About Umaru Musa Yar’adua University
Umaru Musa Yar’adua University was founded by the state government as Katsina University in 2006. The university took its current name in honour of the former state governor Umaru Musa Yar'Adua who became be president of Nigeria and died in 2010.
The university started with 26 courses spread across faculties of education, humanities and natural and applied sciences. It has subsequently added law, social and management science, medicine and a postgraduate school. The university has plans to open faculties of veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences, agriculture, social science, engineering and environmental studies.
The main campus is located just outside Katsina. The university dairy and poultry farm is located at Ministra in Malumfashi district.
Six academic journals are published at the university including the Al-Hikma Journal of Islamic Studies.
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Key statistics
- 20.3No. of students per staff(1)
- 0%Percentage of International Students(1)
- 10,334Number of FTE Students(1)
- n/aProportion of ISR Publications(1)
- 27 : 73Student Ratio of Females to Males(1)
Subjects taught at Umaru Musa Yar’adua University
Life sciences
- Agriculture & Forestry
- Biological Sciences
Arts & humanities
- History, Philosophy & Theology
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
Business & economics
- Economics & Econometrics
- Accounting & Finance
- Business & Management
Physical sciences
- Geology, Environmental, Earth & Marine Sciences
- Chemistry
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Physics & Astronomy
Social sciences
- Sociology
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
- Geography
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
- Medicine & Dentistry
Law
- Law
Education
- Education
Computer science
- Computer Science
