ANALYSIS OF 2016

UTME APPLICATION

StatiSense

INTRODUCTION

Analysis of the 2016 Unified Tertiary Matriculation

Examination (UTME) covers -

Application by Faculty

Application by Course of Study

Application by School ownership

Application by School Type

Application by School Location

Trends of UTME application over the years

School Ownership:Federal

State

Private

School Type:Agriculture

Engineering

Education

School Location:State where

Institution resides

Faculty/Course:Course of study of

candidates and

Faculty category

UNIVERSITY

INTRODUCTIONAccording to data downloaded from the Joint

Admission and Matriculation Board’s website; a

total of 1,577,783 Candidates applied for 2016

Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination.

School Ownership:Federal

State

Private

School Type:Agriculture

Engineering

Education

School Location:State where Institution

resides

Faculty/Course:Course of study of

candidates and

Faculty category

1,577,7831,118,777

FEDERAL

447,173

STATE

11,833PRIVATE

71%

28%

3%

Figure 1: Share of Total Application by School Ownership

UNIVERSITIES

There are currently 141 Universities in Nigeria

FEDERAL

STATE

PRIVATE

(41)

All 41 Schools were listed for Admission

(40)

38 Schools were listed for admission

(60)

All were listed for Admission but one did

not attract any Candidate

1,118,777

447,173

11,833

FACULTY

About 1.58 million Candidates’ course of Study are

categorized as follows:

ADMINISTRATION

AGRICULTURE

ARTS & HUMANITIES

EDUCATION

ENGINEERING/ENV

LAW/LEGAL STUDIES

MEDICAL SCIENCES

SCIENCES

SOCIAL SCIENCES

165,127 26,904

92,423

59,293

210,238

95,509

338,902

223,689

365,698

FACULTY

FACULTY TOTAL %

ADMINISTRATION 165,127 10

AGRICULTURE 26,904 2

ARTS AND HUMANITIES 92,423 6

EDUCATION 59,293 4

ENGINEERING/TECH/ENV. 210,238 13

LAW/LEGAL STUDIES 95,509 6

MED/PHARM/HEALTH SCI. 338,902 21

SCIENCES 223,689 14

SOCIAL SCIENCES 365,698 23

GRAND TOTAL 1,577,783

SOCIAL SCIENCES RECEIVED THE MOST

APPLICATION AMONG ALL FACULTIES, WHICH

IS 23% TOTAL APPLICATION.

FACULTY AND SCHOOL OWNERSHIP

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

Admin Agric Arts Edu Eng/Env Law Med Sciences Social Sciences

Federal Private State

FACULTY FEDERAL PRIVATE STATE GRAND TOTAL %

Administration 101,933 907 62,287 165,127 10

Agriculture 21,349 47 5,508 26,904 2

Arts And Humanities 63,411 1,061 27,951 92,423 6

Education 36,410 297 22,586 59,293 4

Engineering/Tech/Env 178,907 2,013 29,318 210,238 13

FACULTY FEDERAL PRIVATE STATE GRAND TOTAL %

Law/Legal Studies 63,739 1,007 30,763 95,509 6

Med/Pharm/Health Sci 272,749 1,301 64,852 338,902 21

Sciences 148,306 2,019 73,364 223,689 14

Social Sciences 231,973 3,181 130,544 365,698 23

GRAND TOTAL 1,118,777 11,833 447,173 1,577,783

FACULTY AND SCHOOL OWNERSHIP

These Faculties make up about 18% of Total Application:

AGRIC EDUCATION ARTS & HUMANITIES LAW/LEGAL STUDIES

The implication of this is far reaching;

Would we have enough FOOD to Feed Ourselves?

Would we have enough TEACHERS to Teach our Kids

Would we have enough WRITERS to Challenge our Minds?

Would we have enough LAWYERS to Defend our Causes?

Beside the fact that Private Universities did not attract

much patronage, Faculties of Agriculture and Education

attracted the least candidates.

