SubjectsTheology & Religious Studies · Natural Sciences · Agriculture & Environmental Studies · Medicine & Health Sciences · Business & Management · Arts & Humanities
- Accreditation
- National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), Liberia. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
Founded 1889 (in Robertsport); moved to Suacoco in 1949. Africa's oldest private coeducational degree-granting institution, founded 1889 in Robertsport by the Episcopal Church of the USA and relocated to its current Suacoco campus in Bong County in 1949. ~2,287 students (2009). Affiliated with the Episcopal Church of Liberia. Faculties span theology, sciences, agriculture, nursing, business, and the humanities. Currently under NCHE Category A compliance review (June 2025): accredited/chartered institution with a one-year ultimatum to address administrative, infrastructural, and academic shortcomings — students should verify programme accreditation status directly with NCHE.
SubjectsAgriculture & Environmental Studies · Engineering & Technology · Medicine & Health Sciences · Law · Business & Management · Natural Sciences · Education · Arts & Humanities · Social Sciences
- Accreditation
- National Commission on Higher Education (NCHE), Liberia. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-13.
- Email
- admissions@ul.edu.lr
Founded 1862 (as Liberia College); chartered as University of Liberia in 1951. Liberia's flagship public university and one of the oldest universities in West Africa, founded 1862 as Liberia College — only 15 years after Liberian independence. Chartered as the University of Liberia in 1951. Located at Capitol Hill, P.O. Box 9020, Monrovia. ~17,620 students (2009 figure; current enrollment likely higher). Schools include agriculture, engineering, medicine, law, business, sciences, education, and graduate studies. Public oversight: Government of Liberia. Currently under NCHE Category A compliance review (June 2025): accredited/chartered institution with a one-year ultimatum to address persistent administrative, infrastructural, and academic shortcomings — students should verify programme accreditation status directly with NCHE.
