UPDATED LIST OF NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES OFFERING BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ADMISSION
Business administration is the management of a business. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising business operations and related fields which include accounting, finance, and marketing.
Studying for a business and management studies degree allows you to develop a broad understanding of business organizations and provides you with subject-specific knowledge in areas such as markets, customers, finance, operations, communication, information technology, and business policy and strategy.
List of Universities Offering Business Administration and Management
- University of Maiduguri (E-Learning Degree)
- National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN)
- Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko (AAUA), Ondo State
- Augustine University Ilara Epe, Osun State
- Adeleke University (AUE) Ede, Osun State
- Abia State University Uturu (ABSU), Abia State
- Ambrose Alli University (AAU) Ekpoma, Edo State
- Afe Babalola University (ABUAD) Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria, Kaduna State
- Ahmadu Bello University (ABU Distance Learning) Zaria
- Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State
- Adamawa State University (ADSU) Mubi, Adamawa State
- Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT-DEGREE) Kaduna, Kaduna State
- Anchor University Lagos, Lagos State
- Arthur Javis University Akpabuyo, Calabar, Cross River State
- Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden Mkpat Enin, Akwa Ibom State
- Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Alex Ekwueme Federal Univesity (FUNAI) Ndufu-Alike Ikwo, Ebonyi State
- Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State
- Atiba University, Oyo, Oyo State
- Adamawa State University (ADSU), Mubi Adamawa State
- Admiralty University (ADUN), Ibusa Delta State
- American University of Nigeria (AUN) Yola, Yola State
- Benue State University (BSU), Makurdi, Benue State
- Bauchi State University (BASU), Gadau Bauchi State
- Bayero University, Kano (BUK) Kano State
- BOWEN University Iwo, Osun State
- Babcock University Ilishan Remo
- BELLS University of Technology (BELLSTECH)
- Bingham University Nasarawa
- Benson Idahosa University (BIU), Benin City
- Borno State University (BOSU) Maiduguri
- CALEB University Imota, Lagos, Lagos State
- CLIFFORD University Owerrinta, Abia State
- CRAWFORD University Igbesa, Ogun State
- CROWN-HILL University Ilorin, Kwara State
- CHRISLAND University Abeokuta, Ogun State
- CHRISTOPHER University, Mowe, Ogun State
- COAL-CITY University Enugu, Enugu State
- Crescent University (CUAB), Abeokuta, Ogun State
- CARITAS University, Amorji-Nike, Enugu, Enugu State
- Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli, Anambra State (COOU)
- COVENANT University Ota, Ogun State
- Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) Calabar, River State
- DOMINION University Ibadan, Oyo State
- Delta State University (DELSU), Abraka, Delta State
- Ekiti State University (EKSU) Ado Ekiti
- ELIZADE University Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State
- Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo, Delta State
- Eastern Palm University (EPU) Ogboko Imo State
- Ebonyi State University (EBSU), Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
- EVANGEL University Okpoto, Ebonyi State
- Edo University, Iyamho (EUI), Edo State
- Enugu State University of Science and Technology (ESUTECH), Enugu, Enugu State
- Federal University, Kashere (FUK), Gombe State
- Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Ekiti State
- Federal University Wukari (FUWAKURI), Taraba State
- Federal Polytechnic Auchi (AUCHIPOLY DEGREE)
- Federal University Dutse (FUD) Jigawa State
- Federal University Birnin Kebbi (FUB), Kebbi State
- Federal University, Gashua (FUGUSAU), Yobe State
- Federal University Otuoke (FUOTUOKE) Bayelsa State
- FOUNTAIN University Osogbo Osun State
- Federal University Dutsin-Ma (FUDUTSINMA) , Katsina State
- GREGORY University Uturu Abia State
- Gombe State University (GSU), Gombe
- Godfrey Okoye University (GOUU) Ugwuomu-Nike – Enugu State
- GREENFIELD University Kaduna
- HALLMARK University, Ijebu-Itele, Ogun State
- Hezekiah University Umudi, Imo State
- Hezekiah University Umudi Imo State
- Institute of Management and Technology (IMT-ENU DEGREE), Enugu State
- Igbinedion University Okada, Benin City
- IBB University, Lapai, Niger State
- Joseph Ayo Babalola University (JABU), Ikeji-arakeji Ekiti State
- Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST), Wudil
- Kings University (UNIKINGS) Ode Omu, Osun State
- Kwararafa University Wukari (KWARARAFA), Taraba State
- Kaduna State University (KASU) Kaduna
- KOLADAISI University Ibadan Oyo state
- Kogi State University (KSU), Anyigba, Kogi State
- Kwara State University (KWASU), Malete Ilorin, Kwara State
- Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, Lagos
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State
- Leadcity University Ibadan, Oyo State
- Legacy University, Okija, Anambra State
- Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State.
