Are you a JAMB candidate or a secondary student who is looking forward to studying law courses? Are you looking for the best law university? If that is what are looking for, then relax. Because we get you covered.
In this timely article, we are going to list the top 22 schools to study law courses. We are also going to discuss the admission requirements and the considerable cut-off marks that you need to attain.
Here are the top 22 universities that offer law courses in Nigeria. The institutions listed in this article are federal, private, and state universities. The order in which we arranged them is how they are ranked by the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities.
Take a look and choose the best option for yourself. Before you start, read this article - how to choose a good university for your course
List of universities that offer law courses in Nigeria
1. University of Ibadan - UI
Type: the federal government school.
Location: Ibadan, Oyo state.
2. Obafemi Awolowo University - OAU
Type: the federal government school
Location: Ile-Ife, Osun State.
3. University of Nigeria - UNN
Type: Federal government school
Location: Nsukka, Enugu State.
4. University of Port Harcourt - uniport
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Choba in Port Harcourt, Rivers state
5. University of Lagos - unilag
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Lagos, Nigeria.
6. Federal University of Technology Akure - FUTA
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Akure, Ondo State.
7. Ahmadu Bello University - ABU
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Zaria, Kaduna State.
8. Nnamdi Azikiwe University - UNIZIK or NAU
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Zaria, Kaduna State.
9. University of Calabar - UNICAL
Type: Federal government school.
Location: Cross River State.
10. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology - LAUTECH
11. Ekiti State University
Location: Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State.
12. University of Ilorin - UNILORIN
Type: Federal government.
Location: Ilorin, Kwara State
13. Olabisi Onabanjo University - OOU
Location: Ago-Iwoye, Ogun State.
14. Federal University of Technology Owerri - FUTO
Type: Federal government.
Location: Owerri West, Imo State.
15. Lagos State University - LASU
Location: Ojo, Lagos State.
16. University of Jos - unijos
Type: Federal government.
Location: Jos, Plateau State.
17. University of Uyo
Type: Federal government.
Location: Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
18. Federal University Dutse - Fed-Dutse
Type: Federal government.
Location: Jigawa state.
19. University of Abuja
Type: Federal government.
Location: Mohammed Maccido Road, Airport Rd, Abuja
20. University of Maiduguri
Type: Federal government.
Location: Maiduguri, Borno State
21. University of Benin
Type: Federal government.
Location: Benin, Edo State.
22. Ambrose Ali University - AAU
Type: Private University.
Location: Ekpoma, Edo State
Now that you have known various schools that offer law courses in Nigeria, let's talk about the admission requirements to study law and the required
JAMB cut-off marks.
General admission requirements to study law course
JAMB UTME requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 five O'level credit passes including English, Literature in English, and mathematics. These requirements are accepted by many universities.
Note: some schools don't require mathematics to study law. You should do well to visit the website of the school you want to apply for to know the exact subjects.
JAMB direct entry requirements
1. Candidates must have 2(two) A-level credit passes in Art or Social Science subjects.
2. NCE/ND results must be equivalent to first-degree or second-class lower.
Students who have already been to teaching school, or have ND/HND, JUPEB, etc, and want to continue their studies in the university are called the Direct entry candidates. For more information, see this article -
What is JAMB direct entry and how to buy the form
Required cut-off marks to study law in Nigeria
You are required to score at least 280 and above to study law at any of the
Universities in Nigeria.
