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
Page 8 of 36 · 878 institutions
Institution Total Users Students Staff DOB % State % Submissions
Kaduna Polytechnic (NCE), Kaduna, Kaduna State 7 7 0 100% 100% 2
Kaduna State College of Education, Gidan-Waya (affliatted To Abu) 14 14 0 100% 100% 2
Kogi State University, Anyigba 6 6 0 100% 100% 2
Lagos State Poly, Ikorodu, Lagos State 13 13 0 100% 100% 2
Madonna University, Okija, Anambra State 7 7 0 100% 100% 2
Osun State College of Education, Ilesa, Osun State. (affl To Univ of Ibadan) 12 12 0 100% 91.7% 2
Paul University, Awka, Anambra State 3 3 0 100% 100% 2
Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State 10 10 0 100% 90% 2
Skyline University Nigeria, Kano, Kano State 18 18 0 100% 100% 2
Veritas University, Bwari, FCT, Abuja 4 4 0 100% 100% 2
AL-ISTIQAMAH UNIVERSITY, SUMAILA, KANO STATE 8 8 0 100% 100% 1
AVE-MARIA UNIVERSITY, PIYANKO, NASARAWA STATE 54 54 0 100% 96.3% 1
Abubakar Tatari Ali Polytechnic, Bauchi State. (affiliated To Atbu Bauchi) 5 5 0 100% 80% 1
Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State 66 66 0 100% 4.5% 1
Adeseun Ogundoyin Polytechnic, Eruwa, Oyo State 15 12 3 86.7% 86.7% 1
Anambra State College of Health Technology, Obosi, Anambra State 3 2 1 100% 100% 1
Bauchi State College of Agriculture, Bauchi, Bauchi State 2 2 0 100% 100% 1
Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State 15 15 0 100% 93.3% 1
College of Agriculture and Animal Science, Mando Road, Kaduna, Kaduna State 3 3 0 100% 100% 1
College of Education, Akwanga (affl To Ahmadu Bello Univ, Zaria) 21 21 0 100% 90.5% 1
College of Education, Eha Amufu, (Affliliated To Unn), Enugu State 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
College of Education, Warri (Affiliated To Delta State Uni, Abraka), Delta State 2 2 0 100% 50% 1
College of Health Technology, Calabar, Cross River State 6 6 0 100% 83.3% 1
Covenant Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State 4 4 0 100% 100% 1
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Last updated: 05 Nov 2025 05:26 (Africa/Lagos). Counts reflect current visibility settings.