2023 Admission: List of top 10 most sought-after Universities in Nigeria according to JAMB

The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) and the University of Lagos (UNILAG) top the list of the most sought-after universities for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

The Punch reported that according to the registrar of the Joint Admissions Matriculation Board (JAMB), Professor Ishaq Oloyede, the top 10 institutions were recognized due to the high number of applicants during the 2023 UTME application period.

Oloyede said this during the 2023 policy meeting in Abuja on Saturday, June 24.

In the list, while UNILORIN ranked first with 73,749 applicants, UNILAG ranked second with 60,606 applicants, and the Lagos State University (LASU) ranked third with 55,964, Premium Times reported. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), appeared in fourth place.

Check out the full list below:

1. University of Ilorin (UNILORIN)

2. University of Lagos (UNILAG)

3. Lagos State University (LASU)

4. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

5. University of Benin (UNIBEN)

6. University of Nigeria (UNN)

7. Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)

8. Nnamdi Azikwe University

9. Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA),

10. Kaduna University of Ibadan (UI)