statisense ® - wale micaiah © most preferred courses in nigeria (utme 2013)
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Tertiary education in Nigeria is divided into: College of
Education Polytechnic UniversityCollege
of Educatio
n
Polytechnic
University
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Candidates applied to 116 Colleges of Education
Candidates applied to 191 Polytechnics, Monotechnics and Innovation Enterprise InstitutionsCandidates applied to 122 Universities
Courses in UniversitiesThere are about 650 courses in all the Universities.
Courses are categorized into Faculty, namely:
Administration Agriculture Arts Education Engineering
Environmental
SciencesLaw Medical Sciences Social
SciencesSciences
Distribution of Courses by FacultyFaculty Total %
Social Sciences 400,707 24.12Medicine 274,473 16.52Sciences 230,253 13.86Eng/Tech/Env.Design 222,944 13.42Administration 215,085 12.95Arts 119,531 7.19Law 98,083 5.90Education 65,072 3.92Agriculture 35,339 2.13
Social Sciences emerged top contributing 24% of total Applicants. Agriculture, Education and Law are the bottom three Faculties with 2.1%, 3.9% and 5.9% contribution
Most Preferred CoursesOf the over 650 courses; some enjoy
high subscription as first choice while some others are never considered though they eventually get enrolment when Applicants’ most preferred choices deny them admission.
Courses like Medicine, Accounting, Economics, Mass communication are over subscribed. While the likes of Plant Science, Forestry and courses in Education suffers from rejection.
Most Preferred Courses – minimum
of 20,000 Applicants
CourseTotal
ApplicantsMedicine And Surgery 133,668Accounting 109,244Economics 102,126Business Administration 89,911Law 88,193Mass Communication 80,256Computer Science 74,645Political Science 63,173Nursing Sceince 55,579Microbiology 50,009Electrical /Electronics Engineering 41,351Civil Engineering 38,617Biochemistry 36,506Mechanical Engineering 36,333Public Administration 35,215Pharmacy 34,971Sociology 29,980Banking And Finance 26,974Medical Laboratory 24,692
Most Preferred FacultiesCourse Faculty
Total Applicants
Economics, Mass Communication, Political Science, Sociology
Social Sciences 275,535
Accounting, Business Administration, Public Administration, Banking And Finance
Administration 261,344
Medicine And Surgery, Nursing Science, Pharmacy, Medical Laboratory
Medicine 248,910
Computer Science, Microbiology, Biochemistry
Sciences 161,160
Electrical /Electronics, Civil,Mechanical Engineering
Engineering 116,301
Law Law 88,193This shows that Social Sciences and Administration Faculties are the most sough after Faculties in Nigerian Universities.
Most Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)
It seems there is a growing reducing interest in Administration.
Faculty 2011 2012 2013Administration 314,867 277,815 215,085Agriculture 20,873 26,113 35,339Arts 69,406 60,673 119,531Education 57,624 62,587 65,072Eng/Tech/Env.Design 192,733 197,836 222,944Law 80,927 87,385 98,083Medicine 214,047 231,753 274,473Sciences 207,045 202,705 230,253Social Sciences 281,069 303,929 400,707Grand Total 1,438,591 1,450,796 1,661,487
Most Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)Courses 2011 2012 2013 Average
Medicine And Surgery 114,530 116,037 133,668 121,412Accounting 108,793 99,842 109,244 105,960Economics 88,387 95,552 102,126 95,355Law 72,126 82,550 88,193 80,956Mass Communication 63,251 69,836 80,256 71,114Computer Science 57,299 65,123 74,645 65,689Business Management 15,365 79,783 89,911 61,686Political Science 56,428 54,695 63,173 58,099Microbiology 40,747 44,399 50,009 45,052Nursing Science 34,046 41,805 55,579 43,810Business Administration 84,842 15,573 17,391 39,269Biochemistry 35,752 33,467 36,506 35,242Public Administration 38,370 29,942 35,215 34,509Mechanical Engineering 31,804 32,493 36,333 33,543Civil Engineering 29,420 32,223 38,617 33,420Pharmacy 30,432 32,654 34,971 32,686Electrical /Electronics Engineering 29,208 28,707 33,635 30,517Sociology 27,739 27,423 29,980 28,381Banking/Finance 21,110 23,313 26,974 23,799Medical Laboratory Science 17,154 22,724 24,692 21,523Petroleum Engineering 16,899 14,337 15,323 15,520Chemical Engineering 14,461 13,601 13,320 13,794Architecture 12,771 13,272 14,512 13,518English Language 14,607 10,545 13,573 12,908Psychology 8,920 11,105 12,733 10,919Computer Engineering 8,752 10,710 12,111 10,524Geography 8,266 8,319 12,268 9,618
The Big 16 Courses:
