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

1. ANALYSIS OF 2016
UTME APPLICATION
StatiSense

2. 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

3. UNIVERSITY

4. INTRODUCTION
According 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
1,577,783
1,118,777
FEDERAL
447,173
STATE
11,833
PRIVATE
71%
28%
3%
Figure 1: Share of Total Application by School Ownership

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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.

10. UNIVERSITY COURSES & FACULTIES
ADMINISTRATION
BUSINESS
ADMINISTRATION
ACCOUNTANCY
BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION
BANKING AND
FINANCE
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?

11. 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%)
3,288
2%)
CIVIL
ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL
ENGINEERING
ELECT /ELECT
ENGINEERING
ARCHITECTURE
COMPUTER
ENGINEERING
ENGINEERING/ENV SCI.
210,238
LAW
CIVIL LAW
COMMON LAW
COMMON & ISLAMIC LAW
ISLAMIC/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%

12. UNIVERSITY COURSES & FACULTIES
WHICH 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%)

13. MOST SOUGHT-AFTER UNIVERSITIES
WHICH UNIVERSITIES ARE ENJOYING THE MOST INTEREST?
ALL
ALL
FEDERAL
1,118,777
STATE
447,173
PRIVATE
11,833
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%)

14. MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSES
WHICH COURSES ENJOYED THE MOST ATTENTION?
MEDICINE &
SURGERY
ACCOUNTING
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%

15. MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSES & UNIVERSITIES
WHICH COURSES ENJOYED THE MOST ATTENTION?
UNIBEN
UNILORIN
ABU
UI
UNN
12,907
12,900
12,555
11,762
11,150
MEDICINE &
SURGERY
ACCOUNTING 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%

16. UNILORIN
MOST SOUGHT-AFTER COURSES & UNIVERSITIES
WHICH 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
SCIENCE
LAW
POLITICAL
SCIENCE
MICROBIOLOGY
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%

17. LOCATION OF TOP SCHOOLS & CHOICE OF CANDIDATE
300,238
288,552
115,155
243,169
295,612
335,057
UNILORIN
UNIJOS
NSU
UNIMAID
GSU
IBBU
ABU
BAYERO
KADSU
UNN
NAU
IMSU
UNIBEN
UNIUYO
UNIPORT
UNILAG
UI
OAU
19%
21%
19%
15%
7%
18%

18. STATISTICS OF UNIVERSITIES, THEIR LOCATIONS & APPLICATION
STATE
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

19. LOCATION OF SCHOOL & CHOICE OF CANDIDATE
STATE 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
LASU
NOUN
60,981
11,860
170
58%
23%
19%
97%
2%
83%
17%
81%
13%
3%
83%
16%

20. POLYTECHNIC

21. MOST SOUGHT-AFTER POLYTECHNICS
WHICH POLYTECHNICS ARE ENJOYING THE MOST INTEREST?
ALL
ALL
FEDERAL
869,750
STATE
707,677
PRIVATE
14,489
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%

22. 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 HEALTH
STATISTICS
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%

24. 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 COLLEGES
TOP 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

25. TREND ANALYSIS

26. 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

27. UTME APPLICATION TREND BY FACULTY
Faculty 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Administration 326,387 289,300 225,225 187,082 206,195 165,127
Agriculture 23,253 28,726 38,056 36,037 28,372 26,904
Arts 72,736 64,649 124,653 113,652 80,158 92,423
Education 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. 215,098 232,945 276,263 285,076 289,689 338,902
Sciences 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 Environmental
Sciences
Law Medicine
Sciences
Sciences Social
Sciences
UTME APPLICATION: 6YEARS AVERAGE

28. 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

29. 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

30. 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

31. Reference –
Join Admissions and Matriculation Board – Unified Tertiary Matriculation
Examination (UTME) Applications for Year 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and
2016
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