The 2020 JAMB UTME registration has officially closed, and africastatus.com has obtained and compiled the list of most sought after universities, Polytechnics in Nigeria.

According to the statistics, out of the over 180 universities in Nigeria, the University of Ilorin has the highest number of JAMB UTME applicants with over 85,945 candidates seeking admission into the institution.

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While the second most sought after university is the University of Benin, having more than 60,020 applicants, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (UNIZIK) with over 58,410 UTME applicants.

If you are encountering any problem with JAMB, I’ll recommend you quickly check the nearest JAMB office close to you.

JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD
UTME 2016 LIST OF PREFERRED INSTITUTIONS
S/No. Institution Name State
1 ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY, UTURU. ABIA
2 GREGORY UNIVERSITY, UTURU, ABIA STATE ABIA
3 ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY, MUBI, ADAMAWA
4 AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA , YOLA ADAMAWA
5 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, YOLA (AFFILIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA.) ADAMAWA
6 MODIBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, YOLA ADAMAWA
7 AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY, IKOT-AKPADEN AKWA-IBOM
8 OBONG UNIVERSITY, OBONG, NTAK AKWA-IBOM
9 ST-JOSEPH MAJOR SEMINARY , IKOT-EKPENE (AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF UYO, AKWA-IBOM STATE) AKWA-IBOM
10 RITMAN UNIVERSITY,IKOT-EKPENE,AKWA-IBOM STATE AKWA-IBOM
11 ANAMBRA STATE UNIVERSITY, ULI ANAMBRA
12 FED COLLEGE OF EDUC. (TECH.) UMUNZE, AFFILIATED TO (NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA) ANAMBRA
 

13

NWAFOR ORIZU COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, NSUGBE (AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE)  

ANAMBRA

14 PAUL UNIVERSITY, AWKA ANAMBRA
15 TANSAIN UNIVERSITY, OBA, ANAMBRA STATE ANAMBRA
16 ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI BAUCHI
17 UNIVERSITY OF MKAR, GBOKO BENUE
18 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AZARE (AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE) BORNO
19 UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO
 

20

CATHOLIC INSTITUTION OF WEST AFRICA, PORT HARCOURT (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CROSS RIVER STATE)  

CROSS-RIVER

21 CROSS RIVERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, CALABAR CROSS-RIVER
 

22

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OBUDU, CROSS RIVER STATE, (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR, CALABAR  

CROSS-RIVER

23 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AGBOR (AFFILIATED TO DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA STATE.) DELTA
24 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, WARRI (AFFILIATED TO DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY, ABRAKA, DELTA) DELTA
 

25

FED COLLEGE OF EDUC. (TECH.), OMOKU, OMOKU , AFFILIATED TO (UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE) DELTA
26 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ASABA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY) DELTA
 

27

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECHNICAL), ASBA, (AFFILIATED TO FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA) DELTA
28 NOVENA UNIVERSITY OGUME DELTA
29 WESTERN DELTA UNIVERSITY, OGHARA, DELTA STATE DELTA

 

JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD
UTME 2016 LIST OF PREFERRED INSTITUTIONS
S/No. Institution Name State
30 EDWIN CLARK UNIVERSITY, KIAGBODO, DELTA STATE DELTA
31 MICHAEL AND CECILIA IBRU UNIVERSITY, OWHRODE, DELTA STATE DELTA
32 EVANGEL UNIVERSITY, AKAEZE, EBONYI STATE EBONYI
33 AUCHI POLYTECHNIC, AUCHI (AFFILIATED TO NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA) EDO
34 BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY, BENIN CITY EDO
35 IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY, OKADA, BENIN CITY EDO
36 SAMUEL ADEGBOYEGA UNIVERSITY, OGWA, EDO STATE EDO
 

37

SEMINARY OF ALL SAINTS, UHIELE, EKPOMA, EDO STATE (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY) EDO
38 WELLSPRING UNIVERSITY, IRHIHI/OGBANEKI, BENIN CITY EDO
 

