Let us expose you to the best Universities in Northern, Eastern, Western, and Southern Nigeria according to their ranking. we will discuss the federal and State Universities so that you would know the best to choose while applying for admission.
We present the top 100 Universities in Nigeria for the year 2024, based on a ranking released by Cybermetrics Lab, a research group affiliated with the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas (CSIC), Spain’s largest public research body.
100 Best Universities in Nigeria 2024
Below are the 100 best Universities in Nigeria according to webometrics.
They include federal Universities, State Universities, and private Universities.
| ranking | World Rank | University | Impact Rank | Openness Rank | Excellence Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Ibadan | ||||||
| Covenant University Ota | ||||||
| Obafemi Awolowo University | ||||||
| University of Nigeria | ||||||
| University of Lagos | ||||||
| University of Port Harcourt | ||||||
| Federal University of Technology Akure | ||||||
| Ahmadu Bello University | ||||||
| Landmark University | ||||||
| Federal University of Technology Minna | ||||||
| Bayero University Kano | ||||||
| Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | ||||||
| University of Benin | ||||||
| Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti) | ||||||
| University of Calabar | ||||||
| University of Uyo | ||||||
| Adekunle Ajasin University | ||||||
| Nnamdi Azikiwe University | ||||||
| University of Ilorin | ||||||
| Federal University of Technology Owerri | ||||||
| Lagos State University | ||||||
| University of Jos | ||||||
| Federal University Dutse Jigawa State | ||||||
| University of Abuja | ||||||
| Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University) | ||||||
| Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State | ||||||
| University of Maiduguri | ||||||
| Usmanu Danfodiyo University | ||||||
| Redeemer’s University | ||||||
| Ebonyi State University | ||||||
| University of Agriculture Abeokuta | ||||||
| Kwara State University | ||||||
| Osun State University | ||||||
| Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun | ||||||
| Delta State University Nigeria | ||||||
| Rivers State University of Science & Technology | ||||||
| Niger Delta University | ||||||
| Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma | ||||||
| Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology) | ||||||
| Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University | ||||||
| African University of Science & Technology Abuja | ||||||
| Federal University Lokoja Kogi State | ||||||
| Imo State University Owerri | ||||||
| Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar | ||||||
| Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi | ||||||
| Kogi State University | ||||||
| National Open University of Nigeria | ||||||
| Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike | ||||||
| American University of Nigeria | ||||||
| Skyline University Nigeria | ||||||
| Enugu State University of Science & Technology | ||||||
| Babcock University | ||||||
| Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State | ||||||
| Joseph Ayo Babalola University | ||||||
| Abia State University Uturu | ||||||
| Federal University Kashere Gombe State | ||||||
| Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI | ||||||
| Nasarawa State University | ||||||
| (1) Kebbi State University of Science and Technology KSUSTA | ||||||
| Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University) | ||||||
| Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna | ||||||
| Benue State University | ||||||
| Pan African University Lagos | ||||||
| Igbinedion University Okada | ||||||
| Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University | ||||||
| Yaba College of Technology | ||||||
| University of Medical Sciences Ondo | ||||||
| Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli) | ||||||
| Southwestern University Oku Owa | ||||||
| Bowen University | ||||||
| Baze University Kuchigoro | ||||||
| Federal University Dutsin Ma | ||||||
| Lagos State Polytechnic | ||||||
| Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa | ||||||
| Kaduna State University | ||||||
| Tai Solarin University of Education | ||||||
| Edo University Iyamho | ||||||
| Godfrey Okoye University | ||||||
| Akwa Ibom State University of Technology | ||||||
| Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja) | ||||||
| Ajayi Crowther University Oyo | ||||||
| Bingham University New Karu | ||||||
| Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil | ||||||
| Mountain Top University | ||||||
| Bells University of Technology Otta | ||||||
| Lead City University Ibadan | ||||||
| Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai | ||||||
| Benson Idahosa University | ||||||
| Adeleke University Ede | ||||||
| Federal Polytechnic Ilaro | ||||||
| Madonna University Nigeria | ||||||
| (3) Lagos State University College of Medicine | ||||||
| Elizade University Ilara Mokin | ||||||
| Federal University Wukari Taraba State | ||||||
| Gombe State University Gombe | ||||||
| Caleb University | ||||||
| Technical University Ibadan | ||||||
| Veritas University | ||||||
| Lagos City Polytechnic | ||||||
| Kings University Odeomu |
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