have emerged with numerous courses offered.

1. University of Lagos

For a long time now, this has been the most popular University in the country. The University has remained one of the most competitive in the country in terms of admissions. Notwithstanding, with approximately 45,000 students as of 2010, the University of Lagos has one of the largest student populations of any University in the country.