39

ADENIRAN OGUNSANYA COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OTTO/IJANIKIN, LAGOS (AFFILIATED TO Ekiti State University) EKITI
40 AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY , ADO-EKITI EKITI
41 EMMANUEL ALAYANDE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OYO (AFFILIATED TO EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY) EKITI
42 JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY, IKEJI-ARAKEJI, EKITI
 

43

OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILA-ORANGUN (AFFLIATED TO EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY, ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE)  

EKITI

44 CARITAS UNIVERSITY, AMORJI-NIKE, ENUGU ENUGU
45 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, IKERE EKITI (AFFLIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE) ENUGU
 

46

ENUGU STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (TECHNICAL), ENUGU (AFFILIATED TO NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY, AWKA, ANAMBRA STATE)  

ENUGU

47 ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ENUGU ENUGU
48 GODFREY OKOYE UNIVERSITY, URGWUOMU- NIKE ENUGU
49 RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY, OJIAGU-AGBANI, ENUGU ENUGU
 

50

SPIRITAN SCHOOL OF PHILOSOPHY, ISSIENU, NSUKKA, (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE)  

ENUGU

51 BAZE UNIVERSITY, FCT, ABUJA FCT-Abuja
52 NIGERIA TURKISH NILE UNIVERSITY , ABUJA FCT-Abuja
53 VERITAS UNIVERSITY, ABUJA FCT-Abuja
 

54

 

CLARETAIN INSTITUTE OF PHILOSOPHY, NEKEDE (AFFILIATED TO EVAN UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE.)

 

IMO

55 MADONNA UNIVERSITY, OKIJA IMO
56 SEAT OF WISDOM SEMINARY, OWERRI (AFFILIATED TO EVAN UNIVERSITY, OWERRI, IMO STATE) IMO
57 HEZEKIAH UNIVERSITY, UMUDI, IMO STATE IMO
58 JIGAWA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GUMEL (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO) JIGAWA

 

JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD
UTME 2016 LIST OF PREFERRED INSTITUTIONS
S/No. Institution Name State
59 SULE LAMIDO UNIVERSITY, KAFIN HAUSA, JIGAWA STATE JIGAWA
 

60

 

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AKWANGA (AFFLIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE.)

 

KADUNA

 

61

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZARIA (AFFILIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE)  

KADUNA

 

62

KADUNA POLYTECHNIC, KADUNA (AFFILIATED TO FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, MINNA NIGER STATE)  

KADUNA

63 COLLEGE OF ARABIC AND ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES, ILORIN (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO) KANO
 

64

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KANO (AFFILIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE)  

KANO

65 KANO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, WUDIL KANO
66 NORTHWEST UNIVERSITY, KANO, KANO STATE KANO
67 SAADATU RIMI COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KUMBOTSO (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO) KANO
68 AL-QALAM UNIVERSITY, KATSINA KATSINA
69 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KATSINA (AFFILIATED TO BAYERO UNIVERSITY, KANO STATE.) KATSINA
70 FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, BIRNIN-KEBBI, KEBBI STATE KEBBI
71 KEBBI STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, ALIRO KEBBI
72 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, OKENE (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN) KOGI
73 SALEM UNIVERSITY, LOKOJA KOGI
74 AL- HIKMAH UNIVERSITY, ILORIN KWARA
 

75

KWARA STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (TECHNICAL), LAFIA (AFFLIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE.)  

