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 9 of 36 · 878 institutions
Institution Total Users Students Staff DOB % State % Submissions
Federal College of Education (Tech), Gusau, (Affl To Abu Zaria), Zamfara State 4 4 0 100% 100% 1
Federal College of Education, Eha-Amufu, Enugu State 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
Federal College of Education, Kano (Affl To Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria) 7 7 0 100% 100% 1
Federal College of Education, Zaria, Kaduna State (affl To Abu, Zaria) 32 32 0 100% 93.8% 1
Federal College of Wildlife Management, New Bussa, Niger State 4 4 0 100% 100% 1
Federal Polytechnic, Idah, Kogi State 4 4 0 100% 25% 1
Federal School of Biomedical Engineering, (LUTH), Idi-Araba, Lagos State 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
Federal University, Lokoja, Kogi State 4 4 0 100% 100% 1
Fidei Polytechnic, Gboko, Benue State 3 3 0 100% 100% 1
Hallmark University, Ijebu-Itele,ogun State 2 1 1 100% 100% 1
Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State 554 553 1 100% 90.1% 1
Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State 22 21 1 100% 95.5% 1
Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun State 7 5 2 100% 100% 1
Michael and Cecilia Ibru University, Owhrode, Delta State 8 8 0 100% 100% 1
Niger State College of Education, Minna, (Affl To Usmanu Danfodiyo Uni, Sokoto) 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State 49 46 3 100% 91.8% 1
Novena University, Ogume, Delta State 8 8 0 100% 100% 1
Nwafor Orizu College of Education, Nsugbe, Anambra State 2 2 0 100% 100% 1
Ogun State College of Health Technology, Ilese-Ijebu, Ogun State 163 162 1 100% 95.7% 1
Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, Laje Road, Ondo, Ondo State 19 19 0 100% 84.2% 1
Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun 1 1 0 100% 100% 1
Osun State College of Education, Ila-Orangun(Aff To Ekiti State Uni), Osun State 5 5 0 100% 100% 1
Our Saviour Institute of Science and Technology (polytechnic) Enugu, Enugu State 12 12 0 100% 91.7% 1
Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun, Delta State 17 17 0 100% 94.1% 1
Precious Cornerstone University, Ibadan, Oyo State 2 2 0 100% 100% 1

Last updated: 05 Nov 2025 05:26 (Africa/Lagos). Counts reflect current visibility settings.