Admission rate of Engineering students in Nigeria

1. StatiSense ® - Wale Micaiah ©
Admission Rate of
Engineering
Students in
Nigeria

2. The Engineering discipline is the bedrock on which
the Infrastructures – Transportation, Electricity and
Communication – of Nations relies.
According to the Global Competitiveness Index
(GCI), “Extensive and efficient infrastructure is critical
for ensuring the effective functioning of the economy, as
it is an important factor determining the location of
economic activity and the kinds of activities or sectors
that can develop in a particular economy”.
This study explores the Admission rate of the
Engineering discipline and its probable effect on the
growing population of the Nigerian State.

3. Engineering & Technology
Philosophy:
To achieve the goals and objectives of the National Policy on Industrialization and
Self-Reliance, the Engineering and Technology education should be geared
towards:
a) The development of a thorough practice in engineering and technology training
b) Broad–based training in general Engineering and Technology at the early stages
of the programme
c) Practical application of Engineering, Technology and Manufacturing Processes.
d) Adequate training in human and organizational behaviour and management
e) Introduction to entrepreneurial education and training
f) Close association of the programme with industries in the country.
The general philosophy therefore is to produce graduates with high academic
standard and adequate practical background for self-employment as well as being
of immediate value to industry and the community in general.
Objectives:
The general goals and objectives of Engineering and Technology training should
be in consonance with the realization of national needs and aspirations vis-à-vis
industrial development and technological emancipation. The graduates must
therefore be resourceful, creative, knowledgeable and able to perform the
following functions:

4. I. Graduates in Engineering
a) To design engineering projects and supervise their implementation
b) To design and implement components, machines, equipment and systems
c) To design and develop new products and production techniques in industries
d) To install and maintain complex engineering systems so that they can perform optimally in
our environment.
e) To adapt and adopt exogenous technology in order to solve local engineering problems
f) To be able to exercise original thought, have good professional judgment and be able to
take responsibility for the direction of important tasks.
g) To be able to manage people, fund, materials and equipment.
h) To improve on indigenous technology to enhance local problems solving capability
II. Graduates in Technology
a) To be conversant with all the materials, components, machines, equipment, production
techniques and systems in his/her area of specialization.
b) To man and maintain the specific production equipment in his /her area of specialization
c) To plan, manage and be responsible for quality control of the products and processes in
the plant/factory.
d) To adapt and adopt exogenous technology in order to solve local technical problems.
e) To be able to manage people, fund, materials and equipment.
f) To improve on indigenous technology to enhance local problems solving capability

5. Nigeria has 128 Universities (as at July, 2013);
No. Funding Total
1 Federal 40
2 State 38
3 Private 50
128
Not all these institutions offer courses in the
Engineering field. According to the National
Universities Commission (NUC), there are a total of
13 Disciplines, Engineering & Technology being
one of these, is offered in 66 of 128 Universities.

6. These are the Engineering courses:
Agricultural, Automotive, Ceramic, Chemical, Civil,
Computer, Electrical, Electrical & Electronics, Electronics,
Environmental Resources Management, Food, Gas,
Glass, Industrial & Production, Information &
Communication, Irrigation, Management, Marine,
Materials & Metallurgical, Mechanical, Mechatronics &
System, Metallurgical, Mining, Operations Research,
Petrochemical, Petroleum, Petroleum & Gas, Polymer,
Polymer & Textile, Production, Project Management,
Public Health, Refrigeration & Air-conditioning, Remote
Sensing & GIS, Shipping & Maritime, Software, Structural,
Systems, Telecommunications, Transport Management,
Visual Arts, Water Resources, Wood Production
(University)

7. Engineering courses are also offered in Polytechnics,
therefore Students choices and admission rates would also
be analyzed and possible deductions presented. However,
University choices would be preferred as most applicants
prefer university education to others.
Agricultural Extension & Management, Agricultural, Aircraft,
Chemical, Civil, Computer, Computer, Dental, Digital
Multimedia, Electrical, Electrical/Electronics, Environmental
Health, Explosive Ordinance, Fisheries, Food, Forestry,
Foundry, Geological Survey, Glass/Ceramics, Horticultural,
Industrial Maintenance, Laboratory, Leather, Marine,
Mechanical, Mechatronics, Medical Imaging, Metallurgical,
Mineral Resources, Office & Management, Petroleum & Gas
Processing, Pharmaceutical, Polymer, Printing, Science
Laboratory, Security & Management, Telecommunication,
Textiles, Welding & Fabrication, Wood & Paper

