All Universities in Abia State
Universities in Abia state is five (5) in number.
This includes both federal, state and private universities in Abia state.
The number of private universities in Abia state is three (3) while the rest are government owned universities.
The essence of this write up on universities in Abia state is to help students who are on lookout for universities to enroll into in Abia state.
This article will also as well help point out Nigeria University Commission (NUC) approved universities in Abia state, Nigeria.
Below is the list of all government approved universities in Abia state.
Federal University in Abia
Michael Okpara University of Agricultural
Abia State has a federal university of Agriculture which represents the only federal university in the state.
The federal university in the state is Michael Okpara University of Agricultural which is situated at Umudike,Abia state.
The university was founded in 1992 and has main campus as Umudike.
Students of the University are usually called Umudykes.
State University in Abia
Abia State University (ABSU)
Abia State university is university owned by Abia state government.
The university was established in 1981 and offer both undergraduate and Postgraduate academic programmes.
Abia state university is located at Uturu town, in Abia.
Private Universities in Abia State
Below is the list of government approved private universities in Abia state.
Spiritan University, Umunneochi
This is one of the private universities located in Abia state, Nigeria.
It is a catholic faith based university established by congregation of Holy Spirit in 2017.
The congregation is an international recognized catholic congregation.
Clifford University, Ihie
This is another private Christian university owned by Seventh-day Adventist Church of Nigeria. The university is located at Ihie, Abia state.
Gregory University, Uturu
Gregory University situated at Uturu Abia state is another private owned university in Abia state named after pope Gregory.
The university was established in the year 2012.
It is one of private universities offering medicine and surgery as well as other top academic courses in Nigeria.