60 Best universities for Horticulture in Nigeria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Horticulture. A graph of 181K citations received by 23.6K academic papers made by 60 universities in Nigeria was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Horticulture

#5 in Africa

#259 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Horticulture

#13 in Africa

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Horticulture

#15 in Africa

#528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

4. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Horticulture

#16 in Africa

#559 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

5. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Horticulture

#18 in Africa

#581 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

6. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Horticulture

#21 in Africa

#614 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

7. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Horticulture

#33 in Africa

#834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

8. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Horticulture

#42 in Africa

#919 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

9. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Horticulture

#50 in Africa

#994 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Horticulture

#51 in Africa

#998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Horticulture

#58 in Africa

#1105 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

12. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Horticulture

#59 in Africa

#1110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Horticulture

#60 in Africa

#1127 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Horticulture

#64 in Africa

#1191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

15. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Horticulture

#71 in Africa

#1278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Horticulture

#73 in Africa

#1325 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Horticulture

#80 in Africa

#1386 in the World

Founded: 1975

18. University of Uyo

For Horticulture

#82 in Africa

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Horticulture

#83 in Africa

#1398 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

20. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Horticulture

#84 in Africa

#1402 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. University of Jos

For Horticulture

#91 in Africa

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

22. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Horticulture

#94 in Africa

#1534 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

23. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Horticulture

#104 in Africa

#1774 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Horticulture

#106 in Africa

#1815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Covenant University

For Horticulture

#112 in Africa

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

26. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Horticulture

#114 in Africa

#1879 in the World

Founded: 1988

27. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Horticulture

#115 in Africa

#1882 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Horticulture

#118 in Africa

#1942 in the World

Founded: 1975

29. Bayero University Kano

For Horticulture

#119 in Africa

#1958 in the World

Founded: 1975

30. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Horticulture

#125 in Africa

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

31. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Horticulture

#126 in Africa

#2004 in the World

Founded: 2000

32. Lagos State University

For Horticulture

#127 in Africa

#2006 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

33. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Horticulture

#129 in Africa

#2053 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

34. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Horticulture

#138 in Africa

#2235 in the World

Founded: 1980

35. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Horticulture

#143 in Africa

#2250 in the World

Founded: 1988

36. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Horticulture

#145 in Africa

#2354 in the World

Enrollment: 16,092
Male:Female: 57:43
Founded: 1981

37. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Horticulture

#146 in Africa

#2450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

38. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Horticulture

#147 in Africa

#2458 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

39. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Horticulture

#152 in Africa

#2568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

40. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Horticulture

#156 in Africa

#2631 in the World

Founded: 2008

41. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Horticulture

#158 in Africa

#2639 in the World

Founded: 2009

42. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Horticulture

#162 in Africa

#2698 in the World

Founded: 2000

43. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Horticulture

#163 in Africa

#2722 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

44. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Horticulture

#164 in Africa

#2753 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

45. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Horticulture

#169 in Africa

#2795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

46. Redeemer's University

For Horticulture

#178 in Africa

#2923 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

47. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Horticulture

#179 in Africa

#2928 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

48. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Horticulture

#182 in Africa

#2960 in the World

Founded: 2002

49. Bowen University

For Horticulture

#185 in Africa

#2974 in the World

Founded: 2001

50. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Horticulture

#189 in Africa

#3045 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

51. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Horticulture

#191 in Africa

#3051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

52. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Horticulture

#195 in Africa

#3115 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Adamawa State University

For Horticulture

#198 in Africa

#3148 in the World

Founded: 2002

54. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Horticulture

#210 in Africa

#3244 in the World

Founded: 2011

55. Bells University of Technology

For Horticulture

#211 in Africa

#3251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

56. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Horticulture

#218 in Africa

#3275 in the World

Founded: 2004

57. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Horticulture

#228 in Africa

#3329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

58. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Horticulture

#229 in Africa

#3332 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

59. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Horticulture

#234 in Africa

#3354 in the World

Founded: 2002

60. Igbinedion University Okada

Nigeria | Okada

For Horticulture

#235 in Africa

#3370 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1999

The best cities to study Horticulture in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Akure, Ife, and Zaria.