University of Ilorin, also known as Unilorin, is a federal government-owned university in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. The university sits on an expansive area of land, about 15,000 hectares in the ancient city of Ilorin; making it the largest university in Nigeria and one of the largest in Africa by landmass. The university comprises 16 faculties and over 100 academic departments.
Faculties
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Faculty of Arts
- Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences
- Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Faculty of Clinical Sciences
- Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences
- Faculty of Education
- Faculty of Engineering and Technology
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Life Sciences
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Faculty of Physical Sciences
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Agriculture
There are currently eight (8) Academic Departments in the Faculty.
- Agricultural Economics and Farm Management
- Agricultural Extension and Rural Development
- Agronomy
- Animal Production
- Crop Protection
- Home Economics and Food Science
- Forest Resources Management
- Aquaculture and Fisheries
Faculty of Arts
Departments
- Arabic
- ISLAMIC STUDIES
- HISTORY AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES
- FRENCH
- ENGLISH LANGUAGE
- COMPARATIVE RELIGIOUS STUDIES
- CHRISTIAN STUDIES
- YORUBA
- THE PERFORMING ARTS
- LINGUISTICS
Faculty of Basic Clinical Sciences
Departments
- Medical Laboratory Science
- Physiotherapy
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
- Human Anatomy
- Human Physiology
- Medical Biochemistry
Faculty of Clinical Sciences
Departments
- Dentistry
- Medicine
- Nursing Science
- Radiology
- Surgery
Faculty of Communication and Information Sciences
Departments
- Computer Science
- Information & Communication Science
- Library & Information Science
- Mass Communication
- Telecommunication Science
Faculty of Education
Departments
- Adult and Primary Education
- Arts Education
- Counsellor Education
- Educational Management
- Educational Technology
- Human Kinetics Education
- Health Promotion and Environmental Health Education
- Science Education
- Social Sciences Education
Faculty of Engineering and Technology
Departments
- Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Engineering
- Electrical and Electronics Engineering
- Food and Bioprocessing Engineering
- Materials and Metallurgical Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Water Resources and Environmental Engineering
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Departments
- ARCHITECTURE
- ESTATE MANAGEMENT
- QUANTITY SURVEYING
- SURVEYING AND GEOINFORMATICS
- URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
Faculty of Law
Departments
- Jurisprudence and International Law
- Common and Islamic Law
- Business Law
- Private and Property Law
- Public Law
Faculty of Life Sciences
Departments
- Department of Biochemistry;
- Department of Microbiology;
- Â Department of Optometry & Vision Science;
- Â Department of Plant Biology; and
- Department of Zoology
Faculty of Management Sciences
Departments
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Marketing
- Industrial Relations & Personnel Management
- Public Administration
Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Departments
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Drug Development
- Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry
- Department of Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology
Faculty of Physical Sciences
Departments
- Chemistry
- Geology
- Geophysics
- Industrial Chemistry
- Mathematics
- Physics
- Statistics
Faculty of Social Sciences
Departments
- Criminology and Security Studies
- Economics
- Geography and Environmental Management
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Social Work
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Departments
- Department of Veterinary Anatomy
- Department of Veterinary Medicine
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology
- Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology
- Department of Veterinary Pathology
- Department of Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine
- Department of Theriogenology and Production
- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology


