JAMB 2014: Only 2% Applied For Admission in Private Varsities

 According to JAMB out of the over 1.6million
candidates that applied for this year’s matriculation
exam only 18,667 representing just 2% are seeking
admission in private Universities.
Out of this, the Covenant University Otta has the
highest number of applicants with 3,315 while the
Obong University, Obong, Ntak, Akwa Ibom State and
the Southern University, Okun-Owa, Ogun State, have
the least in the number of applicants.
Bells University, Ota, Ogun State has 232 applicants,
the American University, Yola has 280 applicants.
Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti , Redemeers
University,Mowe,Ogun State, Kwarafa University,
Wukari, Mcpherson University, Seriki Sotayo, Ogun
State, The Paul University,Awka, Anambra State,
Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State, the Babcock
University, Ilishan-Remo; Madonna University, Okija,
and the Igbinedion University Okada has 1588, 349,
31, 22, 25, 62, 2,139, 1021 and 658 applicants
respectively.
Sources linked the low patronage to high cost of
schooling in private universities.