About Bowen University
Bowen University is a private university founded by the Nigerian Baptist Convention in 2001. It was named after Thomas Bowen, the American missionary whose work in the 1850s started Nigeria’s network of hundreds of Baptist schools.
The university enrolled its first 506 students on its campus on the south side of Iwo, Osun State.
It initially offered courses in agriculture, science, education and social and management sciences. It added humanities and law in 2011, nursing and physiotherapy in 2015 and medicine in 2016.
Some 14 new courses were introduced in 2021 which took the total number to 41 degree options across seven colleges.
Campus traditions include "one-day v-c" under which a chosen student does the job of the vice chancellor for 24 hours.
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Key statistics
- 12.0No. of students per staff(1)
- 0%Percentage of International Students(1)
- 58 : 42Student Ratio of Females to Males(1)
- n/aProportion of ISR Publication(1)
- 4,161Number of FTE Students(1)
Subjects taught at Bowen University
Clinical, pre-clinical & health
- Other Health
- Medicine & Dentistry
Physical sciences
- Mathematics & Statistics
- Chemistry
- Physics & Astronomy
Arts & humanities
- History, Philosophy & Theology
- Languages, Literature & Linguistics
- Art, Performing Arts & Design
- Architecture
Social sciences
- Politics & International Studies (incl Development Studies)
- Sociology
- Communication & Media Studies
Computer science
- Computer Science
Business & economics
- Accounting & Finance
Engineering & technology
- Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Law
- Law
Life sciences
- Biological Sciences
- Agriculture & Forestry