8. Course and Institution
First Course Institution Funding Total
Accounting Technology ATBU, LAUTECH, MODIBBO
Federal(2),
State (1)
3
Agricultural & Bioresources
Engineering
FUTMINNA, MOUA, UNIZIK, UNN Federal(4) 4
Agricultural &
Environmental Engineering
FUTMAK, MODIBBO, OAU, OAU, RSUST, UI,
NDU
Federal
(5), State
(2)
7
Agricultural Engineering
ATBU, ABU, AKSU, BAYERO, ESUTECH, FUTA,
FUTO, IMSU, LAUTECH, LANDMARK, OOU,
UNAAB, UNIUYO, ATBU
Federal(8),
State (5),
Private (1)
14
Chemical Engineering
ATBU, ABUAD, ABU, ANSU, COVENANT, DELSU,
ESUTECH, EFFURUN, FUTMINNA, FUTO,
IGBINEDION, LAUTECH, LANDMARK,
MADONNA, MODIBBO, UNIZIK, OAU,
OSUSTECH, UNIABUJA, UNIBEN, UNILORIN,
UNILAG, UNIMAID, UNIPORT, UNIUYO
Federal(5),
State (5),
Private (5)
25
Chemical/Petrochemical
Engineering
AKSU, NDU, RSUST State (3) 3
Civil & Environmental
Engineering
DELSU State (1) 1

9. Course and Institution
First Course Institution Funding Total
Civil Engineering
ATBU, ABUAD, ABU, AKSU, EKPOMA, ANSU,
BAYERO, COVENANT, CRUTECH, EKSU, ESUTECH,
FUTMAK, FUTMINNA, FUTA, FUTO, FUOYE,
IGBINEDION, IMSU, KAUSTECH, LAUTECH,
LANDMARK, MADONNA, MOUA, MODIBBO, NDU,
NDA, UNIZIK, OAU, OSUSTECH, OSUN, RSUST,
UNIABUJA, UNAAB, UNIBEN, UI, UNILORIN, UNILAG,
UNIMAID, UNN, UNIPORT, UNIUYO
Federal
(23),
State (3),
Private (5)
41
Computer
Engineering
ABUAD, BAYERO, BELLS, CARITAS, COVENANT,
EKSU, ESUTECH, FUTMINNA, FUOYE, IGBINEDION,
LAUTECH, MOUA, TURKISH, OAU, OOU, RSUST,
UNIBEN, UNILAG, UNIMAID, UNIUYO
Federal
(9), State
(5), Private
(6)
20
Electrical/Electronics
Engineering
ATBU, ABUAD, AKSU, EKPOMA, ANSU, BELLS,
COVENANT, CRUTECH, EKSU, ESUTECH, FUTMAK,
EFFURUN, FUTA, FUTO, FUOYE, IGBINEDION, IMSU,
LAUTECH, MOUA, MODIBBO, NDU, TURKISH, NDA,
OAU, OOU, OSUSTECH, OSUN, UNAAB, UNIBEN, UI,
UNILORIN, UNILAG, UNIMAID, UNIPORT, UNIUYO
Federal
(18), State
(12),
Private (5)
35
Electrical Electronics
& Computer
Engineering
FUTMINNA, DELSU
Federal(1),
State (1)
2

10. Course and Institution
First Course Institution Funding Total
Electrical Engineering
ABU, BAYERO, CARITAS, KAUSTECH,
KESUTECH, MADONNA, NDU, UNIZIK, RSUST,
UNIABUJA, UNN
Federal (5),
State (4),
Private (2)
11
Electronics & Computer
Engineering
LASU, UNIZIK
Federal (1),
State (1)
2
Electronics Engineering Federal (1) 1
Food Science &
Engineering
LAUTECH, FUTO, FUOYE, IGBINEDION,
MODIBBO, OAU, UNIMAID, WESLEY
Federal (5),
State (1),
Private (2)
8
Information
Management
Technology
FUTO Federal (1) 1
Information Technology
ATBU, BELLS, CRESCENT, MODIBBO, SALEM,
SALEM
Federal (2),
Private (4)
6
Management
Technology
ATBU, MODIBBO Federal (2) 2
Marine Engineering AKSU, EFFURUN, RSUST
Federal (1),
State (2)
3

