BUK: One Of The Fastest Growing Universities in West Africa

Bayero University is a Federal University in Kano state, having 17 faculties and 108 courses. It is one of the fastest growing universities in Nigeria academically and infrastructure wise. It has one of the largest Library in West Africa.

BUK is one of the eight universities with distinction in NUC grading in Nigeria, it is the only university with faculty of computer science and information technology offering (software engineering, cyber security information technology, and computer science),

it is one of the four universities offering mechatronics engineering, the only university in Northern Nigeria running doctor of optometry degree. it has the most accredited courses since 2007, and by 2019 it is occupying the third position of the universities with the most accredited courses. BUK is occupying the fourth position in Law accreditation, behind ABU, UNILAG, and OAU respectively though OAU is having problem with law accreditation in this recent years, 

BUK faculty of law is the biggest faculty of law in Nigeria, and second in west Africa with the biggest moot court in Nigeria. The university also has the largest center for dry land agriculture in Nigeria.

BUK is arguably rated high in NUC MBBS accreditation in the country.

Aminu Kano teaching hospital which is the clinical hospital attached to BUK is the hospital to record first kidney transplant in Nigeria, it is also the hospital with the most successful k!dney transplañts, making it one of the most successful teaching hospital in Nigeria.