OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY (OAU)- Brief history, address, etc

Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) is located in the historic city of Ile-Ife in present-day Osun state. It was established in 1961 by the Federal Government of Nigeria and named after the former premier of the Western Region, Chief Obafemi Awolowo, who also doubles as one of the founding fathers of the school.

Being a student of Obafemi Awolowo University comes with a lot of academic perks as the institution has several research centres and learning institutes, where students and staff can conduct studies on related matters. The research centres include Atmospheric Research and Information Analysis Lab and the Drug Research and Production Unit. The academic institutions in the university include the Institute of Cultural Studies, Institute of Agricultural Research and Training, and Institute of Public Health.

Currently, OAU is a top tertiary institution in the country with 13 faculties and is home to over 35,000 students, plus one (Are you not going to be admitted into the prestigious OAU?)

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Resumption date

Academic activities are expected to resume on the 20th of March 2024, and this means that students are expected to be on campus on or before the 20th of March to continue their studies.

All courses offered (Including postgraduate)

You are so excited about attending Obafemi Awolowo University right? Wait a minute. Have you bothered about checking if OAU offers your dream course, Genetic Engineering? Why not go ahead and check before any other plan?

See the full list of undergraduate courses offered in OAU:

Accountancy / Accounting
Adult Education
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Engineering
Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
Animal Science
Applied Geophysics
Architecture
Biochemistry
Botany
Building
Business Administration
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Computer Science with (Economics) (Mathematics)
Computer Science With Economics
Crop Production And Protection
Demography and Social Statistics
Dentistry And Dental Surgery
Dentistry and Dental Technology
Drama / Dramatic / Performing Arts
Economics
Education and Biology
Education and Chemistry
Education and Economics
Education and English Language
Education Fine and Applied Arts
Education and French
Education and Geography
Education and History
Education and Integrated Science
Education and Language Arts
Education and Mathematics
Education and Music
Education and Physics
Education and Political Science
Education and Religious Studies
Education and Social Studies
Education and Yoruba
Educational Management
Electrical / Electronics Engineering
Engineering Physics
English Language
Entrepreneurship
Estate Management
Family, Nutrition and Consumer Sciences
Fine Art
Food Science and Technology
French
Geography
Geology
German
Guidance and Counseling
Health Education
History
Home Economics and Education
Industrial Chemistry
Insurance and Actuarial Science
Integrated Science / Mathematics Education
International Relations
Law
Library and Information Science
Linguistics
Linguistics and African Languages
Literature in English
Local Government Studies
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Medical Rehabilitation
Medicine and Surgery
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Microbiology
Music
Nursing / Nursing Science
Nutrition And Consumer Services
Pharmacy
Philosophy
Physical and Health Education
Physics
Political Science
Portuguese
Psychology
Public Administration
Quantity Surveying
Religious Studies
Sociology and Anthropology
Soil Science
Statistics
Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Teacher Education Science
Urban and Regional Planning
Yoruba
Zoology
Computer Science with Mathematics

Admission Requirements

Here is the part where your heart will beat for a minute, until you find out that you satisfied the requirements to be considered for admission into Obafemi Awolowo University, either through UTME or Direct Entry. Ready to take a look? Check below:

OAU admission requirements for UTME candidates

Candidates must have reached the age of 16.
Candidates must have at least 6 (six) Credits grades in their O’level result (s). The subjects must include English Language, Mathematics, and three other subjects related to their preferred course of study.
Candidates must not score less than 200 in JAMB UTME examination
Candidates must sit for OAU post-UTME screening examination and must perform very well in the examination.
Only O’level results from ONE sitting result are accepted for admission into the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
Candidates must choose the correct subject combination for their courses.
Candidates must meet the stipulated cutoff marks for their preferred courses to gain admission into the university.

OAU admission requirements for Direct Entry candidates

Candidates must have at least five (5) Credits in their O’level result. This must include English Language and Mathematics. Note that two-sitting result is not allowed.
Candidates must have also gotten to the age of 16.
Candidates must get JAMB Direct entry form from JAMB to apply.
Candidates should have any of the following certificates: OND, ND, NCE, IJMB, Cambridge A level, BSc, HND, ICAN.

School fees

Calma! We want to believe that you chose Obafemi Awolowo University because it is not as costly as other universities in the country, and we hope the fees won’t disappoint you.

The 2024/2025 school fees for freshers and returning students of OAU are out.

Check below and see if the fees in the table match your expectations.

Faculty	Fees	Duration
LAW/ARTS/SOCIAL SCIENCES/ADMIN/EDU. ARTS	N43,700	One session
SCIENCE/EDM/EDUC. SCIENCE/TECH/AGRIC	N54,700	One session
MEDICINE/PHARMACY/HEALTH SCIENCES	N57,700	One session