UNIBEN school fees for freshers 2026 has been updated for the new 2026/2027 academic session. This blog post will reveal the exact amount that all science and non science students are to pay in their first year as freshers.
How UNIBEN School Fees For Freshers 2026 Is Structured
UNIBEN, has divided their school fees to freshers into categories according to three points, which are:
– Your faculty (Science-based or Non-science based)
– Does your course involve lab or studio work or not.
– Are the course sessions technical or practical.
The breakdown also entails the basic administrative charges that every student has to pay.
Now we will divide it in detail.
UNIBEN School Fees For Freshers 2026: What Science Students Should Expect
In the event that you got into a science related faculty like, Engineering, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or Basic Medical Sciences you are categorized under science based departments.
This is what the school fees of freshers in UNIBEN 2026 will contain in case you belong to this category:
Acceptance fee: ₦60,000. This includes the processing of your document administration, physical examination at your faculty and the biometric data capture.
ICT levy: ₦6,000. This provides you access to ePortal facilities, such as course registration as well as examination history and assists with campus internet infrastructure
Library / MTN Lib charge: ₦4,000. This includes access to the UNIBEN library system and the online learning resources of MTN.
Students’ Union / Dues: ₦2,500. The funds are used in financing student representation and activities.
Games fee: ₦2,000. This goes in support of sports and inter-faculty events and recreational facilities of the university.
Laboratory fee: ₦10,000. This includes the expense of chemicals, equipment and material applied to science practicals.
Examination fee: ₦4,000. This helps in examination logistics, supervision and making arrangements of CBT in case of necessity.
TISHIP fee: ₦5,000. This covers the Tertiary Institutions Social Health Insurance Plan, which provides you with basic medical services at the University Health Centre
Development levy: ₦20 000. This is applied in the development of infrastructure around the academic buildings, lecture halls, roads, and campus electricity.
Faculty dues: ₦2,000. These are sent to your faculty in terms of administration.
Departmental dues: ₦1,000. This includes activities of departments, orientation and documentation.
Utility fee: ₦7,000. This is used to finance the campus lights, water supply, cleaners, and hostel and academic area electricity.
The total is ₦123,500
UNIBEN School Fees For Freshers 2026: Non-Science Students Breakdown
The courses in the Arts, Law, Social Sciences, Management Sciences or even Education (non-science specializations) are slightly different in terms of charge.
Non science freshers pay the following:
Acceptance fee: ₦60,000. This is to verify documents, create identity, and departmental screening.
ICT levy: ₦6 000. The majority of scholarly processing has been transferred over to eCampus portal.
Library / MTN Lib fee: ₦4,000. This provides Internet and physical access to learning materials.
Students’ Union dues: ₦2,500.
UNIBEN charges the sum of ₦2,000 as their own game fee. It does not really matter whether you use the game centers or not. They will add it to your school fees.
The Examination fee is ₦4,000. This fee is used to settle all the financial burdens that come with handling examination logistics and scheduling.
TISHIP fee: ₦5,000. This also gives subsidised medical service at the university clinic and in emergency cases.
Development levy: ₦20,000. In line with the science students, this fund facilitates building and updating of school facilities.
Faculty dues: ₦2,000.
Departmental dues: ₦1,000
Utility fee: ₦7,000. This helps in provision of power and water particularly in hostels and lecture theatres.
Non science students will also not be charged a laboratory fee, and that saves you ₦10,000 as compared to the science students.
Therefore, the aggregate uniben school fees for freshers in the non-science students stand at ₦122,500
Why Does UNIBEN School Fees Vary Between Freshers?
The typically noticeable distinction between the ₦123,500 with the science students and the ₦122,500 with non-science students lies in the laboratory fee. In the event that your course involves IPSs in the lab or studio, you will be required to pay the cost of consumables and wear and tear on lab equipment. Otherwise, there are approximately equal administrative-based charges to all new students. The variations are primarily caused by the academic tools each faculty needs.
UNIBEN’s Policy on Payments: New Things Students Should Know in 2026
UNIBEN has implemented an online school-fee payment system, through the student portal, where you can make payment at any part of the country but you do not need to visit campus to do so.
By 2026, UNIBEN will enable the use of a multi-bank payment gateway, which means that it will be possible to pay by your commercial bank mobile application directly to UNIBEN account without Remita.
Beginning with the session in 2026, the time frame within which payments are made will become shorter, and failure to pay on time will incur automatic interest. Failure to be able to get through the portal might cause you to delay admission.
Part-payment or installment payments are not accepted by UNIBEN among freshers. Before you will get your matriculation number or enroll in courses, you will have to pay the complete school fee.
Other School Fees That Freshers Must Pay
The cost of studying in UNIBEN is not limited to your school fees. The following are the major expenses to be considered:
You will also pay for hostels. Although it depends on the type of hostel that you chose to stay in. The hostels in UNIBEN cost between ₦25,000 and ₦45,000. Although you will have to pay your acceptance fee first before they will give you a bed.
Textbooks and materials: There are at least three textbooks, which are recommended by each department per semester. Budget at least ₦10,000.
Individual maintenance: Transport, food and data plan will cost approximately ₦15,000 to ₦25,000 a month.
The UNIBEN school fees of freshers 2026 may be viewed as the primary expense, but is just a section of an extended list of necessities in student expenditures.
Conclusion
If you are a UNIBEN aspirant, then it is very important that you take note of the UNIBEN school fees for freshers for the 2026 session. Preparation and knowing the exact amount that you are going to spend is what will depend how easy your life is going to be in UNIBEN
It doesn’t necessarily matter whether you are paying ₦123,500 or ₦122,500.
The thing that matters is that you plan well so that you will not become financially stranded like other students that can before you.
Always ask questions that are not clear to you. Wish you luck in your admission process. Good luck!