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Sierra Leone higher-education guide · USL

University of Sierra Leone

A public university system comprising Fourah Bay College (FBC), the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS), and postgraduate studies.

Freetown, Western Area

Historic Fourah Bay College building in Cline Town, part of the University of Sierra Leone
Image: Jared & Melanie & Huxley Ponchot via Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 2.0. Image source. Image rights remain with the original publisher.
2026/2027 admissions information publishedSource review: 8 November 2026

The current admission portal states Monday 30 November 2026 as the undergraduate submission deadline and says the portal shuts at 12:00pm on Thursday 10 December 2026. A separate USL admissions page still displays an earlier September deadline. Because the university pages conflict, confirm the deadline directly with Central Admissions before paying or submitting.

01 / Entry requirements

WASSCE and other entry routes

  • Degree programmes: five credits in no more than two sittings, with at least C6 in English Language. Faculty and department requirements also apply.
  • Diploma programmes: four credits, including at least C6 in English Language.
  • Certificate programmes: three credits, including at least C6 in English Language.
  • The 2026/2027 prospectus lists programme-specific subject combinations. For example, science and engineering routes require relevant science and mathematics subjects; do not rely on the five-credit minimum alone.

02 / Courses and programmes

What can you study?

01Fourah Bay College: arts and humanities, communication and media, engineering and architecture, pure and applied sciences, economics and development studies, social sciences and law.
02IPAM: public administration, management, business and related professional study routes. Check the current programme catalogue for exact course availability.
03COMAHS: medicine and surgery, nursing and allied health programmes, and other health-science routes subject to faculty-specific entry criteria.
04Postgraduate study, including selected online master’s programmes listed in the current admissions notice.

03 / How to apply

Application process

  1. 1

    Read the current university entry requirements and the faculty section of the 2026/2027 prospectus.

  2. 2

    Use the official admissions portal to create an account and follow its payment instructions.

  3. 3

    Complete the online application and upload the documents requested for your selected programme.

  4. 4

    Monitor the portal and email for application status and any provisional offer.

Application fee and deadline

Application fee

The USL admissions page lists an undergraduate application fee of NLe 500 and a postgraduate application fee of NLe 600 for the 2026/2027 cycle. Confirm the amount and approved payment channels on the portal before paying.

Deadline

Portal page: 30 November 2026 for undergraduate submissions; portal closure notice: 10 December 2026 at 12:00pm. Conflicting September dates remain on another official page.

Official sources

Use these institutional sources to confirm current programme availability, fees, deadlines and admission decisions.

WASSCE Tutor is an independent student information resource, not an admissions office or an agent of this institution. Information was checked on 8 November 2026. Image copyright belongs to the institution or original publisher.

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