Top 100 Best Universities in Nigeria 2021
Below is a list of the Top 100 Universities in Nigeria in 2021 – This list of the Top 100 Universities in Nigeria 2021 is arranged in ascending order. This list is based on the following criteria:
- being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate Nigerian higher education-related organization
- offering at least four-year undergraduate degrees (bachelor degrees) or postgraduate degrees (master or doctoral degrees)
- delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format
Top 100 Universities in Nigeria 2021
| Rank | University | Town |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Lagos | Lagos … |
| 2 | Covenant University | Ota |
| 3 | University of Nigeria | Nsukka … |
| 4 | Obafemi Awolowo University | Ile-Ife |
| 5 | University of Ilorin | Ilorin |
| 6 | Ahmadu Bello University | Zaria |
| 7 | University of Abuja | Abuja |
| 8 | Federal University of Technology, Akure | Akure |
| 9 | University of Ibadan | Ibadan |
| 10 | Federal University of Technology, Minna | Minna … |
| 11 | Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta | Abeokuta … |
| 12 | Afe Babalola University | Ado-Ekiti |
| 13 | Rivers State University | Port Harcourt |
| 14 | Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | Ogbomoso … |
| 15 | Bayero University Kano | Kano |
| 16 | University of Jos | Jos |
| 17 | Landmark University | Omu-Aran |
| 18 | Federal University of Technology, Owerri | Owerri |
| 19 | Federal University, Oye-Ekiti | Oye-Ekiti … |
| 20 | Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University | Bauchi |
| 21 | University of Uyo | Uyo |
| 22 | Lagos State University | Ojo |
| 23 | University of Benin | Benin City |
| 24 | Olabisi Onabanjo University | Ago Iwoye … |
| 25 | Tai Solarin University of Education | Ijebu-Ode … |
| 26 | Nnamdi Azikiwe University | Awka … |
| 27 | Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti | Ado-Ekiti |
| 28 | University of Port Harcourt | Port Harcourt |
| 29 | American University of Nigeria | Yola |
| 30 | Nile University of Nigeria | Abuja |
| 31 | Kwara State University | Ilorin |
| 32 | Babcock University | Ilishan-Remo … |
| 33 | Usmanu Danfodio University | Sokoto |
| 34 | Nasarawa State University | Keffi |
| 35 | Ebonyi State University | Abakaliki |
| 36 | Adekunle Ajasin University | Akungba Akoko … |
| 37 | Kaduna State University | Kaduna |
| 38 | Benue State University | Makurdi |
| 39 | Michael Okpara University of Agriculture | Umuahia |
| 40 | Pan-Atlantic University | Lagos |
| 41 | Abia State University | Uturu |
| 42 | Delta State University, Abraka | Abraka |
| 43 | University of Maiduguri | Maiduguri |
| 44 | Federal University, Lokoja | Lokoja |
| 45 | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University | Uli … |
| 46 | Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University | Lapai |
| 47 | Osun State University | Oshogbo … |
| 48 | Enugu State University of Science and Technology | Enugu |
| 49 | African University of Science and Technology | Abuja |
| 50 | Imo State University | Owerri |
| 51 | Redeemer’s University | Ede … |
| 52 | Bowen University | Iwo |
| 53 | University of Calabar | Calabar |
| 54 | Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University | Katsina |
| 55 | Federal University, Kashere | Kashere |
| 56 | Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike | Ikwo |
| 57 | University of Agriculture, Makurdi | Makurdi |
| 58 | Taraba State University | Jalingo |
| 59 | Adeleke University | Ede |
| 60 | Modibbo Adama University of Technology | Yola |
| 61 | The Technical University | Ibadan |
| 62 | Edo University | Iyamho |
| 63 | Al-Hikmah University | Ilorin … |
| 64 | Veritas University | Abuja |
| 65 | Federal University, Dutse | Dutse |
| 66 | Federal University, Dutsin-Ma | Dutsin-Ma |
| 67 | Cross River University of Technology | Calabar … |
| 68 | Federal University of Petroleum Resources | Effurun |
| 69 | Ajayi Crowther University | Oyo Town |
| 70 | Elizade University | Ilara-Mokin |
| 71 | Ambrose Alli University | Ekpoma |
| 72 | Kogi State University | Anyigba |
| 73 | Federal University, Otuoke | Otuoke |
| 74 | Benson Idahosa University | Benin City |
| 75 | Akwa Ibom State University | Ikot Akpad … |
| 76 | Federal University, Lafia | Lafia |
| 77 | Bells University of Technology | Ota |
| 78 | Yusuf Maitama Sule University Kano | Kano |
| 79 | Igbinedion University Okada | Okada … |
| 80 | Godfrey Okoye University | Ugwuomu-Nike |
| 81 | Federal University, Birnin Kebbi | Birnin Kebbi |
| 82 | Kano University of Science and Technology | Wudil |
| 83 | Lead City University | Ibadan |
| 84 | Niger Delta University | Wilberforce Island |
| 85 | Ondo State University of Science and Technology | Okitipupa |
| 86 | Joseph Ayo Babalola University | Ikeji-Arakeji |
| 87 | Bauchi State University | Gadau … |
| 88 | Caleb University | Imota |
| 89 | Skyline University Nigeria | Kano |
| 90 | Ignatius Ajuru University of Education | Port Harcourt |
| 91 | Madonna University, Okija | Okija … |
| 92 | Federal University, Wukari | Wukari |
| 93 | Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta | Abeokuta |
| 94 | Al-Qalam University, Katsina | Katsina |
| 95 | University of Medical Sciences | Ondo City |
| 96 | Baze University | Abuja |
| 97 | Bingham University | Auta Balifi |
| 98 | Yobe State University | Damaturu |
| 99 | Oduduwa University | Ile Ife |
| 100 | Achievers University, Owo | Owo |
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