11. Course and Institution
First Course Institution Funding Total
Mechanical
Engineering
ABUAD, ABU, AKSU, EKPOMA, ANSU, BAYERO, BELLS,
COVENANT, CRUTECH, EKSU, FUTMAK, EFFURUN,
FUTMINNA, FUTA, FUTO, FUOYE, IGBINEDION, IMSU,
KAUSTECH, LAUTECH, LASU, LANDMARK, MADONNA,
MOUA, MODIBBO, NDU, NDA, UNIZIK, OAU, OOU,
OSUSTECH, RSUST, UNIABUJA, UNAAB, UNIBEN, UI,
UNILORIN, UNILAG, UNIMAID, UNN, UNIPORT,
UNIUYO
Federal (23),
State (13),
Private (6)
42
Metallurgical &
Materials
Engineering
ESUTECH, FUTA, FUTO, UNIZIK, OAU, OSUSTECH,
UNILORIN, UNILAG, DELSU
Federal (6),
State (3)
9
Petroleum & Gas
Engineering
UNILAG, UNIPORT Federal (2) 2
Petroleum
Engineering
ATBU, ABUAD, AKSU, COVENANT, DELSU, EFFURUN,
FUTO, IGBINEDION, MADONNA, OSUSTECH, RSUST,
UNIBEN, UI, UNIUYO
Federal (6),
State (4),
Private (4)
14
Project
Management
Technology
FUTMINNA, FUTA, FUTO Federal (3) 3
Surveying &
Geoinformatics
ATBU, BELLS, ESUTECH, FUTMINNA, FUTA, IMSU,
MODIBBO, UNIZIK, UNILAG
Federal (6),
State (2),
Private (1)
9

12. Top Application by Course
First Course 2011 2012 2013 %2011 %2012 %2013
Civil Engineering 28,601 33,010 39,674 16.56 19.03 20.35
Mechanical Engineering 32,268 32,978 36,959 18.68 19.01 18.96
Electrical /Electronics 30,077 29,226 34,477 17.41 16.85 17.69
Petroleum Engineering 16,952 14,377 15,376 9.81 8.29 7.89
Chemical Engineering 14,605 13,733 13,455 8.45 7.92 6.90
Computer Engineering 11,629 10,914 12,386 6.73 6.29 6.35
Electrical Engineering 8,073 8,342 7,271 4.67 4.81 3.73
Petroleum & Gas Engineering 2,362 5,368 4,802 1.37 3.09 2.46
Electrical Electronics & Computer 4,838 3,321 3,969 2.80 1.91 2.04
Accounting Technology 2,173 2,158 1.25 1.11
Agricultural Engineering 1,685 2,135 1,979 0.98 1.23 1.02
Chemical/Petrochemical 687 1,725 1,793 0.40 0.99 0.92
Information Technology 987 941 1,769 0.57 0.54 0.91
Information Mgt. Technology 1,475 1,463 1,418 0.85 0.84 0.73
Marine Engineering 1,264 1,040 1,347 0.73 0.60 0.69
Surveying & Geoinformatics 1,144 1,210 1,285 0.66 0.70 0.66
Metallurgical & Materials 996 730 1,211 0.58 0.42 0.62
Electronics & Computer 1,665 1,511 1,204 0.96 0.87 0.62
…
…
Total 172,743 173,483 194,918

13. Civil, Mechanical, Electrical /Electronics Engineering are
the top three most preferred Engineering courses
among University applicants; contributing 53%, 55%
and 57% applicants in 2011, 2012 and 2013
respectively.
Despite interests shown in these courses; very limited
opportunities exist for graduates of these courses, this
invariably correlates with the deplorable state of our
Roads and Structures, Dependence on imported
Mechanical products such as Cars and other Machines,
and perennial lack of Electricity.
Similarly, Electrical/Electronics, Civil and Mechanical
Engineering are the top three preferred Engineering
courses among Polytechnic applicants.

