The university has two campuses located in the ancient cities of Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti respectively.

Federal University Oye-Ekiti is poised towards the advancement of education in Nigeria especially in all the fields of interest.

Since 2011, offers have been given to students across relevant educational backgrounds to undertake studies in all the faculties in the university.

[3] Federal University Oye-Ekiti, whose pioneer Vice Chancellor, was Professor Chinedu Ostadinma Nebo, OON, and was succeeded by Vice Chancellor Professor Kayode Soremekun who was appointed by President Buhari in 2016.

The current Vice-chancellor of the school is Professor A.S Fasina,[4] the varsity has two campuses at Oye-Ekiti and Ikole-Ekiti with the total population of 43000 student and Faculties with over 58 Departments, namely: The university is looking forward to the start of another faculty in the next academic session, namely; Environmental Science, whose department includes; Architecture, Building, Estate Management, Surveying and Geoinformatics, Quantity Surveying, Urban and Regional Planning with required infrastructures being put in place.