UNICAL Increases School Fees by 40% for Undergraduate Students

The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has increased school fees by 40%, with a new fee schedule showing the amounts payable by freshers, returning students, and final-year students across several faculties for the 2026/2027 academic session.

The updated schedule covers students admitted through the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry, with fees varying according to faculty, department, and level of study.

UNICAL New School Fees Breakdown for 2026/2027

Under the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, new students will pay N138,500, while returning students will pay N113,500 and final-year students N106,500 in the listed departments.

In the Faculty of Environmental Science, new students in Architecture will pay N143,500, while those in Environmental Resource Management, Estate Management, Fine and Applied Arts, Surveying and Geoinformatics, and Urban and Regional Planning will pay N132,500.

Returning Architecture students will pay N120,500, while final-year students will pay N116,500. In the other listed departments, returning students will pay N104,500 and final-year students N100,500.

For the Faculty of Law, the new school fees are N143,500 for new students, N120,500 for returning students and N116,500 for final-year students.

In the Faculty of Management Sciences, new students in Accounting will pay N143,500, while returning students will pay N120,500 and final-year students N116,500.

Students in Banking and Finance, Business Management, Hospitality and Tourism Management, Marketing, and Public Administration will pay N138,500 as new students, N113,500 as returning students and N106,500 in their final year

For Medical Laboratory Science, new students will pay N138,500, returning students N113,500 and final-year students N106,500.

Medicine and Surgery students will pay N153,500 as new students, N125,500 as returning students and N121,500 in their final year.

In the Faculty of Oceanography, the listed fees are N138,500 for new students, N113,500 for returning students and N106,500 for final-year students across the departments shown in the schedule.