Federal University and State Universities in Borno State Nigeria; Which is Better

Borno State has eight tertiary educational institutions but only four of them are universities in the state. Of these four, two of them are federal universities, one is a private university and the remaining one is a state university. In this article, arguments of different criteria are used to distinguish between Federal Universities Vs State Universities in Borno State.

Borno Federal vs State University; Which is Better? Check!

What are They

First and foremost, to clearly distinguish between both types of universities, they must be well defined. Therefore, the definition of a federal university and a state university are as follows:

What are Federal Universities

A federal university is defined under the context of federal management. That is to say, a federal university is a type of tertiary educational institution that is built, established and run under the management of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

All federal universities in Nigeria irrespective of their state are under the management of the Federal Government of Nigeria.

What are State Universities

While a federal university is defined under the context of the federal management, a state university is defined under the context of a state management. In other words, it can be clearly defined as the university that runs under a particular state government. It is bounded to a state Government and to a particular state. It is not run by the Federal Government.

Difference Between Federal & State Universities

The major difference is the mode of management. The federal university is a Federal Government institution while the state university is a state government institution.

NUC Ranking

The NUC body which is under the Federal Ministry of Education (FME) body is the body that is responsible for giving a rank to all the universities in Nigeria both the federal and the state universities. They are also the body responsible for the accreditation of universities in Nigeria.

In this section of the article, you will learn the NUC ranking of the federal as well as state universities in Benue state.

NUC Ranking of the Federal Universities in Borno State

These are the names of the federal universities of Benue State as well as their NUC ranking.

  • University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID): NUC ranking of 52
  • Nigeria Army University: The NUC ranking is not available but they have a general ranking of 164 in the whole Nigeria University ranking.

NUC Ranking of the State Universities in Borno State

Benue State has just one state university in the state. Below is the name of the state university and its ranking by NUC.

Borno State University in Maiduguri (BOSU): 157

Which has the Highest NUC Ranking

The University of Maiduguri has the highest ranking of all the universities in Borno State. Therefore, the Federal University of Borno State has a higher NUC ranking than the state university.

Admission

Admission into various tertiary institutions varies in different institutions based on the standard of criteria set by these institutions. In a university system, the most important and fundamental criteria used as an admission standard for aspiring students is the jamb cut-off mark.

The jamb cut-off mark is a standard result an aspiring student must meet during the jambite stage. To clarify, it means the standard result a student must have before he or she can proceed to the next admission state.

For the three universities in Borno state, these are the required cut-off mark:

Jamb Cut-off Mark of the Federal Universities in Borno State

University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID): 150

Nigeria Army University: 160

Jamb Cut-off Mark of the State Universities in Borno State

Borno State University, Maiduguri (BORSU): 140

Which has the Highest Cut-off Mark

The federal universities have the highest cut-off mark than the state university. This means that the federal universities have set a high standard for each of their aspirants to meet. Anyone who fails to meet the cut-off mark both for the federal and the state universities won’t be eligible to continue their admission process.

Diversity

Diversity is another major criterion for distinguishing a state school from a federal school. One of them has to be dominated by a particular tribe and also one of them must be more culturally diverse than the other.

What Tribe Majorly Attends the Federal Universities in Borno State

The tribe dominating the federal school is not possible to determine, however, it is possible to know the tribes that dominate Borno state. The tribes dominating Borno state are as follows: Kanuri, Shuwa, Arabs Margi, Glavda, Guduf, and Waja. The majority of these tribes can be found in the federal universities of Borno state.

What Tribe Majorly Attends the State Universities in Borno State

Delineating the major tribes of Borno State University is also not quite possible but it can also be characterized by the tribes of Borno State as well as by the tribes of neighboring states such as Gombe State, Adamawa State, and Yobe State.

Which has More Ethnic Group Mixture

Federal universities have the highest ethnic group mixture than any of the state universities in Borno state.

School Fees 

The next segment of this article will be giving the school fees estimate of the federal as well as state universities in Borno state. Also, do well to check out the school fees on each of the universities’ portals.

The School Fees of the Federal Universities in Borno State

  • University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID)

For new students: 33,000 naira

Returning students: 18,000 naira

  • Nigeria Army University

For new art students: 55,000 naira

New science students: 75,000 naira

For returning art students: 39,500 naira

Returning science students: 59,000 naira

The School Fees of the State Universities in Borno State

  • School Fees for Borno State University, Maiduguri

For new students (indigene): 34,000 naira

New students (non-indigenes): 54,000 naira

For new students (French): 134,000

For returning students (indigenes): 30,500 naira

Returning students (non-indigenes): 50,000 naira

For returning students (French): 130,500 naira

Which is More Expensive

The state university: Borno State University has more expensive school fees charges than both of the federal universities in Borno state.

Conclusion

In summary, this article has provided sufficient evidence to back up the arguments used in distinguishing between the federal universities vs the state universities in Borno state. These arguments prove that there is indeed a fine line and a clear distinction as well between the state universities and the federal universities in Borno state.

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