2019 UTME: JAMB Releases Application Statistics for Universities, Polytechnics, Others

Following the 2019 Policy Meeting held on Tuesday, 11th June, the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, jamb has released the 2019 UTME application statistics for tertiary institutions across the country. According to the information released by the board, the University of Ilorin, Kwara State had 108,912 applications, making it the University with the highest first choice applications for 2019, with Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State coming in second place with 81,397 applications.

For colleges of education, the data revealed the Federal College of Education, Zaria to have the highest first choice applications, with 3,770 applications. Kaduna Polytechnic, had the most applications for polytechinics, with 3,529, while Aflon Digital Institute, Abuja had the highest first choice applications for Innovation Enterprise Institutions- IEIs.

2019 UTME: JAMB Releases Application Statistics for Universities, Polytechnics, Others
With the above released sets of statistics, it will be fair to say Post-UTME for this year will be very competitive.

View the table below for more details on the 2019 UTME application statistics for Institutions.

2019 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION

TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS – (ALL UNIVERSITIES) – FIRST CHOICE

2019 POSITION INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

PERCENTAGE (%)
1st University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State 108,912 5.77
2nd Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State 81,397 4.31
3rd University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State 78,741 4.17
4th University of Nigeria Nsukka, Enugu State 77,290 4.10
5TH University of Lagos, Lagos State 74,713 3.96
6TH Bayero University, Kano, Kano State 72,436 3.84
7TH University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 63,378 3.36
8TH Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun State 56,895 3.02
9TH Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State 56,327 2.99
10TH University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State 51,053 2.71
2019 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS

(ALL COLLEGES OF EDUCATION) – FIRST CHOICE

2019 POSITION INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

PERCENTAGE (%)
1st Federal College of Education, 3,770 0.20
2nd Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano 3,731 0.20
3rd College of Education, Akwanga 2,431 0.13
4th Federal College of Education (Tech.), Potiskum 2,257 0.12
5TH College of Education, Gidan-Waya 2,214 0.12
6TH Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma 2,179 0.12
7TH Federal College of Education, Kan^ 1,974 0.10
8TH Federal College of Education, Katsina, Katsina State 1,889 0.10
9TH Federal College of Education (Tech.), Gombe 1,771 0.09
10TH Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare 1,350 0.07
2019 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS

(ALL POLYTECHNICS/MONOTECHNICS) – FIRST CHOICE

2019 POSITION INSTITUTIONS
TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS

PERCENTAGE (%)
1st Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna 3,529 0.19
2nd Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri 3,047 0.16
3rd Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro 2,891 0.15
4th Federal Polytechnic, Offa 2,843 0.15
5TH Yaba College of Technology, Yaba 2,287 0.12
6TH Federal Polytechnic, Nekede 1,660 0.09
7TH Nuhu Bamali Polytechnic, Zaria 1,611 0.09
8TH The Polytechnic, Ibadan 1,574 0.08
9TH Federal Polytechnic, Ede 1,502 0.08
10TH Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin 1,441 0.08
2019 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS BY INSTITUTION TOP TEN INSTITUTIONS

(INNOVATION ENTERPRISE INSTITUTION- IEIs) – FIRST CHOICE

S/N INSTITUTIONS TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS
1 Aflon Digital Institute, Abuja 38
2 PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos, Lagos State 33
3 Nigerian Television Authority, Television College, Jos, Plateau State 24
4 National Film Institute, Jos, Plateau State 23
5 UNICEM Community. Dev. Initiative Train. Inst. Mfamosing, Cross River State 17
6 Ibrahim Shehu Shema ICT and Business Institute, Katsina 14
7 Afrihub ICT Institute, Abuja 14
8 Maurid Institute of Mgt And Tech, Mbiaso, Akwa Ibom State 13
9 Kaduna Business School, Kaduna, Kaduna State 13
10 Complete Computers And Tech Inst, Benin, Edo State