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The University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) presents its academic offering through five unit types — Colleges, Faculties, Schools, Centres and Institutes — and reports 104 undergraduate programmes, of which 99 are accredited (95.2% coverage). Postgraduate study is also active, with 2,453 full-time postgraduate students enrolled. If you want to confirm whether a specific course exists, the site's academic portfolio section is the place to browse; the homepage itself lists unit categories rather than every programme name.
How the Academic Structure Is Organised
The site groups its academic units under five headings. These are the categories you will see when navigating the academic portfolio:
| Unit type | What it typically covers |
|---|---|
| Colleges | Grouped academic divisions, often spanning multiple related fields |
| Faculties | The main degree-teaching units for most disciplines |
| Schools | Focused professional or specialised teaching units |
| Centres | Research, service or specialised academic centres |
| Institutes | Advanced study and research-oriented bodies |
The homepage does not publish a full list of faculties or their departments, so treat the five headings as the map rather than the destination. The programme-level detail sits in the academic portfolio section.
Undergraduate Programmes and Accreditation
The university's own dashboard gives the clearest picture of scale:
- 104 total undergraduate programmes
- 99 accredited
- 5 not yet accredited
- 95.2% accreditation coverage
That last figure matters if you are comparing institutions: it tells you the share of listed programmes that currently hold accreditation, not just how many programmes exist. The five unaccredited programmes are flagged on the dashboard as "not yet accredited," so a prospective student can check status before applying rather than assuming every listed programme is approved.
Postgraduate Study
Postgraduate enrolment is reported as 2,453 full-time students, which confirms that postgraduate programmes are offered and actively enrolled. The dashboard also breaks out full-time and part-time postgraduate enrolment, including female enrolment in each mode, though the homepage excerpt does not give the total postgraduate programme count. For a specific postgraduate course, check the relevant faculty or the postgraduate school listing in the academic portfolio.
Scale at a Glance
The university reports the following headline figures:
| Metric | Figure |
|---|---|
| Established | 1975 |
| Undergraduate full-time enrolment | 50,015 students |
| Postgraduate full-time enrolment | 2,453 students |
| International full-time students | 211 students |
| Undergraduate programmes | 104 |
| Accredited programmes | 99 |
These numbers are useful for judging the size of the academic community, but they do not tell you which programme suits you. Use them alongside the programme list, not instead of it.
Where to Browse the Academic Portfolio
Start from the homepage at unilorin.edu.ng and look for the academic portfolio section, which carries the programme accreditation status and the progress bars for accredited versus unaccredited programmes. From there:
- Pick the unit type (College, Faculty, School, Centre or Institute) that matches your field.
- Open the unit to see its departments and programme listings.
- Cross-check the programme against the accreditation figure — 99 of 104 are accredited, so confirm yours is among them.
- For postgraduate options, follow the postgraduate enrolment and faculty pages rather than relying on the homepage summary.
Common sticking point: the homepage dashboard shows counts and categories, not a searchable course catalogue. If you cannot find a named programme, it is likely listed under a faculty page rather than the top-level site, so navigate down one level before concluding it is unavailable.