University of Buea: Statistics
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| Position | Category |
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| # 3621 of 1,684 | In the World |
| # 108 of 1,047 | In Africa |
| # 1 of 15 | In Cameroon |
| # 451 of 392 | For Veterinary |
| Top 1-3 | For 11 other topics |
Quick Review
Acceptance rate
46%
Enrollment
33,000
Languages
English
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Acceptance Rate | 46% |
|---|---|
| Admissions Requirements | Secondary school certificate and competitive entrance examination. Bachelor's Degree or recognized equivalent for School of Translation and Interpretation |
| Academic Calendar | October to July (October - February; March-July) |
| Enrollment | 33,000 |
We've calculated the 46% acceptance rate for University of Buea based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.
University of Buea faculties and divisions
Explore the various academic institutes, schools, and campuses that make up University of Buea.
College : Higher Technical Teachers’ Training
Administration
Agriculture
Civil Engineering
Computer Science
Educational and Student Counselling
Educational Sciences
Electrical Engineering
Energy Engineering
Forestry
Home Economics
Hotel and Restaurant
Law
Management
Mechanical Engineering
Power Engineering
Real Estate
Surveying and Mapping
Teacher Training
Tourism
College : Technology
Computer Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Course/Programme : Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity
Course/Programme : Data Analysis
Data Processing
Course/Programme : Database Administration
Computer Engineering
Faculty : Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Agronomy
Animal Husbandry
Fishery
Food Science
Food Technology
Forestry
Molecular Biology
Natural Resources
Rural Planning
Veterinary Science
Wildlife
Faculty : Arts
Communication Studies
English
French
History
Linguistics
Performing Arts
Visual Arts
Faculty : Education
Archiving
Curriculum
Education
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
Information Sciences
Library Science
Teacher Training
Faculty : Engineering and Technology
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Faculty : Health Sciences
Biomedicine
Hygiene
Laboratory Techniques
Medicine
Nursing
Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Public Health
Surgery
Faculty : Law and Political Science
Civil Law
Commercial Law
Comparative Politics
International Relations and Diplomacy
Law
Peace and Disarmament
Political Sciences
Public Administration
Public Law
Faculty : Science
Biochemistry
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Environmental Studies
Geology
Mathematics
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Parasitology
Physics
Zoology
Faculty : Social and Management Sciences
Anthropology
Banking
Economics
Finance
Gender Studies
Geography (Human)
Journalism
Law
Management
Mass Communication
Political Sciences
Sociology
Women's Studies
School : Translation and Interpretation
Translation and Interpretation
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Buea.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | No | No | No |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | No |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | No |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | No |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | No |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | No |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | No |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | No |
Bachelor's Degree/ Licence
Accountancy
Agricultural Business
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Animal Husbandry
Anthropology
Applied Chemistry
Archiving
Automotive Engineering
Banking
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedicine
Building Technologies
Business Administration
Chemical Engineering
Chemistry
Cinema and Television
Civil Engineering
Civil Law
Clothing and Sewing
Computer Education
Computer Engineering
Computer Networks
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Crop Production
Curriculum
Economics
Education
Educational Administration
Educational and Student Counselling
Educational Psychology
Educational Sciences
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Energy Engineering
English
Entrepreneurship
Environmental Studies
Film
Finance
Fishery
Food Science
Food Technology
Foreign Languages Education
Forestry
French
Geography (Human)
Geology
Health Education
Heritage Preservation
History
Horticulture
Hotel and Restaurant
Humanities and Social Science Education
Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Engineering
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Insurance
International Relations and Diplomacy
Journalism
Laboratory Techniques
Law
Library Science
Linguistics
Literature
Management
Marketing
Mass Communication
