21,971 Jostle For UNILORIN 13,000 Admission Slots

A total of 21,971 admission seekers has applied for the 2025/2026 post- Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) screening of the University of Ilorin in Kwara State.

The director of the university’s Computer-based Test (CBT) Centre, Prof.  Kamilu Rauf, said the candidates comprised 20,220 candidates for UTME and 1,751 for direct entry (DE).

He added said that the 2025  figure reflects an increase over last year’s 15,946 UTME and 1,175 Direct Entry candidates.

About 12,856 candidates were admitted in the 2024/2025 academic session,  he said.

“This year,  we recorded an addition of over 4,200 UTME candidates and 576 direct entry applicants, which shows that more students are making the University of Ilorin their first choice institution”.

Rauf attributed the surge in applications to the growing reputation of the university for academic excellence, uninterrupted academic calendar, and efficient administration.

“Our slogan is ‘Better by Far,’ and candidates know that when you come to UNILORIN, four years means four years, and five years means five years, without the disruptions of prolonged strikes”, he said.

He reminded candidates and their parents to adhere strictly to examination guidelines, including dress codes and the prohibition of gadgets such as mobile phones in the examination hall.

The chairman of the University Admissions Committee,  Prof. Abdulazeez Muhammad-Lawal, described the first day of the post – UTME exercise as successful, noting that the candidates conducted themselves well.