UNIVERSITY COURSES & FACULTIES

ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS

ADMINISTRATION

ACCOUNTANCY

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

BANKING ANDFINANCE

165,127

58,057 (35%)

45,584 (28%)

15,747

(10%)

13,793(8%)

12,518(8%)

AGRICULTURE

FOOD SCIENCE &

TECHNOLOGY

AGRIC - BUSINESS

AGRIC-ECONOMICS

& EXTENSION

ANIMAL SCIENCE

AGRICULTURE

26,904

MASS

COMMUNICATION

ENGLISH

LANGUAGE

ISLAMIC STUDIES

THEATRE ARTS

HISTORY & INT’L

STUDIES

ARTS & HUMANITIES

92,423

13,463 (15%)

11,202 (12%)

6,735 (7%)

6,518 (7%)

6,047

(7%)

5,879 (22%)

4,296 (16%)

2,626 (10%)

1,652

(6%)

1,431

(5%)

WHICH COURSES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST PATRONAGE?

UNIVERSITY COURSES & FACULTIES

EDUCATION

EDUCATION &

ENGLISH LANG.

EDUCATION &

BIOLOGY

GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING

EDUCATION &

ECONOMICS

BUSINESS EDUCATION

165,127

6,581 (4%)

5,386 (3%)

4,765 (3%)

3,2882%)

CIVIL

ENGINEERING

MECHANICAL

ENGINEERING

ELECT /ELECT

ENGINEERING

ARCHITECTURE

COMPUTER ENGINEERING

ENGINEERING/ENV SCI.

210,238

LAW

CIVIL LAW

COMMON LAW

COMMON & ISLAMIC LAWISLAMIC/SHARIA LAW

LAW/LEGAL STUDIES

95,509

63,414 (66%)

20,114 (21%)

5,650

(6%)

4,173

1,291

40,013 (19%)

36,284 (17%)

30,569 (15%)

15,289 (7%)

14,636

(7%)

4,670 (3%)

WHICH COURSES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST PATRONAGE?

4%

1%

UNIVERSITY COURSES & FACULTIESWHICH COURSES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST PATRONAGE?

MEDICAL SCIENCES

MEDICINE AND

SURGERY

NURSING

RADIOGRAPHY

PHARMACY

MEDICAL LABORATORY

SCIENCE

338,902

163,753 (48%)

79,130 (23%)

44,477 (13%)

5,054

1%

COMPUTER

SCIENCE

MICROBIOLOGY

BIOCHEMISTRY

BIOLOGY

BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

SCIENCES

223,689

ECONOMICS

POLITICAL

SCIENCE

MASS

COMMUNICATION

ACCOUNTING

SOCIOLOGY

SOCIAL SCIENCES

365,698

70,477 (19%)

60,151 (16%)

57,479 (16%)

35,413 (10%)

27,139 (7%)

67,250 (30%)

59,309 (27%)

37,379 (17%)

7,833

(4%)

6,501

3%

23,880 (7%)

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER UNIVERSITIESWHICH UNIVERSITIES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST INTEREST?

ALLALL

FEDERAL1,118,777

STATE447,173

PRIVATE11,833

UNILORIN

UNIBEN

ABU

UNN

BAYERO

105,162 (7%)

81,546 (5%)

78,959 (5%)

66,105 (4%)

65,465 (4%)

UNILORIN

UNIBEN

ABU

UNN

BAYERO

NASARAWA

IMSU

KADSU

DELSU

AAUA

37,547 (8%)

32,368 (7%)

31,937 (7%)

28,775 (6%)

28,722 (6%)

COVENANT

NORTHWEST

ABUAD

BABCOCK

IGBINEDION

2,586 (22%)

2,035 (17%)

1,309 (11%)

1,250 (11%)

419

(4%)

71% 28% 1%

105,162 (7%)

81,546 (5%)

78,959 (5%)

66,105 (4%)

65,465 (4%)

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSESWHICH COURSES ENJOYED THE MOST ATTENTION?

MEDICINE &

SURGERYACCOUNTING

NURSING ECONOMICS

MASS

COMM

BUS

ADMIN

COMPUTER

SCI

LAW

MICROBIO

LOGY

POL SCI

163,753

90,499

79,140 73,077

70,942

68,108

67,250

63,414

60,151

59,309

MEDICINE & SURGERY IS THE MOST SOUGHT-

AFTER COURSE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES

10%6%

5%

4%

5%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSES & UNIVERSITIESWHICH COURSES ENJOYED THE MOST ATTENTION?

