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Federal University of Technology Akure

1201–1500th
World University Rankings 2025
351–400th
Young University Rankings 2024
ILESHA-AKURE EXPRESSWAY, P.M.B.704, Akure, Ondo State, 340252, Nigeria

About Federal University of Technology Akure

The Federal University of Technology Akure is located in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State in Nigeria.

The university was founded in 1981 by the government of Nigeria in a bid to encourage more graduates with both a theoretical knowledge of technologies as well as a practical knowledge of how to apply them to real world scenarios.

There are 10 schools at the university including life science, physical science, earth and mineral sciences, environmental technology, engineering and engineering technology, agricultural and agricultural technology, logistics and innovation technology, computing, postgraduate studies and the college of health sciences. Each school offers pre-degree science programmes, shorter courses and university advanced basic science programmes.

Alumni include Ndubuisi Ekekwe, a Nigerian professor, inventor, engineer, author and entrepreneur, and the brains behind a special method of controlling the dexterity of medical robots used for invasive surgeries. Another alumni is Opeyemi Gbenga Kayode, a Nigerian singer and songwriter better known by his stage name Pepenazi.

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Key statistics

  • 21.9
    No. of students per staff
    (1)
  • 0%
    Percentage of International Students
    (1)
  • 19,186
    Number of FTE Students
    (1)
  • 25%
    Proportion of ISR Publications
    (1)
  • 27 : 73
    Student Ratio of Females to Males
    (1)
Based on data collected for the (1) 2025 World University Rankings

Subjects taught at Federal University of Technology Akure

  • Business & economics

    • Accounting & Finance
    • Business & Management
    • Economics & Econometrics
  • Life sciences

    • Agriculture & Forestry
    • Biological Sciences
  • Clinical, pre-clinical & health

    • Medicine & Dentistry
    • Other Health
  • Computer science

    • Computer Science
  • Engineering & technology

    • Electrical & Electronic Engineering
    • Civil Engineering
    • Chemical Engineering
    • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
    • General Engineering
  • Physical sciences

    • Physics & Astronomy
    • Chemistry
    • Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
    • Mathematics & Statistics
  • Arts & humanities

    • Architecture