NERD National Demographic View — Institutions

A demographic snapshot of enrolled users, submitting students, and academic/admin staff across Nigerian institutions currently visible under NERD’s national publication policy.

Enrolled Persons
38,634
All users in scope
Students
38,287
Undergraduate & Postgraduate entries
Academic / Admin Staff
257
Lecturers, HODs, Registry, Institution Admins
Submissions (policy-aware)
10,202
Approved & non-approved
Gender — Enrolled Users
Male: 18,151 (47%)
Female: 20,481 (53%)
Not Set by Students: 2 (0%)
Gender — Students with Submissions
Male: 4,594 (45%)
Female: 5,608 (55%)
Not Set by Students: 0 (0%)
Gender — Academic / Admin Staff
Male: 200 (78%)
Female: 57 (22%)
Not Set by Staff: 0 (0%)
Age — Enrolled Students
Average age: 25.3 yrs
  • < 18: 159
  • 18–22: 7125
  • 23–27: 24608
  • 28–32: 6027
  • 33–40: 273
  • 41–50: 64
  • > 50: 22
  • Not set: 9
Age — Students with Submissions
Average age: 25.6 yrs
Average age — Academic Staff
46.3 yrs
Geographic Distribution (Top States)
  • Edo 839
  • Osun 763
  • Ekiti 628
  • Oyo 569
  • Kano 520
  • Delta 484
  • Kaduna 466
  • Anambra 440
Marital Status — Students
Not Set by Students — 1,694
Single — 33,947
Married — 2,978
Separated — 5
Divorced — 4
Widow — 4
Widower — 2
Faculties (include Schools / Colleges)
76
Nationally
Departments
1,338
Nationally
Institution Focal Officers
113 / 35 / 14
Admins / Registry / Librarians
Demographic Coverage by Institution
Ordered by Submissions Ordered by Enrolment
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Institution Total Users Students Staff DOB % State % Submissions
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero, Kebbi State 58 58 0 100% 94.8% 6
The Oke-Ogun Polytechnic, Saki, Oyo State 177 176 1 100% 97.2% 6
Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State 45 45 0 100% 86.7% 5
FCT COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ZUBA ,( AFFILIATED TO ABU, ZARIA), FCT-ABUJA 8 8 0 100% 87.5% 5
Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State 29 29 0 100% 82.8% 5
Hassan Usman Katsina Polytechnic, Katsina, Katsina State 19 19 0 100% 100% 5
Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State 50 50 0 100% 100% 5
University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Port Harcourt , River State 14 14 0 100% 78.6% 5
Western Delta University, Oghara, Delta State 18 18 0 100% 83.3% 5
Covenant University, Canaan Land, Ota, Ogun State 19 6 8 100% 26.3% 4
Enugu State Polytechnic, Iwollo, Enugu State 5 4 1 100% 80% 4
Godfrey Okoye University, Urgwuomu- Nike, Enugu State 19 17 2 100% 100% 4
HASSAN USMAN KATSINA POLYTECHNIC (NCE), KATSINA, KATSINA STATE 7 7 0 100% 71.4% 4
Jigawa State Polytechnic, Dutse, Jigawa State 80 80 1 100% 97.5% 4
Kogi State Polytechnic, Lokoja, Kogi State 32 31 0 100% 90.6% 4
Ogun State Institute of Tech(formerly Gateway Ict Poly), Igbesa, Ogun State 9 9 0 100% 88.9% 4
Redeemers University, Ede, Osun State 48 47 1 100% 87.5% 4
Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State 33 33 0 100% 93.9% 4
School of Health Information Mgt (Uch, Ibadan), Oyo State 37 33 3 100% 78.4% 4
University of Africa, Toru-Orua, Bayelsa State 12 11 0 100% 91.7% 4
Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State 10 9 1 100% 90% 4
Abdul-Gusau Polytechnic, Talata-Mafara, Zamfara State 46 46 0 100% 87% 3
Abraham Adesanya Polytechnic, Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun State 34 34 0 100% 100% 3
Auchi Polytechnic, Auchi, Edo State. (affl To Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka) 23 23 0 100% 78.3% 3
Bingham University, Karu, Nasarawa State 125 120 5 96% 68.8% 3
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Last updated: 05 Nov 2025 05:26 (Africa/Lagos). Counts reflect current visibility settings.