KWARA

76 KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE, ILORIN KWARA
77 LANDMARK UNIVERSITY, OMU-ARAN, KWARA STATE KWARA
78 UMCA, ILORIN (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE) KWARA
79 CALEB UNIVERSITY, IMOTA LAGOS
80 LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY, OJO, LAGOS
 

81

MICHAEL OTEDOLA COLLEGE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION, NOFORIJA, EPE, LAGOS (AFFILIATED TO EKITI STATE UNIVERSITY)  

LAGOS

82 PAN-ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY, AHMED ONIBUDO STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS LAGOS
 

83

ST. AUGUSTINE’S COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, AKOKA, LAGOS (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE)  

LAGOS

84 YABA COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, YABA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA, NSUKKA, ENUGU STATE) LAGOS
85 AUGUSTINE UNIVERSITY, ILARA, EPE, LAGOS LAGOS

 

JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD
UTME 2016 LIST OF PREFERRED INSTITUTIONS
S/No. Institution Name State
86 BINGHAM UNIVERSITY, KARU NASSARAWA
 

87

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, KONTAGORA (AFFILIATED TO AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, KADUNA STATE)  

NIGER

88 BABCOCK UNIVERSITY, ILISHAN-REMO, OGUN
89 BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OTA OGUN
90 COVENANT UNIVERSITY, CANAAN LAND, OTA OGUN
91 CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY OF APOSTOLIC FAITH MISSION FAITH CITY, IGBESA OGUN
92 CRESCENT UNIVERSITY, ABEOKUTA OGUN
93 FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ABEOKUTA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN) OGUN
94 McPHERSON UNIVERSITY, SERIKI SOTAYO, OGUN STATE OGUN
95 REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY OGUN
96 SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, OKUN-OWA, OGUN STATE OGUN
97 TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, IJAGUN, OGUN
98 CHRISLAND UNIVERSITY, OWODE, OGUN STATE. OGUN
99 MOUNTAIN TOP UNIVERSITY, MAKOGI/OBA, OGUN STATE OGUN
100 HALLMARK UNIVERSITY,IJEBU-ITELE,OGUN STATE OGUN
101 CHRISTOPHER UNIVERSITY, MOWE, OGUN STATE OGUN
102 ACHIEVERS UNIVERSITY OWO ONDO
103 ELIZADE UNIVERSITY, ILARA-MOKIN, ONDO STATE ONDO
104 ODUDUWA UNIVERSITY, IPETUMODU ONDO
105 ONDO STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, OKITIPUPA ONDO
106 WESLEY UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY. ONDO ONDO
107 ADELEKE UNIVERSITY, EDE, OSUN STATE OSUN
108 BOWEN UNIVERSITY, IWO OSUN
109 FOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY, OSOGBO OSUN
110 OSUN STATE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ILESA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE) OSUN
111 AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY, OYO OYO
112 DOMINICAN INSTITUTE, SAMONDA, IBADAN (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE) OYO
113 ECWA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, IGBAJA (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE) OYO
 

114

IMMANUEL COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND CHRISTIAN EDUCATION , SAMONDA, IBADAN (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, OYO STATE)  

OYO

115 LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY , IBADAN OYO
116 ST. PETER AND PAUL SEMINARY BODIJA, IBADAN (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN) OYO
117 SUMMIT UNIVERSITY, OFFA, KWARA STATE OYO
118 NATIONAL FILM INSTITUTE, JOS (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF JOS, JOS) PLATEAU

 

JOINT ADMISSIONS AND MATRICULATION BOARD
UTME 2016 LIST OF PREFERRED INSTITUTIONS
S/No. Institution Name State
119 IGNATIUS AJURU UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION, PORT HARCOURT RIVERS
120 RHEMA UNIVERSITY , OBEAMA, RIVERS STATE RIVERS
121 SOKOTO STATE UNIVERSITY, SOKOTO SOKOTO
122 TARABA STATE UNIVERSITY, JALINGO TARABA
 

123

FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, (TECHNICAL), POTISKUM (AFFILIATED TO ABUBAKAR TAFAWA BALEWA UNIVERSITY, BAUCHI STATE.)  

YOBE

124 FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GASHUA, YOBE STATE YOBE
 

125

UMAR SULEIMAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, GASHUA, YOBE STATE (AFFILIATED TO UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI, BORNO STATE)  

YOBE

126 YOBE STATE UNIVERSITY, DAMATURU YOBE
127 FEDERAL UNIVERSITY, GUSAU, ZAMFARA STATE ZAMFARA

 

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