Taking a good look at the current state of the education system in Nigeria, there is no need to question private universities’ school fees and their numbers.
Gone are the days when private universities felt inferior to public universities; in fact, private universities now have the edge over their public counterparts in the country.
The number of private universities in Nigeria has increased over the last ten years, and as a result of that, private universities are now competing with state and federal universities.
Private universities have now stepped their game up, looking at academics, facilities, welfare, and all. This implies that private universities provide quality tertiary education with student’s academic performance, quality equipment, and a conducive learning environment.
Although private universities, unlike public universities, are expensive, parents would prefer their children to attend private schools as there will be no case of strikes, disorganized calendars, and even highly competitive admission.
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The surprising thing is that with the rise of private universities in Nigeria, some Nigerians don’t know the school fees of these schools and the few that know, perceive them as being expensive.
Interestingly, some private tertiary universities in Nigeria are affordable. The ones that come in high fees have packaged some things either accommodation feeding and other necessary things that will make the education process worthy and good for the students.
These private universities provide quality tertiary education experience coupled with welfare and other things. I see the reason why we have a private university among the top ten universities in Nigeria even as the number one according to Times Higher Education 2023.
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Private universities in Nigeria and their school fees
Over a decade ago, there were 40 private schools in Nigeria, but now there are 75 Private universities in Nigeria according to NUC ( Nigeria University Commission). Let’s take a look at these private schools and their fees one after the other.
American University of Nigeria, Yola
This school is the most expensive private university in Nigeria. They pay their fees in dollars, and when converted to Nigerian Naira, the school fee is about N2,442,000 to N3,511,200 per session.
Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti
ABUAD is one of the most reputable private universities in Nigeria, and their fees are thus:
In the engineering department, the tuition is N1,250,000, but other charges make it a total of N1,752,750. For health Sciences and Agriculture, the tuition is N902,750.
For Medicine and Surgery, they pay N1,250,000 as Tuition, but other fees sum it all up to N1,753,000
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The law department pays N1,000,000 as tuition, but additional charges sum it all up to N1,500,000. While other Faculties pay N690,000 as tuition.
Babcock University, Ilishan Remo
This is another private school which happens to be one of them in Nigeria. The tuition fees plus other charges range between N500,000 to N3,000,000. The fee varies due to diversities in departmental charges and tuition fees. The Law faculty pays N2 million as tuition, medicine pays N2,388,000, and accounting pays N786,000.
The university also offers feeding as well as accommodation although the accommodation fees vary, depending on the type and size of the room.
Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo
The school fees for Ajayi Crowther University are:
Faculty of Natural Sciences
N1,000,000
College of Social and Management sciences
N900,000
Faculty of Humanities
N800,000
Acceptance fee
N100,000
Igbinedion University, Okada
The Fee of this institution ranges from N547,000 to N3,511,200 excluding feeding.
The medicine department pays N2,388,000, the pharmacy department pays N1,688,750, the law department pays N610,000 and engineering also pays N1,988,000 while their accommodation and other charges are N1,688,750 and N110,000 respectively.
Crawford University, Igbesa
For Crawford University, their school fee ranges from N547,000 to N610,000.
Redeemer’s University
For Redeemer’s University, the Natural Science department pays N1,000,000, Management Sciences pays N900,000, Humanities pays N800,000, and the law department pays N1,447,000.
These fees cover all aside from feeding as students are responsible for their feeding.
This is one of the new private universities in Nigeria and here is a breakdown of their tuition;
For the Social and Management Sciences, the 100 and 200 levels pay N500,000 while the 300 and 400 levels pay N600,000.
The College of Law at Achievers University is a new college, so they are paying N800,000.
In the Medical Lab and Nursing Science, the 100 and 200 level pay N600,000, the 300 and 400 level pay N580,000 while the 500 level pay N680,000.
For the Natural and Applied Sciences, they pay N500,000 in their first and second year while in their third and fourth year, they pay N580,000.
Also in Achievers, they pay some extra charges per session which include: registration fee of N10,000, a development Levy of N20,000, vocational Training of N20,000, and finally, an accommodation fee which varies from N45,000 – N80,000 depending on the number of bed spaces per room
Other Universities are:
Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin
For this Islamic faith-based University, their tuition fee is N527,000, exclusive of other charges.
Paul University, Awka
Paul University pays N350,000 as their tuition fee.
Wellspring University, Benin, Edo state
Wellspring University, their tuition fee is N223,750
McPherson University, Abeokuta
At McPherson University, they pay N521,000 as a tuition fee.
Baze University Abuja
In Baze University, the school fee is about N2,800,000, and this makes it one of the most expensive universities in Nigeria.
Fountain University, Osogbo
For Fountain University, their tuition fee is N481,500.
Benson Idahosa, Benin City
In Benson Idahosa University, the tuition fee is N570,000.
Covenant University, Ota
This is another reputable and top private University in Nigeria, and their tuition fee is N532,000.
Adeleke University, Ede Osun State.
In Adeleke University, their tuition fee is N380,000.
Caleb University, Lagos
For Caleb University, they pay N520,000 as a tuition fee.
Crescent University Abeokuta, Ogun State
In Crescent University, the tuition fee is N480,000.
Bells University of Technology Ota, Ogun State
In Bells, the school varies across departments, and their fee is between N553,000 to N643,000.
For LeacCity University, their tuition fee is N550,500
Novena University Delta State
Novena University pays N450,000 as a tuition fee.
Obong University Nigeria, Obong Ntak
In Obong University, the tuition fee is N200,000.
Oduduwa University, Ipetumodu – Osun state
For Oduduwa University, they pay per semester, and the tuition fee is N174,000.
Rhema University
In Rhema University, the tuition fee is N370,000.
Veritas University, Abuja
Lastly, for Veritas University, the tuition fee is N460,000.
Conclusion
Lastly, there are many private universities in the country that might end up being the future of tertiary institutions in Nigeria in as much as the fee is quite affordable and reasonable.
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