AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

Location

Yola, Adamawa State Africa

Yola, Nigeria Yola is the capital city of Adamawa

State, Nigeria. City Population: 88,500 Located in the eastern part of Nigeria,

Yola is a port city on the Benue River Climate: Alternating hot rainy season

and a cool dry season Largely agrarian economy: Farming,

fishing, trading, and livestock production are mainstays of daily life

Hausa: The lingua franca of the Yola

Surrounding AUN

At a Glance 1,400 undergraduate students from the 36 states of Nigeria

and Federal Capital Territory, and other African countries Average Class Size is 18 with a student-faculty ratio of 16:1 Faculty- Over 85% of the faculty have masters or PhDs

degrees from American universities Academic Schools:

School of Arts & Sciences School of Business & Entrepreneurship School of Information Technology & Communications

Campus

Main campus comprised of 8 dormitories, cafeteria, classroom building, and a general purpose block

The north campus includes dormitories, athletic facilities, admissions office, finance office, and bookstore

The entire campus is wireless

School of Arts and Sciences

The School of Arts and Sciences offers the following degrees: Bachelor of Arts in Economics Bachelor of Arts in English Literature and Language Bachelor of Arts in International and Comparative Politics Bachelor of Science in Natural and Environmental Science (Concentrations

in Conservation Biology and in Environment and Health) Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Chemistry

School of Business and Entrepreneurship SBE aims to be the leading

destination in undergraduate business education in sub-Saharan Africa

SBE offers the following degrees: B.Sc Business Management 

with concentrations in:○ Accounting○ Business Economics○ Marketing○ Management○ Entrepreneurship

B.Sc Finance

School of Information Technology and Communications

Degrees available in the SITC are: B.Sc Software Engineering B.Sc Computer Science B.Sc Information Systems

with concentrations in:○ Information Systems○ Management Information

Systems B.Sc Communications 

with concentrations in:○ Telecommunications and

Wireless Technology○ Communications and

Multimedia Advertising Print Journalism Multimedia Design Television and Film

Student Life

Student Residence Hall Dining Hall

Student Life Intercollegiate and intramural

sports such as soccer, basketball, polo, chess…and much more

Student-initiated clubs and university-sponsored recreational activities Student Clubs The Craft Center Health and Wellness

Admissions Academic Calendar

Application available online at: www.aun.edu.ng

Mailing address for application, documents, and materials: Admissions 

American University of Nigeria Lamido Zubairu Way, PMB 2250 Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria 

Organized into two 15 week semesters Fall (beginning in

September) Spring (beginning in

January) Typically classes meet

three hours a week and courses are scheduled Mondays through Fridays

Getting A Visa Plan in advance to allow ample time

for the application and processing of the visa

You must have a passport in order to apply for a visa

Helpful websites: http://nigeria.usembassy.gov/visas

.htm http://www.k-state.edu/studyabroa

d/visa/index.html

Travelling To Yola There are flights to Yola on IRS, and Arik airlines. Flights

come to Yola from Abuja and then return on the next day. From Abuja ground transportation is 9 hours and from Lagos

is 15-20 hours. More information on transportation and contacts can be

found at: http://www.americanuniversitynigeria.org/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=39:once-accepted&catid=9:admissions&Itemid=50

Electricity Electricity in Nigeria is 240

Volts at 50 Hz, you will need a converter if your device does not accept this

You will need an adapter to adapt the shape of the plug

Outlet shapes: Type D and G sockets

Weather in Yola The average temperature

in Yola is 82˚F The warmest average

maximum tepmerature is 102 F in March/April, and the coolest average minimum is 61 F in December

September is the wettest month with an average of 8.8 inches of precipitation

Contact Information

American University of NigeriaLamido Zubairu Way

Yola Township By-PassPMB 2250, Yola Adamawa State, Nigeria

Email: admissions@aun.edu.ng

Phone: 234 805 200 0703 or 234 805 200 2962