Medicine &
Surgery (121,412)
Accounting
(105,960)
Economics
(95,355)
Law (80,956)
Mass Communicat
ion
(71,114)
Computer Science (65,689)
Business Manageme
nt (61,686)
Political Science (58,099)
Microbiology
(45,052)
Nursing Science (43,810)
Business Administrat
ion (39,269)
Biochemistry
(35,242)
Public Administrat
ion (34,509)
Mechanical
Engineering
(33,543)
Civil Engineeri
ng (33.420)
Pharmacy (32,686)
Polytechnic / Monotechnic & IEIThere are about 86 courses in all the Polytechnics and Monotechnics. Courses are categorized into Schools, namely:
Polytechnic / Monotechnic
IEIThere are 21courses in all the IEI
SciencesSocial
SciencesEngineeri
ng
Distribution of Courses by SchoolSchool/
Faculty Applicants %Engineering 572,631 36.52Sciences 191,426 12.21Social Sciences 804,633 51.32Grand Total 1,567,864Social Sciences emerged top
contributing 51% of total Applicants. There seem to be a strong correlation between this and that of University.
More Preferred Courses
Of the over 100 courses; some enjoy high subscription as first choice while some others are rarely considered though they eventually get enrolment when Applicants’ preferred choices deny them admission.
Courses like Science Laboratory Technology, Business Administration & Management,
Mass Communication, Public Administration, Accountancy, Computer Science are over
subscribed.
More Preferred Courses – minimum of
10,000 ApplicantsCourses TotalScience Laboratory Technology 288,717Business Administration & Management 262,106Mass Communication 203,523Public Administration 133,392Accountancy 130,953Computer Science 120,414Electrical/Electronics Engineering 58,776Civil Engineering 51,484Banking And Finance 47,388Mechanical Engineering 42,437Food Technology 24,299Computer Engineering 23,298Office Technology And Management 20,573Estate Management 18,429Architectural Technology 16,834Hospitality Management 11,834
More Preferred FacultiesCourses Faculty TotalElectrical/Electronics, Civil, Mechanical, Computer Engineering, Food Technology
Engineering 200,294
Science Laboratory Technology, Computer Science, Office Technology & Management, Estate Management, Architectural Technology
Sciences 464,967
Business Administration & Management, Mass CommunicationPublic Administration, AccountancyBanking And Finance, Hospitality Management
Social Sciences
789,196
More Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)
Faculty 2011 2012 2013Engineering 483,937 497,712 572,631Sciences 180,495 177,058 191,426Social Sciences 716,888 713,759 804,633
Grand Total 1,381,3201,388,52
91,567,86
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More Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)Course 2011 2012 2013 AVG
Business Administration & Management 232,573 233,314 288,717 251,535
Science Laboratory Technology 214,346 228,093 262,079 234,839Mass Communication 171,474 179,772 203,523 184,923Public Administration 100,821 107,886 133,392 114,033Accountancy 129,873 126,944 128,898 128,572Computer Science 113,517 113,031 120,414 115,654Electrical/Electronics Engineering 61,545 57,557 58,704 59,269
Banking And Finance 54,766 51,103 47,388 51,086Civil Engineering Technology 42,989 45,596 51,484 46,690Mechanical Engineering Technology 40,533 39,867 42,437 40,946
Food Technology 28,237 26,654 24,299 26,397Computer Engineering 19,614 21,105 23,250 21,323Office Technology & Management 14,595 16,239 20,573 17,136
Estate Management 16,610 16,112 18,429 17,050Architectural Technology 15,060 14,874 16,834 15,589Hospitality Management 16,894 14,164 11,834 14,297Chemical Engineering Technology 12,473 8,443 6,709 9,208
The Big 16 Courses:
Business Administrati
on & Managemen
t (251,535)
Science Laboratory Technology(234,839)
Civil Engineeri
ng(46,690)
Mechanical
Engineering
(40,946)
Mass Communicat
ion
(184,923)
Public Administrati
on (114,033)
Food Technolo
gy(26,397)
Computer Technolo
gy(21,323)
Accounting
(128,572)
Computer Science(59,269)
Office Technology
& Managemen
t
(17,136)
Estate Manageme
nt(17,050)
Elect/Elect
Engineering(59,26
9)
Banking & Finance(51,086)
Architectural
Technology(15,589)
Hospitality Manageme
nt(14,297)
POLYTECHNIC
Colleges of EducationThere are over 300 courses in all the Colleges of Education. Courses are categorized into Schools, namely:
Arts
Sciences
Distribution of Courses by SchoolSchool/
Faculty Applicants %Arts 936,508 57.73Sciences 685,800 42.27Grand Total 1,622,308Arts emerged top contributing
57.73% of total Applicants.
