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Admission Rate of

Engineering Students in

Nigeria

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.

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:

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

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.

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

Application by Course & Institution

Civil Engineering

Electrical /Electronics Engineering Petroleum Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Application by Course & Institution

Chemical Engineering Computer Engineering

Electrical Engineering Petroleum & Gas Engineering

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%

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.

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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