Following the announcement of the 2020 admission cut-off marks of all tertiary institutions, the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has disclosed the top ten universities, polytechnics, Colleges of Education and IEIs that were picked most by candidates as their first choice institution during the 2020 JAMB registration.
In this article we would be looking at JAMB 2020: Top 10 most chosen universities, polytechnics and colleges of education.
In in the tables below is the breakdown of the application statistics, showing the top universities judging by how many candidates that made them their first choice institutions.
JAMB 2020 most sought after schools
Here are the top chosen schools in different categories, starting from universities down to other types of institutions.
2020 JAMB/UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES BY “FIRST CHOICE”
| 2020 POSITION | INSTITUTIONS | TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS | PERCENTAGE (%) | |||
| 1st | University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State | 103,582 | 5.31 | |||
| 2nd | Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State | 82,984 | 4.26 | |||
| 3RD | University of Lagos, Lagos State | 74,800 | 3.84 | |||
| 4th | Bayero University, Kano, Kano State | 70,376 | 3.61 | |||
| 5th | University of Nigeria, Enugu State Nsukka, | 68,971 | 3.54 | |||
| 6th | University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State | 68,805 | 3.53 | |||
| 7th | University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State | 62,606 | 3.21 | |||
| 8th | Obafemi Ife, Osun State Awolowo University, Ile- | 58,914 | 3.02 | |||
| 9th | Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State | 58,292 | 2.99 | |||
| 10th | University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State | 57,318 | 2.94 |
2020 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS TOP 10 COLLEGES OF EDUCATION BY “FIRST CHOICE”
| 2020 POSITION | INSTITUTIONS | TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS | PERCENTAGE (%) | |||
| 1ST | Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State | 4,370 | 0.22 | |||
| 2ND | Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya, Kafanchan, Kaduna State | 3,707 | 0.19 | |||
| 3RD | Saadatu Rimi College of Education, Kumbotso, Kano State | 2,999 | 0.15 | |||
| 4th | Federal College of Education, Kano, Kano State | 2,451 | 0.13 | |||
| 5th | Federal College of Education (Tech.), Gombe, Gombe State | 2,239 | 0.11 | |||
| 6th | College of Education, Nasarawa State Akwanga, | 2,093 | 0.11 | |||
| 7th | Federal College of Education, Katsina, Katsina State | 2,057 | 0.11 | |||
| 8th | Federal College of Education (Tech.), Potiskum, Yobe State | 1,945 | 0.10 | |||
| 9TH | Isa Kaita College of Education, Dutsinma, Katsina State | 1,783 | 0.09 | |||
| 10TH | FCT College of Education, Zuba, Abuja | 1,189 | 0.06 |
2020 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS TOP 10 POLYTECHNICS/MONOTECHNICS BY “FIRST CHOICE”
| 2020 POSITION | INSTITUTIONS | TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS | PERCENTAGE (%) | |||
| 1st | Kaduna Polytechnic, Kaduna, Kaduna State | 5,014 | 0.26 | |||
| 2nd | Federal Polytechnic, Offa, Kwara State | 3,469 | 0.18 | |||
| 3rd | Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro, Ogun State | 3,293 | 0.17 | |||
| 4th | Ramat Polytechnic, Maiduguri, Borno State | 2,758 | 0.14 | |||
| 5th | Yaba College Of Technology, Yaba, Lagos State | 2,601 | 0.13 | |||
| 6th | Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, Kwara State | 2,543 | 0.13 | |||
| 7th | Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic, Zaria, Kaduna State | 2,032 | 0.10 | |||
| 8th | Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State | 2,004 | 0.10 | |||
| 9th | Federal Polytechnic, Nekede, Imo State | 1,895 | 0.10 | |||
| 10th | The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Oyo State | 1,836 | 0.09 |
2020 UTME APPLICATION STATISTICS TOP 10 INNOVATION ENTERPRISE INSTITUTION – IEIs BY “FIRST CHOICE”
| S/N | INSTITUTIONS | TOTAL NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS |
| 1 | Global Maritime Academy, Ogoni-olomu, Ughelli South, Delta State | 102 |
| 2 | Katsina State Institute Of Technology & Management, Katsina State | 67 |
| 3 | PEFTI Film Institute, Lagos, Lagos State | 36 |
| 4 | Mario Institute Of Hospitality Management and Entrepreneurship Education, Nsukka, Enugu State | 16 |
| 5 | Nigerian Television Authority, Television College, Ray Field, Jos, Plateau State | 15 |
| 6 | Mbara Ozioma College of Technology, Ehime-mbano, Imo State | 14 |
| 7 | National Film Institute, Jos, Plateau State | 13 |
| 8 | The Certified Institute of Shipping of Nigeria, Apapa, Lagos State | 11 |
| 9 | Aquatech College of Agriculture and Technology, Ibadan, Oyo State | 6 |
| 10 | Federal College of Forestry, Mechanisation, Afaka, Kaduna, Kaduna State |
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