Abia State University
Motto	Excellence and Service
Established	1981
Type	Public
Vice-Chancellor	Professor Mkpa Agu Mkpa
Students	20,389
Undergraduates	18940
Postgraduates	1139
Doctoral students	310
Location	Uturu, Abia, Nigeria
Campus	Rural/Suburban
Website	http://www.absuportal.com

Abia State University is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers; and have helped talented students to obtain Higher education.

The inception of the university was in 1981 in the former Imo State under the name of Imo State University Uturu, Okigwe. Following the creation of Abia State in 1991, the University was ceded to Abia State; and is now known as Abia State University Uturu, Isuikwuato Local Government Area, Abia State, Nigeria. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degree.The university has two campuses with its main campus located in Uturu with its Faculty of Agriculture housed by the campus in Umuahia, Abia State.

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The University offers more than 90 undergraduate and graduate programs across nine faculties:

• Faculty of Agriculture
• Faculty of Humanities & Social Science
• Faculty of Buiness Administration
• Faculty of Biological Science
• Faculty of Education
• Faculty of Engineering and Environmental Science
• Faculty of Medicine
• Faculty of Law
• School of Optometry

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Website
• National Universities Commission

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