UNILAG Department of Educational Administration Admission Requirement 2026/2027


This article is designed to help students who wish to study Educational Administration at the University of Lagos (UNILAG)

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) is a federal government research university in Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria.

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The university has remained one of the most competitive in the country regarding admissions. UNILAG has one of the largest student populations of any university in the country.

In this article, we will be listing the necessary requirements candidates must meet to study Educational Administration at the University of Lagos, ranging from O’level subject combination, JAMB Score and Post UTME Score, and departmental cut-Off mark.

Please Note: The requirement for Educational Administration is also suitable for the following courses in faculty of Education:

  1. Educational Administration and Supervision
  2. Educational Management And Policy
  3. Educational Management
  4. Educational Management And Planning
  5. Educational Administration and Planning
  6. Educational Management

To study Educational Administration, candidates must meet the following requirements.

O’Level Subject Combination

Below is the UTME Requirement for Educational Administration and Educational Management;

  • Five SSCE credit passes to include English Language, Mathematics, and Economics.
  •  Five TC II merit passes, including English and Mathematics.

JAMB Subject Combination

Below is the UTME/JAMB SUBJECT COMBINATION for Educational Administration and Educational Management;

  • English Language(*), and any of Lit. in English, History, French, Geography/Physics, Economics, and Mathematics.

Direct Entry Requirement for Educational Administration

Below is the DIRECT ENTRY (DE) Requirement for Educational Administration and Educational Management;

  • Two ‘A’ level passes from Literature in English, History, CRK/IRS, Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo with at least a pass in O/L Mathematics
  • NCE passes at merit level in the subjects listed above.

JAMB Score

For any candidate to be admitted to any Department in the University of Lagos, the Candidate must score 200 and above in JAMB.

Two O’Level Routes Into UNILAG Educational Administration

The page offers two ways to satisfy the school certificate requirement. One is five SSCE credit passes including English Language, Mathematics and Economics. The other is five TC II merit passes including English and Mathematics.

Economics is named only on the SSCE route, so candidates presenting a TC II are not held to it.

At JAMB the pool is wide, covering Literature in English, History, French, Geography or Physics, Economics and Mathematics beside the compulsory English Language.

Direct Entry turns toward the humanities, accepting two A’level passes from Literature in English, History, religious studies, Hausa, Yoruba and Igbo, with at least a pass in O’level Mathematics, or NCE passes at merit in the same subjects.

The requirements on this page also cover the related Educational Management and Planning programmes listed above, and every candidate needs 200 and above in JAMB.


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