In 2019, there were over 1.8 million full-time undergraduate university students in Nigeria. Sciences and social sciences counted the highest number of students. Federal universities had some 200 thousand students studying science, while state and private institutes had 104 thousand and 11 thousand students enrolled in sciences' courses.
Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline
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National Universities Commission. (September 8, 2021). Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262932/undergraduate-students-at-universities-in-nigeria-by-ownership-and-faculty/
National Universities Commission. "Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline." Chart. September 8, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262932/undergraduate-students-at-universities-in-nigeria-by-ownership-and-faculty/
National Universities Commission. (2021). Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262932/undergraduate-students-at-universities-in-nigeria-by-ownership-and-faculty/
National Universities Commission. "Number of Undergraduate Students at Universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by Ownership and Discipline." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Sep 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262932/undergraduate-students-at-universities-in-nigeria-by-ownership-and-faculty/
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Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline [Graph], National Universities Commission, September 8, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262932/undergraduate-students-at-universities-in-nigeria-by-ownership-and-faculty/