UNIBEN

UNILORIN

ABU

UI

UNN

12,907

12,900

12,555

11,762

11,150

MEDICINE &

SURGERYACCOUNTING NURSING ECONOMICS MASS

COMMUNICATION

UNILORIN

UNIBEN

ABU

OAU

UNN

23,928

18,330

16,042

14,184

13,724

ABU

UNILORIN

BAYERO

UNN

7,203

5,912

5,453

5,235

UNIBEN

5,205

UI

BAYERO

MOUA

UNILORIN

ABU

4,771

3,408

3,316

3,254

3,123

UNILORIN

BAYERO

UNIBEN

AAUA

NAU

9,510

5,627

5,029

4,287

3,545

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

7%

8%

8%

8%

8%

15%

16%

18%

20%

26%

9%

4%

4%

5%

5%

5%

6%

UNILORIN

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSES & UNIVERSITIESWHICH COURSES ENJOYED THE MOST ATTENTION?

UNILORIN

UNIBEN

UNILAG

DELSU

ABU

9,456

3,419

4,603

4,424

3,596

UNILORIN

NDA

ABU

KADSU

BAYERO

3,271

3,206

2,879

2,709

2,586

UNIBEN

UNN

OAU

UI

6,814

6,566

5,397

5,274

UNILAG

5,258

KADSU

ABU

NSU

BAYERO

3,527

3,002

2,879

2,785

2,631

NSU

FUDJ

KADSU

BAYERO

ABU

3,363

2,921

2,486

2,429

2,401

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

COMPUTER

SCIENCELAW

POLITICAL

SCIENCEMICROBIOLOGY

5%

14%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

5%

6%

6% 6%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%

4%8%

8%

9%

10%

11%

7%

LOCATION OF TOP SCHOOLS & CHOICE OF CANDIDATE

300,238

288,552115,155

243,169

295,612

335,057

UNILORINUNIJOS

NSU

UNIMAIDGSUIBBU

ABUBAYEROKADSU

UNNNAUIMSU

UNIBENUNIUYOUNIPORT

UNILAGUI

OAU

19%

21%

19%

15%

7%

18%

STATISTICS OF UNIVERSITIES, THEIR LOCATIONS & APPLICATIONSTATE

FEDERAL PRIVATE STATE GRAND TOTAL

TOTAL COUNT OF SCH TOTAL COUNT OF SCH TOTAL COUNT OF SCH TOTAL COUNT OF SCH

KADUNA 105,000 2 31,937 1 136,937 3

KWARA 105,162 1 353 3 2,396 1 107,911 5

EDO 81,546 1 640 4 16,385 1 98,571 6

KANO 76,094 2 2,035 1 2,352 1 80,481 4

LAGOS 61,151 2 118 3 11,860 1 73,129 6

ENUGU 66,105 1 159 3 6,772 1 73,036 5

OSUN 46,669 1 258 4 25,218 2 72,145 7

ANAMBRA 61,997 1 412 3 3,542 1 65,951 5

RIVERS 38,656 1 9 2 23,237 2 61,902 5

OYO 59,709 1 225 2 59,934 3

IMO 23,830 1 6 1 32,368 1 56,204 3

ONDO 25,396 1 95 3 29,661 3 55,152 7

OGUN 24,795 1 4,488 13 23,822 2 53,105 16

AKWA-IBOM 40,799 1 15 2 4,624 1 45,438 4

PLATEAU 41,254 1 3,338 1 44,592 2

NASARAWA 6,351 1 248 1 37,547 1 44,146 3

BENUE 13,188 1 76 1 24,673 1 37,937 3

BORNO 36,264 1 36,264 1

DELTA 5,004 1 191 4 28,775 1 33,970 6

CROSS RIVERS 30,460 1 2,791 1 33,251 2

NIGER 18,740 1 12,173 1 30,913 2

ABIA 22,877 1 24 1 6,919 1 29,820 3

SOKOTO 27,470 1 2,096 1 29,566 1

KOGI 4,693 1 60 1 22,181 1 26,934 3

BAYELSA 2,321 1 20,165 1 22,486 2

EKITI 6,058 1 1,309 1 14,225 1 21,592 3

ABUJA 19,382 1 596 3 19,978 4

GOMBE 5,955 1 13,792 1 19,747 2

KATSINA 3,659 1 315 1 15,602 1 19,576 3

EBONYI 8,238 1 8 1 9,912 1 18,158 3

BAUCHI 11,191 1 5,454 1 16,645 2