14. The GCI 2012-2013 report on the state of Infrastructures,
ranks Nigeria as 130th of 144 countries. Below are the
components of Infrastructure, showing Score and Position
2nd pillar: Infrastructure Score Position
2.01 Quality of overall infrastructure ......................... 3.2 .... 117
2.02 Quality of roads ...................................................... 2.8 ..... 114
2.03 Quality of railroad infrastructure ...................... 1.9 ...... 95
2.04 Quality of port infrastructure ............................. 3.6 ...... 106
2.05 Quality of air transport infrastructure............... 4.0 ...... 100
2.06 Available airline seat kms/week, millions* ..... 308.3 ... 51
2.07 Quality of electricity supply ................................ 1.7 ...... 138
2.08 Mobile telephone subscriptions/100 pop.* ... 58.6 ..... 124
2.09 Fixed telephone lines/100 pop.* ....................... 0.4 ..... 135
Year Total Country Nigeria Rank
2006-2007 121 95
2007-2008 131 119
2008-2009 134 120
2009-2010 133 127
2010-2011 139 135
2011-2012 142 135
2012-2013 144 130

15. Top Application by Institution
Institution 2011 2012 2013 AVG
FUTO 21,375 20,903 22,224 21,501
UNIBEN 12,590 13,685 15,581 13,952
UNIPORT 12,094 10,257 8,390 10,247
FUTA 7,747 8,776 9,708 8,744
UNILAG 8,914 7,760 8,450 8,375
FUTMINNA 8,148 7,446 8,554 8,049
UNIUYO 7,850 7,392 7,984 7,742
ABU 9,412 6,883 6,614 7,636
UNIZIK 6,889 7,705 7,933 7,509
OAU 7,867 6,790 7,439 7,365
UNILORIN 6,535 7,350 8,179 7,355
UNN 6,233 6,260 6,052 6,182
LAUTECH 5,852 5,305 5,724 5,627

16. Application by Course & Institution
Civil Engineering
Electrical /Electronics Engineering
Petroleum Engineering
Mechanical Engineering

17. Application by Course & Institution
Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering Petroleum & Gas Engineering

18. Admission Rate of Selected Institutions
2012/2013 UTME
School Application Admission Admission Rate
UNN 6,260 815 13.02%
UNILAG 7,760 403 5.19%
UI 4,328 291 6.72%
EKSU 1,561 89 5.70%
UNIPORT 10,257 221 2.15%
CRUTECH 1,852 448 24.19%
UNIMAID 1,871 441 23.57%
33,889 2,708 7.99%

19. Admission Rate (2000 – 2007)
FACULTY 2000 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007
Administration 6.75 2.83 5.57 4.65 6.87 7.32
Agriculture 46.96 28.64 20.22 61.25 57.32 65.81
Arts 26.9 11.62 17.24 14.82 19.31 17.78
Education 84.95 46.59 85.94 58.59 53.91 41.85
Engineering/E
nv.
10.99 5.12 8.66 7.07 9.31 9.98
Law 5.61 2.54 3.11 4.3 6.19 6.08
Medical 5.26 2.55 4.23 3.13 4.15 4.31
Science 35.45 15.71 24.5 20.59 21.8 25.91
Social Sciences 9.84 4.05 8.01 5.17 8.01 8.68
Overall, about 10 of 100 applicants are
admitted yearly for Engineering disciplines.

20. The Engineering discipline is a major economic driver in
the 21st Century; Nations who are currently blossoming,
have stable infrastructure that makes economic activities
seamless as well as profitable.
The growth rate of Nigeria population far outweighs the
production rate of Engineering graduates; this would
impact Electricity consumption, access to quality road,
Communication network as well as productive and
functioning Manufacturing sector.
The primary responsibility to provide a conducive
infrastructural clime lies with the Government; both in
churning out quality graduates as well as make certain
investments are made in ensuring these graduates have
opportunity to practice what they have painstakingly
learnt in schools, for the good of the Nation.

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