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University of Port Harcourt

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Choba, Nigeria
1501+ in World University Rankings 2024
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Founded in 1975 to serve Rivers State, the University of Port Harcourt attained full university status in 1977 and grew to become one of the largest universities in Nigeria.

Faculties include health sciences, humanities, social sciences, laboratory technology, education, engineering, management sciences, agriculture, pharmaceutical sciences, dentistry, law, continuing educaiton as well as a business school. These faculties are divided between three campuses: Choba, Delta and Abuja.

Notable research centres include those devoted to Malaria Research and Phytomedicine (CMRAP), which publishes its own journal, Geotechnical and Coastal Energy Research, and Marine Pollution Monitoring and Seafood Safety.

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Key Student Statistics

A breakdown of student statistics at the University of Port Harcourt

gender ratio
Student gender ratio
35 F : 65 M (1)
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International student percentage
0% (1)
student per staff
Students per staff
17.1 (1)
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Student total
31493 (1)

Based on data collected for the (1) World University Rankings 2024

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Subjects Taught at the University of Port Harcourt

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Clinical and Health801–1000th

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Other Health

Physical Sciences1001+

  • Chemistry
  • Geology, Environmental, Earth and Marine Sciences
  • Physics and Astronomy
  • Mathematics and Statistics

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