The University of Ibadan (UI) has officially published the school fees, examination fees, and other charges for new PhD Law students for the upcoming academic session. The breakdown, now available on the university's website, details 21 separate fees that a new student must pay, totaling N356,700. This amount excludes transaction fees and graduation fees, which are not specified on the portal.
Breakdown of Fees for PhD Law Programme
The fees listed by the UI Postgraduate College cover tuition, examinations, and various administrative and welfare charges. For a full-time PhD Law student, the Registration/Tuition Fee is set at N75,000. Other mandatory charges include an Examination Fee of N120,000, Health Insurance Premium of N7,500, Postgraduate Development Fee of N10,000, and Postgraduate Regulations and Publications Fee of N10,000.
Additional charges include an I.D. Card fee of N12,500, U.I. Development Levy of N10,000, Faculty Registration of N5,000, Departmental Registration (Major) of N7,500, Portal Access Fee of N4,000, Students Welfare Insurance Scheme of N1,000, Library Registration of N4,000, Sports fee of N1,000, Student Union Fee/Levy of N200, Career and Counselling fee of N1,000, Supervision Fee of N25,000, Department Facilities Upgrade Fee of N10,000, ITeMS Internet Fee of N8,000, Induction/Oath-Taking Fee of N5,000, Doctoral Academy fee of N20,000, and Utility Fee of N20,000.
Excluded Charges and Additional Information
The total of N356,700 does not include several other potential charges for which no specific amounts were listed on the university's website. These include Verification of O-Level Result, Late Registration Charge, Programme Tuition/Fee (Late Registration Charge), Graduation Fee, Caution Deposit, and Transaction Charge. The university advises students to budget for these additional costs separately.
In related news, UI has also released accommodation fees for master's, PhD, and other postgraduate students, listing available halls of residence and room type prices. A master's student recently shared his fee payment experience and how he balanced work and studies. Another PhD student explained her choice to study at UI over foreign institutions, citing cost benefits and paying N316,000 in fees.
