A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY:

Delta State University, Abraka has been historically recorded as a Centre of Education. It started as a Government Teachers’ Training College during the colonial era and some years into the post-colonial era. It became a College of Education that awarded Nigerian Certificate of Education (N.C.E.) from 1971-1985. In 1981, it was affiliated to the University of Benin, Benin City and consequently offered degree programmes from 1981 till 1985 when it became the Faculty of Education of the then Bendel State University with its main campus at Ekpoma.

The creation of Edo and Delta States in August 1991 and the conversion of the main campus of the then Bendel State University, Ekpoma to become Edo State University in December 1991, necessitated the establishment of an autonomous Delta State University, Abraka on 30th April, 1992 by the then Executive Governor of the State, Olorogun Felix O. Ibru. Hereunder is the establishment clause of the law that proclaimed the University into existence:

“There is hereby established in Abraka a University
to be known as the Delta State University; and the
Main campus of the University shall be sited in
Abraka with a campus at Anwai, Asaba”.

Delta State University, Abraka started with five Faculties, namely:
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Science and
* Faculty of the Social Sciences.

In 1995, the State Government introduced a policy of having three campuses that should be spread within the three senatorial districts in the State. In view of this policy, three campuses were established to include the main campus in Abraka, Anwai-Asaba Oleh and campuses. Presently, the academic programmes of the University are distributed as follows:

ABRAKA CAMPUS
* Faculty of Arts
* Faculty of Education
* Faculty of Science
* Faculty of the Social Sciences, and
* College/Faculty of Basic Medical Science

ANWAI-ASABA CAMPUS
* Faculty of Agriculture
* Faculty of Management Sciences
* Faculty of Environmental Studies

OLEH CAMPUS
* Faculty of Law
* Faculty of Engineering.

Mission Statement

To become a centre of excellence recognized as one of the leading Universities in Nigeria, in Africa and the world at large through teaching, research, scholarship, innovation, community service, and the dissemination of knowledge.

Vision Statement

To promote quality education, character and cultural transformation, to meet the challenges of our time through exemplary scholarship and professionalism for the purpose of addressing local, national and international issues in key areas so as to contribute to the improvement of the global community.