Top universities in Nigeria and their world ranking

The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating.

Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the world.

Though ranked first in Nigeria, UI rated 1,196 in the world.

Private-owned covenant University, which is second in Nigeria emerged 1,314 in the world; and OAU, third in Nigeria, but 1,503 in global ranking.

The University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos emerged fourth and fifth in Nigeria respectively.

The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the “largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution” based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors”.

“The original aim of the Ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole Society.

“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.

Here is a full list of top 100 Nigerian universities, according to Webometrics 

Nigeria ranking World Rank University Det. Impact Rank* Openness Rank* Excellence Rank*

1

1196
University of Ibadan
2628

837

1364

2

1314
Covenant University Ota
3823

1109

1192

3

1503
Obafemi Awolowo University
2228

1326

2020

4

1554
University of Nigeria
3816

881

1839

5

1711
University of Lagos
3873

1204

2053

6

2102
University of Port Harcourt
1886

1626

3615

7

2127
Ahmadu Bello University
6296

1486

2182

8

2172
Federal University of Technology Akure
7979

1355

1989

9

2298
Landmark University
4420

2070

2807

10

2748
Federal University of Technology Minna
7597

1573

3173

11

2805
Bayero University Kano
9658

1891

2690

12

2848
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
9466

1430

3054

13

2878
University of Calabar
8908

1184

3416

14

2919
University of Benin
7428

1456

3694

15

2947
Adekunle Ajasin University
2223

3276

4559

16

3018
Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)
4305

2209

4391

17

3149
Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)
5670

2550

4075

18

3167
University of Uyo
9937

1982

3331

19

3226
Nnamdi Azikiwe University
9230

1350

3980

20

3331
Federal University of Technology Owerri
7375

1827

4341

21

3374
Lagos State University
9029

2281

3860

22

3438
University of Abuja
8874

2211

4041

23

3447
University of Jos
7785

2471

4187

24

3663
Redeemer’s University
10772

2853

3764

25

3714
Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
7702

2303

4700

26

3774
Federal University Dutse Jigawa State
13566

3506

3038

27

3902
University of Ilorin
5915

6492

2498

28

4104
Ebonyi State University
13377

3427

3801

29

4241
Osun State University
11381

2869

4700

30

4257
Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
9047

4008

4700

31

4283
Delta State University Nigeria
11297

1810

5118

32

4334
University of Agriculture Abeokuta
6878

6492

3089

33

4368
Rivers State University of Science & Technology
1230

6492

5118

34

4911
Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology)
14377

3156

5051

35

5024
Federal University Lokoja Kogi State
3139

3506

6650

36

5054
Niger Delta University
13180

3816

5180

37

5189
Benue State University
11750

3792

5519

38

5244
Usmanu Danfodiyo University
11783

6492

3764

39

5274
University of Maiduguri
11091

6492

3980

40

5284
Imo State University Owerri
12215

5093

5118

41

5365
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
8223

6492

4700

42

5425
American University of Nigeria
9623

4573

5782

43

5439
African University of Science & Technology Abuja
13672

5327

4984

44

5561
Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar
13610

4290

5519

45

5671
Babcock University
9993

1866

6650

46

5772
Kogi State University
14929

4385

5519

47

5791
Kwara State University
11109

6492

4762

48

5819
Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi
12677

3904

5973

49

5957
Enugu State University of Science & Technology
10861

4134

6216

50

6006
Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI
11062

2438

6650

51

6095
Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma
10601

6492

5118

52

6179
National Open University of Nigeria
7812

6492

5519

53

6247
Federal University Kashere Gombe State
7750

4502

6650

54

6427
Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna
10756

3573

6650

55

6443
Nasarawa State University
12596

4378

6216

56

6565
Federal University Dutsin Ma
12334

3031

6650

57

6597
Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University)
10756

3844

6650

58

6850
Skyline University Nigeria
2711

6492

6650

59

7035
Southwestern University Oku Owa
3010

6492

6650

60

7095
Akwa Ibom State University of Technology
13316

3319

6650

61

7130
Kaduna State University
13121

3455

6650

62

7158
Edo University Iyamho
12930

3577

6650

63

7216
Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli)
14287

2975

6650

64

7258
Igbinedion University Okada
10949

4527

6650

65

7306
University of Medical Sciences Ondo
13762

3363

6650

66

7451
Abia State University Uturu
13316

5093

6216

67

7468
Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja)
13566

3632

6650

68

7503
(3) Lagos State University College of Medicine
15414

2779

6650

69

7503
Bowen University
14618

3159

6650

70

7805
Baze University Kuchigoro
13030

4192

6650

71

7934
Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa
13061

4333

6650

72

8084
Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai
14522

3856

6650

73

8162
Mountain Top University
13121

4498

6650

74

8310
Tai Solarin University of Education
12615

4771

6650

75

8399
Elizade University Ilara Mokin
14883

3985

6650

76

8474
Bells University of Technology Otta
14711

4109

6650

77

8593
Adeleke University Ede
14522

4282

6650

78

8739
(1) Kebbi State University of Science and Technology KSUSTA
17765

6492

5118

79

8764
Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil
13523

4754

6650

80

8792
Lead City University Ibadan
14452

4466

6650

81

8827
Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University
8940

6030

6650

82

8921
Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State
14496

4516

6650

83

8933
Pan African University Lagos
9039

6055

6650

84

9023
Federal University Wukari Taraba State
16758

3635

6650

85

10146
Benson Idahosa University
14252

5219

6650

86

10187
Technical University Ibadan
12539

5701

6650

87

10199
Gombe State University Gombe
16758

4414

6650

88

10686
Ajayi Crowther University Oyo
13163

5693

6650

89

10761
Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo
8187

6492

6650

90

10886
Bauchi State University Gadau
14618

5399

6650

91

10886
Godfrey Okoye University
12697

5891

6650

92

11135
Joseph Ayo Babalola University
14452

6492

5973

93

11927
Taraba State University Jalingo
14313

5814

6650

94

11987
Bingham University New Karu
13647

5990

6650

ranking World Rank University Det. Impact Rank* Openness Rank* Excellence Rank*

95

12182
Federal University Birnin Kebbi
15579

5598

6650

96

13095
Anchor University Lagos
16576

5632

6650

97

13239
Yobe State University (Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Damaturu)
15521

5943

6650

98

13588
Sule Lamido University
17004

5670

6650

99

14422
Caleb University
14496

6354

6650

100

14609
Augustine University Ilara Epe
18077

5756

(Source, excluding headline: Sunday PUNCH)