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Fourah Bay College
Latin: Collegium Fourah Bay
TypePublic
EstablishedFebruary 18, 1827; 197 years ago (1827-02-18)
Students3,465 total
Location
Mount Aureol, Freetown
,
Sierra Leone

8°28′37.9″N 13°13′16.3″W / 8.477194°N 13.221194°W / 8.477194; -13.221194
CampusFreetown campus (urban)
LanguageEnglish
AffiliationsUniversity of Sierra Leone
Websitefourahbaycollege.net

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]

  1. ^ "About Us". Fourah Bay College. Retrieved 9 August 2018.

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