TARABA 8,371 1 2 1 4,863 1 13,236 3

ADAMAWA 9,747 1 197 1 2,790 1 12,734 3

JIGAWA 9,264 1 1,520 1 10,784 2

KEBBI 5,992 1 1,546 1 7,538 2

YOBE 1,719 1 2,637 1 4,356 2

ZAMFARA 3,670 1 3,670 1

GRAND TOTAL 1,118,777 40 11,839 60 447,173 38 1,577,789 138

LOCATION OF SCHOOL & CHOICE OF CANDIDATESTATE TOTAL

KADUNA 136,937

KWARA 107,911

EDO 98,571

KANO 80,481

LAGOS 73,129

ENUGU 73,036

OSUN 72,145

ANAMBRA 65,951

RIVERS 61,896

STATE TOTAL

OYO 59,934

IMO 56,204

ONDO 55,152

OGUN 53,105

AKWA-IBOM 45,438

PLATEAU 44,592

NASARAWA 44,146

BENUE 37,937

BORNO 36,264

STATE TOTAL

GOMBE 19,747

KATSINA 19,576

EBONYI 18,158

BAUCHI 16,645

TARABA 13,236

ADAMAWA 12,734

JIGAWA 10,784

KEBBI 7,538

YOBE 4,356

ZAMFARA 3,670

STATE TOTAL

DELTA 33,970

CROSS RIVERS 33,251

NIGER 30,913

ABIA 29,820

SOKOTO 29,566

KOGI 26,934

BAYELSA 22,486

EKITI 21,592

ABUJA 19,978

KADUNA KWARA EDO KANO LAGOS

ABU

KADSU

NDA

78,959

31,937

26,041

UNILORIN

KWASU

AL-HIKMAH

105,162

2,396

154

UNIBEN

EKPOMA

IGBINEDION

81,546

16,385

419

BAYERO

NPA

KANUST

65,465

10,629

2,352

UNILAG

LASUNOUN

60,981

11,860

170

58%

23%

19%

97%

2%

83%

17%

81%

13%

3%

83%

16%

PO

LYTE

CH

NIC

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER POLYTECHNICSWHICH POLYTECHNICS ARE ENJOYING THE MOST INTEREST?

ALLALL

FEDERAL869,750

STATE707,677

PRIVATE14,489

POLY, NEKEDE

YABATECH

AUCHI POLY

THE POLY, IB

KADPOLY

134,491

116,972

92,911

80,852

75,512

POLY, NEKEDE

YABATECH

AUCHI POLY

KADPOLY

OKOPOLY

134,491

116,972

92,911

75,512

69,227

THE POLY, IB

KWARA POLY

KANO POLY

AKWA-IBOM POLY

RIVER POLY

80,852

69,620

57,185

45,371

40,423

FIDEI

IB CITY POLY

LAGOS CITY POLY

HERITAGE

THE POLY, ILE-IFE

6,297

1,753

1,309

951

904

55% 44% 1%

15%

13%

11%

9%

9%

11%

10%

8%

6%

6%

15%

13%

11%

9%

8%

43%

12%

9%

7%

6%

POLYTECHNICS COURSES & FACULTIES

WHICH COURSES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST PATRONAGE?ENGR/TECH/ENV

ARCHITECTURE

COMPUTER

ELECT/ELECT

MECHANICAL

CIVIL

324,709

5%

41,292

22,984

50,626

54,139

COMMUNITY HEALTHSTATISTICS

LIB. & INFORMATION SCIENCE

COMPUTER SCIENCE

ANIMAL SCIENCE

SCIENCES

536,441

BANKING & FINANCE

ACCOUNTANCY

PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION

BUSINESS ADMIN &

MANAGEMENT

MASS

COMMUNICATION

SOCIAL SCIENCES

730,766

34,403

102,596 (14%)

153,907

(21%)

169,983 (23%)

212,321 (29%)

8,193

5,971

104,727

408,164

(76%)

16,999

13%

7%

16%

17%

20%

MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COLLEGES OF EDUCATION

WHICH COURSES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST INTEREST?

ALVAN-IKOKU

YUSUF BALA

USMAN

FCE, ZARIA

FCOE (TECH),

AKOKA

FCE, KANO

143,893

86,608

81,675

70,191

55,297

BUSINESS

EDUCATION

ENGLISH/SOCIAL ST.

