Type | Public |
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Established | February 18, 1827 |
Students | 3,465 total |
Location | , 8°28′37.9″N 13°13′16.3″W / 8.477194°N 13.221194°W |
Campus | Freetown campus (urban) |
Language | English |
Affiliations | University of Sierra Leone |
Website | fourahbaycollege |
Fourah Bay College is a public university in the neighbourhood of Mount Aureol in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Founded on 18 February 1827, it is the first western-style university built in Sub-Saharan Africa and, furthermore, the first university-level institution in Africa. It is a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone (USL) and was formerly affiliated with Durham University (1876–1967).[1]