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Metal Techniques
Microbiology
Midwifery
Molecular Biology
Nursing
Nutrition
Occupational Health
Parasitology
Peace and Disarmament
Performing Arts
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Physical Education
Plant and Crop Protection
Political Sciences
Power Engineering
Primary Education
Production Engineering
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Law
Rural Planning
Safety Engineering
Science Education
Secretarial Studies
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Special Education
Surveying and Mapping
Teacher Training
Telecommunications Engineering
Telecommunications Technology
Textile Technology
Tourism
Visual Arts
Wildlife
Women's Studies
Wood Technology
Zoology
Docteur en Médecine
Dental Surgery
Medicine
Pharmacy
Veterinary Science
Diplôme de professeur d’enseignement technique de deuxième grade
Agricultural Education
Business Education
Business Education
Educational Sciences
Home Economics Education
Home Economics Education
Law
Law
Technology Education
Technology Education
Master
Accountancy
Administration
Agricultural Economics
Anaesthesiology
Anthropology
Applied Linguistics
Aquaculture
Archiving
Artificial Intelligence
Banking
Biochemistry
Biology
Biomedicine
Biotechnology
Cattle Breeding
Chemistry
Civil Engineering
Civil Law
Clothing and Sewing
Commercial Law
Communication Studies
Computer Networks
Computer Science
Construction Engineering
Continuing Education
Crop Production
Curriculum
Cybersecurity
Data Processing
Development Studies
Dietetics
Ecology
Economics
Educational Administration
Educational and Student Counselling
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Educational Testing and Evaluation
Electrical Engineering
Energy Engineering
English
Entomology
Environmental Engineering
Environmental Management
Epidemiology
Finance
Fishery
Food Science
Food Technology
Foreign Languages Education
Forest Management
French
Gender Studies
Geography (Human)
Geology
Government
Haematology
Harvest Technology
Health Administration
Health Education
Heritage Preservation
History
Home Economics
Hotel and Restaurant
Human Rights
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Management
Information Management
Information Sciences
Information Technology
Insurance
International Law
International Relations and Diplomacy
Journalism
Law
Library Science
Linguistics
Literacy Education
Literature
Logistics Management
Management
Marketing
Materials Engineering
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Medical Parasitology
Medicine
Microbiology
Midwifery
Mining Engineering
Modern Languages
Molecular Biology
Natural Resources
Nursing
Nutrition
Occupational Health
Parasitology
Pathology
Peace and Disarmament
Petroleum and Gas Engineering
Pharmacology
Physiology
Plant and Crop Protection
Political Sciences
Power Engineering
Primary Education
Production Engineering
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Law
Regional Planning
Safety Engineering
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Special Education
Teacher Training
Telecommunications Engineering
Textile Technology
Tourism
Town Planning
Toxicology
Translation and Interpretation
Transport Management
Wildlife
Women's Studies
Wood Technology
Zoology
Doctor of Philosophy/ Doctorat
Accountancy
Adult Education
Agricultural Economics
Animal Husbandry
Anthropology
Applied Linguistics
Aquaculture
Archiving
Banking
Biochemistry
Biology
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Chemistry
Clothing and Sewing
Communication Studies
Computer Networks
Computer Science
Continuing Education
Crop Production
Cultural Studies
Curriculum
Cybersecurity
Development Studies
Ecology
Economics
Educational Administration
Educational and Student Counselling
Educational Psychology
Educational Technology
Educational Testing and Evaluation
Entomology
Environmental Management
Epidemiology
Fashion Design
Finance
Fishery
French
Gender Studies
Geography (Human)
Geology
Harvest Technology
Health Sciences
History
Home Economics
Hotel and Restaurant
Industrial Engineering
Information Management
Information Sciences
International Relations and Diplomacy
Law
Library Science
Linguistics
Literacy Education
Literature
Management
Mass Communication
Mathematics
Mechatronics
Medical Parasitology
Microbiology
Molecular Biology
Natural Resources
Nursing
Parasitology
Pathology
Peace and Disarmament
Pharmacology
Physiology
Plant and Crop Protection
Political Sciences
Power Engineering
Psychology
Public Administration
Public Health
Public Law
Sociology
Software Engineering
Soil Science
Special Education
Telecommunications Engineering
Textile Technology
Thermal Engineering
Tourism
Toxicology
Translation and Interpretation
Women's Studies
Zoology
Research profile
University of Buea has published 7,232 scientific papers with 88,114 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Chemistry, Pathology, Engineering, Ecology, Genetics, and Sociology.
