BUK School Fees Schedule for 2027 Academic Session
Bayero University, Kano has published its approved undergraduate school fees schedule for the 2027 academic session. The announcement provides students with details of the charges they are expected to pay for the academic year, covering different categories of undergraduate fees.
The fee schedule applies to both newly admitted and returning undergraduate students at the university. Depending on your student status and programme, the charges may include the acceptance fee, tuition, general registration fees and other payments required by the relevant faculty. Students should carefully check the applicable charges for their category before making payments.
The approved schedule also includes hostel accommodation charges for students who require university housing. If you have been admitted to Bayero University or are already enrolled as a returning student, reviewing the official fee structure will help you understand the payments required for the 2027 session and plan accordingly.
BUK Acceptance Fee
All new students must pay the acceptance fee before screening.
The acceptance fee is:
- Acceptance fee: ₦10,000
Registration fees are not refundable after payment.
BUK Tuition Fees
Nigerian students do not pay tuition.
Non-Nigerian students will pay tuition based on their faculty, college or school.
The tuition fees for non-Nigerian students are:
- Arts and Islamic Studies: ₦200,000
- Social Sciences: ₦200,000
- Economics and Management Sciences: ₦200,000
- Education: ₦300,000
- Law: ₦300,000
- Agriculture: ₦400,000
- Communication: ₦400,000
- Computing: ₦400,000
- Engineering: ₦400,000
- Earth and Environmental Sciences: ₦400,000
- Life Science: ₦400,000
- Physical Sciences: ₦400,000
- School of Continuing Education: ₦400,000
- College of Health Sciences, including Pharmaceutical Sciences: ₦600,000
BUK General Registration Charges
The general registration charges apply to all students.
The fees have been consolidated and the amount depends on the faculty or department.
Arts, Law, Social Sciences and Economics Groups
This category covers students from:
- Faculty of Arts and Islamic Studies, except History
- Faculty of Law
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Economics and Management Sciences, except Accounting, Business Administration and Finance
Fees are:
- Returning students: ₦96,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦106,800
Accounting and Finance
Students in Accounting and Finance will pay:
- Returning students: ₦98,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦108,800
Computing, Communication, Education and Business Administration Groups
This category covers students from:
- Faculty of Computing
- Faculty of Communication, except Theatre and Performing Arts
- Earth and Environmental Sciences, except Architecture, Geology, Quantity Surveying and URP
- Faculty of Education
- Business Administration
Fees are:
- Returning students: ₦101,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦111,800
Architecture, Geology and Urban and Regional Planning
Students in these departments will pay:
- Returning students: ₦106,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦116,800
Allied Health Sciences
Students from the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences will pay:
- Returning students: ₦141,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦151,800
Clinical Sciences and Dentistry
Students from Clinical Sciences and Dentistry will pay:
- Returning students: ₦161,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦171,800
Veterinary Medicine
Students from Veterinary Medicine will pay:
- Returning students: ₦111,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦121,800
Basic Medical Sciences, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences
Students from these faculties will pay:
- Returning students: ₦103,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦113,800
Agriculture, History and Quantity Surveying
This category covers students from:
- Faculty of Agriculture
- Department of History
- Department of Quantity Surveying
Fees are:
- Returning students: ₦102,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦112,800
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Students from Pharmaceutical Sciences will pay:
- Returning students: ₦104,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦114,800
Engineering
Students from the Faculty of Engineering will pay:
- Returning students: ₦108,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦118,800
Theatre and Performing Arts
Students from Theatre and Performing Arts will pay:
- Returning students: ₦131,000
- Fresh students, L100 and L200: ₦141,800
Extra Faculty and Departmental Charges
Some students must pay extra charges at their faculties, departments or relevant units.
The listed charges are:
- Architecture students: ₦5,000 for ARCON, payable at the department
- Geology students: ₦50,000 for practical and field trips, payable at the department
- Pharmaceutical Science students: ₦10,000 for induction, laboratory manuals and consumables, payable at the faculty
- Chemistry and Industrial Chemistry students: ₦1,500 for laboratory manual and report book, payable at the department
- Life Science L100 students: ₦3,000 for laboratory manuals, payable at the faculty
- Microbiology L200 students: ₦1,500 for laboratory manuals, payable at the department
- Medical graduates applying for ECFMG certification and report: ₦60,000 service charge
- Adult Education students: ₦1,000 for vocational training fee, payable at the department
- Geography and Education/Geography L300 students: ₦2,000 for field trip, payable at the department
- Clinical Science and Dentistry students: ₦40,000 to their faculties and ₦20,000 to the college
- Allied Health Sciences students: ₦25,000 to the faculty and ₦15,000 to the college
- Agriculture students: ₦2,000 for Agric inputs, payable at the faculty
- Veterinary Medicine students: ₦10,000 for practical manuals, consumables and animal identification/handling exercise
- Veterinary Medicine students: ₦20,000 for field trip or excursion fees, payable by all students in the faculty
- Law students: ₦2,000 for Law Clinic/Moot Trails, payable at the faculty
- Biochemistry and Nutrition and Dietetics students: ₦5,000 as peculiar charges, payable at the faculty
- Anatomy and Human Physiology students: ₦10,000 as peculiar charges, payable at the faculty
- Computing students: ₦2,500 for laboratory manual, payable at the faculty
- Computing students: ₦1,700 for log books, payable at the faculty
- All SIWES students: ₦500 for logbook, payable to the Directorate of Academic Planning
BUK Hostel and Hostel Maintenance Charges
Hostel and hostel maintenance charges apply only to students allocated bed spaces in university halls of residence.
The listed hostel charges are:
- ₦37,590
- ₦80,090
- ₦150,090 for M Block, as the case may be
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