On a one-step admission batch size model for degree awarding institutions in Nigeria

Abstract

This study considers the admission batch size for the undergraduate programme in a degree awarding institution in Nigeria as akin to the transition model based on fractional flows. The study provides an objective tool to serve as a benchmark for the number of new entrants. Rather than relying only on quota admission figures, the model utilises the capacity requirements and the transition rates. The model is formulated and solved by assuming that the expected enrolment at each level of entry equates the capacity requirement. The results obtained provide a guide on the number of new entrants that should be admitted into the system in the subsequent session.

Keywords: admission; capacity requirement; fractional flow model; quota system; transition rate.