- MCPHERSON University (McU) Abeokuta Ogun State
- Michael Okpara University of Agriculture (MOUAU) Umudike, Abia State
- MADONNA University Okija, Anambra State
- Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Agbasa, Delta State
- Mountain Top University Makogi Oba, Ogun State
- Federal University of Lafia (FULAFIA) Nasarawa State
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka, Anambra State
- Novena University Ogume, Delta State
- Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja
- Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State
- Obong University (UNIOBONG), Ntak, Akwa Ibom State
- Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State
- Osun State University (UNIOSUN) Osogbo, Osun State
- Oduduwa University Ipetumodu (OUI), Osun State
- Paul University Awka Anambra State
- Pan-Atlantic University Lekki, Lagos State
- Redeemer’s University Ede, Osun State
- Renaissance University, Ugbawka Enugu State
- Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST), Port Harcourt, Rivers State
- Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene Akwa Ibom State
- Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State
- Samuel Adegboyega University, Gwa, Edo State
- Spiritan University, Nneochi Abia State
- Skyline University Kano, Kano State
- Summit University, Offa, Kwara State
- Tansian University Umunya, Anambra State
- Taraba State University Jalingo (TSUJ), Taraba State
- University of Jos (UNIJOS), Plateau State
- University of Benin (UNIBEN), Edo State
- University of Abuja (UNIABUJA)
- University of Mkar, Mkar, Benue State
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto (E-Learning Degree)
- University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom (UNIUYO e-Learning Degree), Akwa Ibom State
- University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) Kwara State
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University (UDU), Sokoto, Sokoto State
- University of Lagos (UNILAG), Akoka Lagos State
- University of Maiduguri (UNMAID), Borno State
- University of Mkar (UNIMKAR), Gboko, Benue State
- University of Port Harcourt (UNIPORT), Rivers State
- Umaru Musa Yar’adua University Katsina (UMYUK), Katisina State
- University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN), Enugu State
- University of Uyo (UNIUYO), Akwa Ibom State
- Veritas University Abuja
- Wellspring University Benin City, Edo State
- Westland University, Iwo, Osun State
- Western Delta University Oghara, Delta State
- Wesley University Ondo, Ondo State
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano, Kano State
- Yobe State University Damaturu (YSU), Yobe State
O’level Subjects Required for Business Administration & Management Admissions
JAMB requires each candidate to have at least five credit passes in English Language, Mathematics, Economics, and any two (2) subjects in not more than two sittings.
Candidates seeking admission into 100 level of these universities, should:
- be holders of SSCE e.g WAEC, NECO, GCE or NABTEB
- obtain JAMB UTME form and consider the favorite university as the number 1
- register and participate in the university’s post UTME/screening
However, the requirements above are the general requirements by JAMB and all universities comply with that. Yet, a few universities may accept more or less of these requirements. Take time to read the specific university’s SSCE requirements for Business Administration.
Direct Entry Grades and Other Requirements for Business Administration and Management
To be admitted for Business Administration through JAMB Direct Entry (DE), the board requires admission seekers to possess at least two (2) ‘A’ Level passes chosen from Economics, Accounts, Business Management, Government, Geography, or Statistics.
Candidates seeking admission through DE should be holders of any of the qualifications below:
- Bachelor’s Degree e.g BSC, BA, B.TEH
- Higher National Diploma (HND)
- Ordinary National Diploma (OND/ND)
- Nigerian Certificate of Education (NCE)
- Interim Joint Matriculation Board (IJMB)
- Joint Universities Preliminary Examinations Board (JUPEB)
- NABTEB Advanced Level
- Cambridge Advanced Level
Be aware also that a few universities will accept qualifications other than the listed by JAMB. Kindly check the specific DE requirements by universities offering Business Administration.
