The University of Ilorin, Nigeria and the Lagos State University have top the list of most sought after universities for the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations. According to a presentation by the Registrar of JAMB, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, during the 2024 policy meeting, the top 10 institutions were recognised due to the attraction of high number of applicants during the 2024 UTME application period.
In the list, the University of Ilorin was first, followed by the Lagos State University. We have provided the list of the top ten most-sought after universities below;
List of most-sought after universities in 2024 UTME application
University of Ilorin (UNILORIN): 64, 343
Lagos State University (LASU): 62, 601
University of Lagos (UNILAG): 59,105
Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE): 55, 481
Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK): 54, 495
University of Ibadan (UI): 50, 598
University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN): 48, 544
University of Benin (UNIBEN): 47, 811
Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU): 44, 155
University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT): 40, 176