ENGLISH (DOUBLE MAJOR)

POL. SCI/SOC. ST.

ECON/SOC. ST.

134,491

66,467

44,993

37,229

34,735

TOP COLLEGESTOP COURSES – BY APPLICATION

ARTS

BIOLOGY/

CHEMISTRY

BIO/INT. SCIENCE

MATH/PHYSICS

COMPUTER SCI. EDU/MATH

CHEMISTRY/PHYSICS

308,217

73,121

SCIENCES

58,362

42,147

40,802

TREND ANALYSIS

UTME APPLICATION TREND

1.35m

1.40m

1.45m1.45m

1.50m

1.55m

1.60m

1.65m

1.70m

1.75m

1.30m

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

1,577,783

1,479,799

1,717,809

1,460,616

1,612,329

1,499,702

UTME APPLICATION TREND BY FACULTY

Faculty 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016Administration 326,387 289,300 225,225 187,082 206,195 165,127Agriculture 23,253 28,726 38,056 36,037 28,372 26,904Arts 72,736 64,649 124,653 113,652 80,158 92,423Education 60,274 68,611 70,037 63,880 53,358 59,293

Engineering 172,921 173,942 192,377 182,124 171,767 182,368

Environ. Sci. 23,771 28,007 31,055 32,293 32,787 27,870

Law 81,396 87,800 98,545 93,222 91,385 95,509

Medicine Sci. 215,098 232,945 276,263 285,076 289,689 338,902Sciences 214,414 211,956 243,325 237,783 208,763 223,689

Social Sciences 289,549 313,766 418,273 381,180 298,142 365,698

Grand Total 1,479,799 1,499,702 1,717,809 1,612,329 1,460,616 1,577,783

233,219

30,225

91,379

62,576

179,250

29,297

91,310

272,996

223,322

344,435

0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

Administration Agriculture Arts Education Engineering EnvironmentalSciences

Law MedicineSciences

Sciences SocialSciences

UTME APPLICATION: 6YEARS AVERAGE

UTME APPLICATION TREND BY FACULTY (%)

22%19%

13%12%

14%

10%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

2%

5%

4%

7%

7%

5%

6%

4%

5%

4%4% 4%

4%

12%12%

11%11% 12%

12%

2%2%

2%2% 2%

2%

6%6%

6%6%

6%

6%

15% 16%16% 18%

20%21%

14% 14%14% 15%

14%14%

20% 21% 24% 24% 20% 23%

10%

100%

Administration Agriculture Arts Education Engineering Environmental Sciences Law Medicine Sciences Sciences Social Sciences

2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

42% 49%48%42% 46%43%

YEAR 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 AVERAGE

STEM 626,204 646,850 743,020 737,276 703,006 772,829 704,864

% 42% 43% 43% 46% 48% 49% 45%

GROWING INTEREST IN SCIENCE,

TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS

UTME APPLICATION TREND BY FACULTY (%)

Faculties of Agriculture, Arts, Education, Engineering, Environmental

Sciences, Law, and Sciences have all maintained some level of

consistencies in terms of their UTME Application trend.

Faculty of Administration have suffered over 50% declining interests from

2011 till date; having enjoyed the most interest in 2011 with 22% of total

application, it now stands at a distant 5th position with 10% application.

Medical Sciences have enjoyed a growing interest among Applicants;

moving from 15% in 2011, it now stands at 21%, second only to Social

Sciences at 23%.

Social Sciences have equally maintained a consistent level of appeal to

Applicants; with 20% in 2011 it now sits as number one most desirable

faulty at 23% which it has also maintained since 2012 at 21%, 2013 &

2014 at 24%, and 2015 at 20%.

ADMINISTRATION:Is this an indication that Nigerian Students are losing interests in Management courses?

Are we then ready to be importing Managers/ Administrators in 10 to 20years time?

MEDICAL SCIENCES:Nigeria is hugely challenged when it comes to adequacy

of Medical professionals and Facilities, therefore it should

be natural to train and recruit more Health Professionals.

However, the reality is that Admission Rate for Medical

Sciences is about the lowest (<5%) of all Faculties.

WATCH OUT: UTME APPLICATION TREND FOR COURSES & UNIVERSITIES

Reference –

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