Fourah Bay College

Fourah Bay College

Latin: Collegium Fourah Bay
Type	Public
Established	February 18, 1827; 197 years ago (1827-02-18)
Students	3,465 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
Campus	Freetown campus (urban)
Language	English
Affiliations	University of Sierra Leone
Website	fourahbaycollege.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]