Landmark University

About Landmark University

Landmark University operates as an independent private university at Omu-Aran in Kwara State. The National Universities Commission’s current list of private universities identifies the institution, its location, official website, and 2011 establishment year. Active 2026 university pages, a 2026/2027 undergraduate application portal, and current postgraduate offerings indicate that it remains operational and is accepting students. The institution was founded within a Christian mission framework and presents agriculture and food security as central to its purpose. That emphasis extends beyond the College of Agricultural Sciences: the university describes its education as combining disciplinary knowledge, practical capability, entrepreneurship, leadership, and spiritual development. Students evaluating Landmark should therefore consider both its academic offerings and its explicitly religious institutional culture. Landmark is a full-boarding university for undergraduates. Academic study, residence life, chapel-related activities, orientation, and conduct expectations are organized as parts of one campus experience. This can suit students seeking a supervised residential setting with close institutional oversight, but applicants should read the student rules carefully before enrolling. The university organizes undergraduate provision across agricultural sciences, engineering, pure and applied sciences, and business and social sciences. A separate School of Postgraduate Studies publishes master’s and doctoral options across many of the same subject areas. Program availability and entry combinations can change, so applicants should confirm their intended course on the live admissions site for the relevant session.

For 2026/2027 undergraduate entry, Landmark’s active application portal distinguishes Nigerian and foreign applicants. Nigerian applicants normally follow the national university-entry process: candidates must sit the current JAMB Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination and meet the applicable cutoff. The general requirement is five relevant credit passes in SSCE, GCE O-level, NECO, NABTEB, or an accepted equivalent, obtained in no more than two sittings. English Language and Mathematics must be included, together with subjects required for the proposed course. The university states that applicants who did not initially choose Landmark in UTME may still apply. All candidates must also satisfy Landmark’s post-UTME screening requirements. Because subject combinations vary by degree, applicants should compare both their O-level subjects and UTME combination against the live course listing before paying. Meeting the general five-credit rule does not establish eligibility for every program. The 2026/2027 Nigerian application portal displays a NGN 5,000 application charge. Its foreign-applicant portal displays a USD 100 application charge plus a processing charge. These are application charges, not tuition. International applicants should use the dedicated foreign portal and ask admissions how overseas credentials are evaluated, whether originals or certified copies are required, and what immigration documentation follows an offer. No reliable public closing date was found for the 2026/2027 cycle. Applicants should therefore check the portal directly and avoid assuming rolling admission from the database record.

Undergraduate choices cover four broad areas: agricultural sciences, engineering, pure and applied sciences, and business and social sciences. The current degree directory lists agriculture-related fields such as Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Extension and Rural Development, Animal Science, Crop Horticulture and Landscape, and Soil Science. Engineering options include Agricultural and Biosystems, Chemical, Civil, Electrical and Information, Mechanical, and Mechatronics Engineering. Science offerings shown by the university include Biochemistry, Microbiology, Computer Science, Industrial Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Physics with Electronics, Physics with Renewable Energy, and Food Science and Nutrition. Business and social-science choices include Accounting, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, International Relations, Political Science, Sociology, and Mass Communication. The directory generally shows four-year durations for many science, business, and social-science degrees and five years for engineering and listed agriculture programs. Applicants should use the course-specific page because required UTME and O-level subjects differ substantially by discipline. Postgraduate study is available through the School of Postgraduate Studies. Its current program and specific-requirements pages identify master’s and doctoral routes in subjects spanning agriculture, engineering, sciences, business, and social sciences. Award availability is not identical in every field, so the program-specific designation matters. Practical preparation includes the Students Industrial Work Experience Scheme for applicable disciplines. The university describes SIWES as exposure to industrial working conditions and professional skill development, particularly for agriculture, engineering, technology, and science students. Prospective students should ask the relevant department when placement occurs, how sites are approved, and which expenses students must cover.

Key Highlights

• NUC-listed private university established in 2011
• Active 2026/2027 undergraduate application portal
• Christian, full-boarding undergraduate environment
• Academic mission emphasizes agriculture, food security, and entrepreneurship

Student Life & Environment

Undergraduate life is residential and closely supervised. Landmark describes itself as a full-boarding institution and states that undergraduate accommodation is provided on campus. Residence allocation is managed institutionally, with separate male and female halls and hall officers responsible for oversight. The residence page also notes ground-floor placement for students with particular health needs and services such as laundry, tailoring, hair care, small shops, and common rooms within or around the halls. The university’s public pages describe sports, health services, student affairs, chaplaincy, and campus internet among the support structures available. Sports activities are coordinated through a university unit working with the Student Representative Council. The Christian identity is more than historical branding: spiritual formation, orientation, behavioral expectations, and institutional values form visible parts of the student experience. Applicants should examine the current student handbook and prohibited-items guidance before accepting an offer. The environment includes rules governing residence behavior, possessions, movement, and participation in university activities. This degree of structure may appeal to students and families seeking an organized, faith-centered campus, while students wanting loosely regulated residence life may find it restrictive. The university’s own residence pages disagree on the number of halls, reporting six on one page and eight on another. The existence of gender-separated campus housing is clear, but applicants should request current room, occupancy, accessibility, and meal information rather than relying on either count.

Location & Surroundings

The campus address is Km 4, Ipetu–Omu-Aran Road, Omu-Aran, Kwara State, Nigeria. Omu-Aran is an inland town in the southern part of Kwara State rather than a major metropolitan center. For prospective students, the practical implication is a campus-centered experience: housing, academic facilities, worship, recreation, shops, and routine services are designed to be accessed within the university environment. The residential model reduces the need for undergraduates to find private housing in town. University-operated services described online include a cafeteria, bookshop, shopping facilities, business centers, small residence-hall shops, and internal bus and cab services. Applicants should nevertheless ask whether meals are bundled into their charges, what personal spending is typical, and how transport works between the campus, Omu-Aran, and longer-distance arrival points. Students traveling from outside Kwara State or Nigeria should plan the final ground journey carefully and obtain current arrival instructions from admissions. The official site publishes the campus address and contact channels but does not provide a sufficiently detailed, current public guide to airports, intercity transfers, or international-student arrival support. Climate, travel time, and the relative distance from a major city should be considered alongside academic fit.

Costs & Career Outcomes

A clearly dated public undergraduate tuition and compulsory-fee schedule for 2026/2027 was not found. Applicants should request an official invoice for their program and entry level before committing. The total should be checked for tuition, compulsory residence, meals, laboratory or engineering charges, medical services, technology, uniforms or dress requirements, acceptance fees, and refundable deposits. Because Landmark is full boarding for undergraduates, comparing tuition alone would understate the likely cost of attendance. The postgraduate fee page accessible on 20 August 2026 displays NGN 320,000 for PGD study, NGN 420,000 for master’s study, and NGN 525,000 for MPhil/PhD or PhD study. It separately lists optional postgraduate accommodation at NGN 100,000 per session. However, the page does not label these figures with an academic session, so candidates should treat them as a posted schedule requiring confirmation rather than a guaranteed 2026/2027 price. Living costs, research expenses, and fieldwork may be additional. Career preparation is most concrete in disciplines participating in SIWES, which is intended to provide practical exposure to industrial work and professional settings. The university also frames entrepreneurship and job creation as parts of its educational model. No current, independently verifiable graduate-employment rate, salary figure, or employer list was found, so students should ask departments for recent placement examples, professional accreditation status, internship arrangements, and graduate outcomes specific to their intended course.