Preferred Courses – minimum of 20,000
ApplicantsCourses TotalBusiness Education 380,276Biology/Chemistry 226,767Biology/Integrated Science 69,734English/Social Studies 68,543Mathematics/Physics 66,426Chemistry/Physics 54,097Economics/Social Studies 53,962Political Science/Social Studies 53,084English (Double Major) 50,718Computer Science Education/Mathematics 46,034Computer Education/Physics 41,843Economics/Political Science 41,300Agricultural Science (Double Major) 27,956Chemistry/Integrated Science 25,913English/Political Science 24,595Computer Science Education/Integrated Sci. 22,778Chemistry/Mathematics 22,016Economics/Mathematics 21,710Computer Education/Chemistry 20,227
Preferred FacultiesCourses Faculty TotalBusiness Education, English/Social Studies, Economics/Social Studies, Political Science/Social Studies, English (Double Major), English/Political Science, Economics/Mathematics
Arts 652,888
Biology/Chemistry, Biology/Integrated Science, Mathematics/Physics, Chemistry/Physics, Computer Science Education/Mathematics, Computer Education/Physics, Economics/Political Science, Agricultural Science (Double Major), Chemistry/Integrated Science, Computer Science , Education/Integrated Science, Chemistry/Mathematics, Computer Education/Chemistry
Sciences 665,091
Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)
Faculty 2011 2012 2013Arts 805,731 803,979 936,508Sciences 593,052 612,812 685,800Grand Total
1,398,783
1,416,791 1,622,308
Faculty % 2011 % 2012 % 2013Arts 57.75 56.75 57.73Sciences 42.40 43.25 42.27
Preferred Faculties (2011 – 2013)
Course 2011 2012 2013Average
Business Education 325,725 327,305 380,276344,43
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Biology/Chemistry 176,281 185,796 226,767196,28
1Biology/Integrated Science 60,522 63,081 69,734 64,446English/Social Studies 60,608 62,872 68,543 64,008Mathematics/Physics 48,450 55,209 66,426 56,695Economics/Social Studies 55,175 48,960 53,962 52,699Chemistry/Physics 46,345 49,339 54,097 49,927Political Science/Social Studies 47,425 47,053 53,084 49,187Computer Science Education/Mathematics 52,275 45,487 46,034 47,932Economics/Political Science 42,686 40,362 41,300 41,449English (double Major) 33,070 39,718 50,718 41,169Computer Education/Physics 38,269 38,385 41,843 39,499Agricultural Science (double Major) 23,516 24,180 27,956 25,217Chemistry/Integrated Science 22,937 23,621 25,913 24,157Economics/Mathematics 27,742 22,988 21,710 24,147Computer Science Education/Integrated Sci. 25,546 21,734 22,778 23,353Chemistry/Mathematics 21,653 20,391 22,016 21,353English/Political Science 18,787 19,896 24,595 21,093
The Big 16 Courses:Business
Education
(344,435)
Biology/Chemistry(196,281)
Biology/Integrated
Science(64,446)
English/ Social
Studies(64,008)
Mathematics/
Physics(56,695)
Economics/ Social Studies
(52,699)
Chemistry/ Physics(49,927)
Pol. Sci./ Social Studies
(49,187)
Computer Sci.
Education/ Math
(47,932)
Economics /
Political Sci.
(41,449)
English (Double Major)
(41,169)
Computer Education/
Physics(39,499)
Agric. Sci./
(double Major)
(25,217)
Chemistry/ Int.
Science(24,157)
Economics/ Mathemati
cs(24,147)
Computer Sci.
Education/ Int.
Science(23,353)
Colleges of Education
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