Taraba State University

Facts & Figures

The university by the numbers — enrolment, staff, gender balance, research output, international reach and access — drawn from official university records.

University Statistics

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Indicator 1

Academic Reputation & Institutional Profile

A public, NUC-accredited university established in 2008 by the Taraba State Government to widen access to university education and drive economic growth in Taraba State and across Nigeria.

#7,686 World rank by H-index (AD Scientific Index 2027)30,976 Students enrolled, 2025/2026 session12 Faculties, 51 departments, 78 programmes

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Staff & Student Statistics: Academic Staff-to-Student Ratio

Academic staff numbers, student enrolment by level and the resulting staff-to-student ratio for the 2025/2026 academic session, university-wide and by faculty.

30,976 Students enrolled, 2025/2026948 Academic staff incl. visiting & part-time716 Tenured academic staff

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Indicator 3

International Staff Statistics

Taraba State University draws on academic staff from across Nigeria and beyond. This page reports the size of the academic workforce, the number of foreign-national staff and the countries they come from.

948 Total academic staff incl. visiting & part-time716 Tenured academic staff3 Foreign-national academic staff

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Indicator 4

International Student Statistics

Student enrolment at Taraba State University by level and faculty, the number of international students, the countries they come from and their share of the student body, session by session.

30,976 Total enrolment, 2025/20269,303 New students admitted, 2025/2026— International students, 2025/2026

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Indicator 6

Research Output Dashboard

A summary of TSU’s research output: indexed publications, the academic staff who produce them, output per staff member, and a breakdown by year and discipline.

— Indexed publications (Scopus / Web of Science)716 Tenured academic staff (staff denominator)— Indexed publications per staff member

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Indicator 14

Academic Staff Qualifications

The share of TSU’s academic staff who hold a PhD or an equivalent doctoral qualification, university-wide and by faculty.

281 Full-time staff with a PhD or equivalent47.3% of full-time academic staff hold a doctorate414 All staff with a doctorate (incl. visiting, sabbatical)

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Indicator 15

Gender Statistics

Female and male representation among TSU’s students and academic staff, with breakdowns by faculty, year of admission and academic rank.

43.6% Female students (all students)44.7% Female share of the 2025/2026 intake17.8% Female academic staff

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Indicator 16

Access & Inclusion Statistics

Where TSU’s students come from: by state, geopolitical zone and local government area, with the university’s role in widening access for Taraba State and the North-East.

36 + FCT States represented in the student body76.2% Students from Taraba State83.2% Students from the North-East zone

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Indicator 19

Africa-Priority Research

TSU research that addresses Africa’s development priorities, tagged by theme: food security, health, climate and environment, digital transformation, education, and peace and security.

14 Documented publications tagged by theme6 Climate, environment & natural resources4 Food security & agriculture

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