Nigerian Universities Ranking – Best Universities Latest Edition

So many people is interested in Nigerian Universities ranking every year by NUC, sadly, National Universities Commission (NUC) has not ranked any University for several years.

However, the Executive Secretary of the commission cleared the air early this year that a committee has been constituted that will advise the Commission on the ranking of Nigeria Universities.

So as we all look forward to when NUC Universities ranking will be out, we at servantboy are making use of a report published by a trutsed platform called webometric to see the rank of universities in Nigeria.

Every year webometric conducts research and rank universities in Nigeria according to their four ranking factors.  The “Webometrics Ranking of World Universities” is an initiative of the Cybermetrics Lab, a research group belonging to the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), the largest public research body in Spain.

From their ranking of all institutions in Nigeria, University of Ibadan emerge the best University in Nigeria while Covenant University emerged as the best private university in the ranking on the 4th position in the national ranking and is the only private university in the top ten ranking. Lastly, the best state University is Ladoke Akintola University in the ranking on the 15th position.

Nigerian Universities Ranking/Best Universities – By Webometric

Below are the list of best Universities both Federal, State, and Private schools in Nigeria in that particular order:

1. University of Ibadan
2. University of Nigeria
3. Obafemi Awolowo University
4. Covenant University Ota
5. Ahmadu Bello University
6. University of Lagos
7. University of Ilorin
8. University of Port Harcourt
9. Federal University of Technology Minna
10. Federal University of Technology Akure
11. Federal University of Technology Owerri
12. University of Agriculture Abeokuta
13. University of Benin
14. Bayero University Kano
15. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
16. Lagos State University
17. University of Uyo
18. University of Calabar
19. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
20. University of Jos
21. Adekunle Ajasin University
22. University of Abuja
23. Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)
24. University of Maiduguri
25. Usmanu Danfodiyo University
26. Ebonyi State University
27. American University of Nigeria
28. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University
29. Delta State University Nigeria
30. Niger Delta University
31. Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State
32. Enugu State University of Science & Technology
33. Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi
34. Landmark University
35. Rivers State University of Science & Technology
36. Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)
37. Benue State University
38. Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar
39. Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun
40. Abia State University Uturu
41. Babcock University
42. African University of Science & Technology Abuja
43. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
44. Osun State University
45. Redeemer’s University
46. Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma
47. Joseph Ayo Babalola University
48. Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI
49. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University)
50. Imo State University Owerri
51. Federal University Dutsin Ma
52. Kogi State University
53. Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa
54. Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University
55. Bowen University
56. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike
57. Lead City University Ibadan
58. Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna
59. Nasarawa State University
60. Akwa Ibom State University of Technology
61. Federal University Lokoja Kogi State
62. Kwara State University
63. Yaba College of Technology
64. Adeleke University Ede
65. Federal University Dutse Jigawa State
66. Pan African University Lagos
67. Ajayi Crowther University Oyo
68. Kebbi State University Kebbi
69. Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology)
70. Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja)
71. Tai Solarin University of Education
72. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli)
73. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai
74. Edo University Iyamho
75. Igbinedion University Okada
76. Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education Owerri
77. Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State
78. Bingham University New Karu
79.  Kaduna State University
80. Al Hikmah University Ilorin
81. Ondo State University of Science & Technology Okitipupa
82. Benson Idahosa University
83. University of Medical Sciences Ondo
84. Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil
85. Godfrey Okoye University
86. Taraba State University Jalingo
87. Samuel Adegboyega University Ogwa
88. Elizade University Ilara Mokin
89. Edo State Polytechnic Usen
90. Lagos State Polytechnic
91. Federal University Wukari Taraba State
92. Bauchi State University Gadau
93. Bells University of Technology Otta
94. Northwest University Kano
95. Yobe State University (Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Damaturu)
96. Federal University Kashere Gombe State
97. Federal University Birnin Kebbi
98. Baze University Kuchigoro
99. Paul University Awka Anambra State
100. Crawford University Igbesa
101. Technical University Ibadan
102. Veritas University
103. Federal University Gashua
104. Mountain Top University
105. Madonna University Nigeria
106. National Open University of Nigeria
107. Achievers University Owo
108. Caleb University
109. Augustine University Ilara Epe
110. Sokoto State University
111. Anchor University Lagos
112. Oduduwa University Ipetumodu Osun State
113. Adamawa State University
114. Gombe State University Gombe
115. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education
116. Caritas University Enugu
117. Plateau State University Bokkos
118. Fountain University Osogbo
119. Crescent University
120. Novena University Ogume
121. Tansian University Umunya
122. Renaissance University Enugu
123. Ritman University
124. Gregory University Uturu
125. Western Delta University
126. McPherson University
127. Federal University Wukari
128. Federal University Gusau
129. Wesley University of Science & Technology Ondo
130. Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo
131. Salem University Lokoja
132. KolaDaisi University Ibadan
133. Crescent University Abeokuta
134. Kings University Odeomu
135. University of Africa Toru Orua
136. Hallmark University Nigeria
137. University of Mkar
138. Rhema University Aba
139. Southwestern University Oku Owa
140. Al Qalam University Katsina
141. Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil
142. Michael and Cecilia Ibru University
143. Hezekiah University
144. Summit University Offa
145. Kwararafa University Wukari
146. PAMO University of Medical Sciences
147. Chrisland University Abeokuta
148. Wellspring University
149. Clifford University
150. Dominican University Nigeria
151. Coal City University
152. Crown Hill University Ilorin
153. Evangel University Akaeze
154. Obong University
155. Eko University of Medicine and Health Sciences EKUMEDHS