Usmanu Danfodio University

Usmanu Danfodio University (UDUSOK, formerly University of Sokoto) is one of the initial twelve federal universities in Nigeria founded in 1975. It is situated in the ancient city of Sokoto. The main campus house the administrative offices, sciences, social sciences, agriculture, arts and languages, education and research facilities. The city campus hosts the College of health sciences and school of veterinary medicine. A third site host the modern university teaching hospital.

The school is named after Usman dan Fodio, the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate.

The University is a four-year university but also features Associate Degrees and remedial programs (pre-degree). The university has a large and accredited medical program with its own teaching hospital, the University Teaching Hospital, Sokoto, which is one of the largest hospitals in Nigeria and West Africa. It is mostly accessible to those of low income and like most Nigerian hospitals it does not require health insurance before treatment.

Prominent among the alumni is Collins Osa Oseki, M.D Founder and president of Calvary Internal Medicine Clinic in North Carolina, US. As university usman danfodio has several students union which includes Students Union Government,National Association OF Science Students (NAOSS),departmental association as well states association like NAKSS for kano,NAJISS for jigawa students and other associations

There is also a fourth site built during the last Administration Bafarawa of Sokoto State under the Leadership of Alh. Attahiru Bafarawa. This site houses the School of Matriculation Studies where students opting for the Remedial Studies are admitted and taught before enrolment into the University provided they have passed the exams conducted.The Remedial Studies is only conducted for the Sciences and Science related courses. While admission into other courses is sought via the standard JAMB (UME or DE) procedure.The University is one of the high ranking Universities in Northern Nigeria due to its high moral stand and its ability to resist the prevalent ASUU strike that bedevil Nigerian Government Universities.

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*List of universities in Nigeria