In 2019, there were over 1.8 million full-time undergraduate university students in Nigeria. Sciences and social sciences counted the highest number of students. Federal universities had some 200 thousand students studying science, while state and private institutes had 104 thousand and 11 thousand students enrolled in sciences' courses.
Number of undergraduate students at universities in Nigeria as of 2019, by ownership and discipline
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