Elizade University

Elizade University (E.U) is a private university in Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State in Nigeria. It was founded by Micheal Ade Ojo.

Elizade University has five faculties which are Faculty of Engineering, Faculty of Social and Management Sciences, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Faculty of Law and Faculty of Humanities. It has twenty four departments in these facilities all together.

The University, which took off in January 2013 with 64 students, 13 programmes and two Faculties, has experienced all-round geometric increase. At the mid-term review of the rapid progress made by the University, the institution had a total of twenty-five (25) fully accredited programmes in the Faculties of Basic and Applied Sciences, Engineering, Humanities, Social and Management Sciences and Law, with about 1,500 students in the 2020/2021 Academic Session.

The University has also mounted seven (7) additional undergraduate programmes. They are Nursing Science, Medical Laboratory Science, Political Science, Sociology, Architecture, Quantity Surveying and Estate Management, while the National Universities Commission (NUC) has given the University approval to run 15 Postgraduate programmes, both at M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels.

Elizade University, located in Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria, is governed through a structure that includes the Founder/Chancellor, Governing Council, Vice-Chancellor, and other principal officers in charge of academic and administrative affairs. The university was established in 2012 through the vision of its founder, Michael Ade Ojo, with the mission of promoting excellence in education and character formation.

Elizade University holds convocation ceremonies to confer degrees on graduating students. Available records indicate milestones in the university’s development:

According to the 2025 EduRank university rankings, Elizade University is ranked:

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