Universities that Accept Direct Entry for Nursing

Direct Entry admission allows you to begin university at the 200 level; that is, you won’t complete the 100-level courses that students admitted through D.E. typically do.  Most universities in Nigeria accept Direct Entry students for admission, but for direct entry admission into the Nursing department, most universities don’t accept students. This means that if you apply for direct entry admission to their Nursing Program, you won’t be offered admission to the 200 level in Nursing.

However, still in Nigeria, some universities accept student for their direct entry program into the Nursing program. Once you are offered this admission, you can begin studying Nursing from 200 level instead of the normal 100level that most students who were admitted through UTME will start from.

This type of admission is very good, especially for candidates who have gotten a basic Nursing certificate already or for candidates who have a degree in other areas and want to start Nursing; they won’t need to start all over from 100level, which is mostly science courses that are taught.

If you have an intention of going for a Bachelor’s in Nursing in any of the Nigerian universities and you are looking for universities that accept direct entry for admission, this blog post will provide you with the updated list of universities in Nigeria that accept direct entry students for admission.

Lists of Universities that Accept Direct Entry for Nursing

Only a few universities offering Nursing in Nigeria accept students for direct entry admission. However, were are going to provide you with the updated lists of universities that will accept direct entry students for the 2025 academic session. The list of universities is:

1. University of Port-Harcourt
2. University of Maiduguri
3. University of Nigeria
4. University of Lagos
5. University of Jos
6. University of Ilorin
7. University of Ibadan
8. University of Benin
9. University of Abuja
10. Obafemi Awolowo University
11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
12. National Open University of Nigeria
13. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi
14. Bayero University, Kano
15. Ahmadu Bello University
16. Federal University, Birnin-Kebbi
17. University of Calabar
18. Usman Danfodio University
19. University of Uyo
20. Federal University of Health Sciences Ila-Orangun
21. Abia State University, Uturu (ABSU)
22. Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island (NDU)
23. Delta State University, Abraka (DELSU
24. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki (EBSU)
25. Ambrose Ali University, Ekpoma (AAU)
26. Edo State University, Uzairue
27. Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT
28. Imo State University (IMSU)
29. Lagos State University, Ojo (LASU)
30. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye (OOU)
31. University of Medical Sciences, Ondo City (UNIMED) Osun
32. State University, Osogbo
33. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso (LAUTECH)
34. Rivers State University
35. Kaduna State University
36. Ekiti State University
37. Benue State University, Makurdi
38. Taraba State University
39. Yobe State University
40. Kwara State University, Malete (KWASU)
41. Gombe State University (GSU)
42. Kebbi State University

The above lists are comprehensive and updated lists of all the universities in Nigeria that accept direct entry candidates for admission into the department of nursing.

List of Accredited Private Nursing Schools in Nigeria

What are the Qualifications that are Accepted for Direct Entry Admission into Nursing

The certification required differs from school. However, most of the schools require students to have an RN certificate from the School of Nursing before they can be admitted into the 200-level program.

For a school that accepts A-level results like JUPEB or IJMB, you must score above the minimum points in your A-level results before you can be admitted into the school.

Conclusion

Direct Entry admission into Nursing program is only available in few universities in Nigeria. Once you have been offered this admission, you will start from 200 level instead of the normal 100 level that UTME candidate starts with. Issue of the schools have their requirement for Direct Entry admission, check the requirement of the school you are applying to be sure if you will meet up with it.