Top 100 university in Nigeria 2021 updates (see full list)
The largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution, Webometrics in a recent report, has named the University of Ibadan as the number one university in Nigeria.
This ranking was done based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors.
Covenant University and Landmark are the only two private universities who made the top 10 list at 2nd and 9th positions. The rest are federal government-owned universities.
Obafemi Awolowo University was ranked third in the latest rating.
University of Port Harcourt is the only school from the Southern part in the top 10 at 6th position while Ahmadu Bello University is at the 7th spot.
Below is a full list of the top 100 universities in Nigeria
Ranking | University |
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1 | University of Ibadan |
2 | Covenant University Ota |
3 | University of Nigeria |
4 | Obafemi Awolowo University |
5 | University of Lagos |
6 | Ahmadu Bello University |
7 | University of Port Harcourt |
8 | Federal University of Technology Akure |
9 | University of Benin |
10 | Adekunle Ajasin University |
11 | Federal University of Technology Minna |
12 | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology |
13 | Bayero University Kano |
14 | University of Calabar |
15 | Landmark University |
16 | University of Ilorin |
17 | University of Jos |
18 | Lagos State University |
19 | Federal University of Technology Owerri |
20 | University of Uyo |
21 | Rivers State University of Science & Technology |
22 | Redeemer’s University |
23 | University of Agriculture Abeokuta |
24 | Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State |
25 | University of Abuja |
26 | University of Maiduguri |
27 | Usmanu Danfodiyo University |
28 | Federal University Dutse Jigawa State |
29 | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University |
30 | Osun State University |
31 | Kwara State University |
32 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University |
33 | Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun |
34 | Niger Delta University |
35 | Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi |
36 | Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology) |
37 | Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University) |
38 | Benue State University |
39 | Skyline University Nigeria |
40 | Delta State University Nigeria |
41 | Babcock University |
42 | Imo State University Owerri |
43 | American University of Nigeria |
44 | Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI |
45 | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike |
46 | African University of Science & Technology Abuja |
47 | Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma |
48 | Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna |
49 | National Open University of Nigeria |
50 | Federal University Dutsin Ma |
51 | Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University) |
52 | Kogi State University |
53 | Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti) |
54 | Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar |
55 | Igbinedion University Okada |
56 | Ebonyi State University |
57 | Edo University Iyamho |
58 | Kaduna State University |
59 | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli) |
60 | Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja) |
61 | Akwa Ibom State University of Technology |
62 | Joseph Ayo Babalola University |
63 | Federal University Kashere Gombe State |
64 | Technical University Ibadan |
65 | Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa |
66 | Tai Solarin University of Education |
67 | Godfrey Okoye University |
68 | University of Medical Sciences Ondo |
69 | Nasarawa State University |
70 | Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University |
71 | Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai |
72 | Federal Polytechnic Ilaro |
73 | Auchi Polytechnic |
74 | Baze University Kuchigoro |
75 | Federal University Lokoja Kogi State |
76 | (1) Coal City University |
77 | Elizade University Ilara Mokin |
78 | Yaba College of Technology |
79 | Lead City University Ibadan |
80 | Adeleke University Ede |
81 | Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State |
82 | Abia State University Uturu |
83 | Federal University Wukari Taraba State |
84 | Benson Idahosa University |
85 | Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti |
86 | Pan African University Lagos |
87 | Ajayi Crowther University Oyo |
88 | Al Hikmah University Ilorin |
89 | Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil |
90 | Bells University of Technology Otta |
91 | Bowen University |
92 | Polytechnic Ibadan |
93 | Gombe State University Gombe |
94 | Bingham University New Karu |
95 | Lagos State Polytechnic |
96 | Federal Polytechnic Bauchi |
97 | Mountain Top University |
98 | Madonna University Nigeria |
99 | Petroleum Training Institute Effurun |
100 | Taraba State University Jalingo |