International Journal of Educational Planning & Administration. ISSN 2249-3093 Volume 3, Number 2 (2013), pp. 145-150 © Research India Publications http://www.ripublication.com/ijepa.htm Mathematical Model for Nigerian University Academic Staff Mix by Rank Yohanna Tella (Ph.D) and Simon Daniel (Ph.D) Department of Mathematical Sciences Kaduna State University, Kaduna Nigeria. Email: yot2002ng@yahoo.com, simondaniel1960@yahoo.com Abstract In order to ensure quality graduates which are critical to national development and central to the progress of the society are produced in Nigerian Universities, the National Universities Commission (NUC) stipulates a minimum benchmark for academic staff mix by rank and Lecturer/Students’ ratio for all degree programmes across the country. However, the NUC accreditation visits for degree programmes has confirmed inaccuracies in the implementation of these guidelines partly due to lack of simplified Mathematical expressions towards this direction. In this paper, a Mathematical model is put forward for appointment and distribution of academic staff in line with the existing academic staff mix and Lecturer/Students’ ratio of NUC bench mark for minimum academic standard. Keywords: National Universities Commission, Academic Staff mix by rank, Lecturer/Student ratio, benchmark for minimum academic standard. 1.0 Introduction The place of academic staff in any academic institution cannot be overemphasized. The academic staff of any University are equally the intellectual resource pool of the University. Of course, no University is superior to its teaching staff. The type, quality, and quantity of lecturers in the nation’s University system for the achievement of its goals and objectives are very crucial to its success. In particular, the higher the quality, the better the graduates who are often than not better equipped and more likely to excel in their chosen carriers. In line with the much needed quality of graduates in the nation’s University system, the National Universities Commission (NUC) was established in 1985 and