Publication / Citation count by topic
| Biology |
4,982
/ 70,835
|
|---|---|
| Medicine |
4,212
/ 53,706
|
| Environmental Science |
3,847
/ 53,315
|
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences |
3,443
/ 38,608
|
| Chemistry |
2,825
/ 43,686
|
| Pathology |
2,495
/ 34,575
|
| Engineering |
2,460
/ 28,773
|
| Ecology |
2,304
/ 38,150
|
| Genetics |
2,214
/ 32,597
|
| Sociology |
2,030
/ 22,106
|
| Physics |
2,001
/ 25,937
|
| Geography and Cartography |
1,993
/ 26,668
|
| Geology |
1,913
/ 30,593
|
| Computer Science |
1,904
/ 23,435
|
| Biochemistry |
1,730
/ 29,175
|
| Political Science |
1,625
/ 15,019
|
| Public Health |
1,566
/ 21,986
|
| Immunology |
1,537
/ 24,683
|
| Mathematics |
1,510
/ 15,324
|
| Law |
1,471
/ 14,555
|
| Psychology |
1,422
/ 13,384
|
| Paleontology |
1,403
/ 20,659
|
| Statistics |
1,267
/ 14,030
|
| Demography |
1,217
/ 15,297
|
| Economics |
1,191
/ 13,550
|
| Organic chemistry |
1,170
/ 17,291
|
| Quantum and Particle physics |
1,146
/ 14,578
|
| History |
1,068
/ 13,544
|
| Botany |
1,045
/ 15,616
|
| Business |
1,025
/ 10,531
|
| Philosophy |
1,006
/ 5,633
|
| Archaeology |
986
/ 12,833
|
| Virology |
901
/ 11,969
|
| Development Studies |
830
/ 10,140
|
| Surgery |
820
/ 7,992
|
| Materials Science |
806
/ 10,392
|
| Psychiatry |
795
/ 9,606
|
| Agricultural Science |
758
/ 10,788
|
| Family medicine |
695
/ 7,631
|
| Nursing |
664
/ 9,963
|
4 Notable alumni
1. Ayaba Cho Lucas
1972-. (aged 54)
activist
Ayaba Cho Lucas is an Ambazonian activist. He is the former Secretary General of the Southern Cameroons Youth League (SCYL) and served as leader of Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC), a separatist organization in Southern Cameroons that has an armed wing, the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF). He was arrested in Norway in September 2024 and charged with incitement of crimes against...
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2. Mimi Mefo Takambou
1989-. (aged 37)
journalist
Mimi Mefo Newuh is a Cameroonian journalist and human rights activist who reports on the Anglophone Crisis and advocates for press freedom. She went into exile in England following a tweet related to the conflict in Cameroon and subsequent incarceration.
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3. Ebenezer Akwanga
1970-. (aged 56)
Ebenezer Derek Mbongo Akwanga is an Ambazonian independence activist. He is the chairman of the African People's Liberation Movement, an Ambazonian separatist movement, and heads its armed wing, SOCADEF. A former student at the University of Buea, he and fellow activist Ayaba Cho Lucas founded a pro-independence student association. Their movement was soon outlawed, and in 1997, Akwanga was imprisoned...
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4. LMN Z7
1987-. (aged 39)
singer
songwriter
entrepreneur
record producer
musician
Salatiel Livenja Bessong, better known as Salatiel or "High man general", is a Cameroonian Music executive, and the CEO of Alpha Better Records located in Buea, Cameroon. In 2019, he featured on Beyoncé’s The Lion King: The Gift Album on the track "Water".
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