57 Best universities for Accounting in Nigeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Accounting. A graph of 70.4K citations received by 11.4K academic papers made by 57 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. Covenant University

For Accounting

#12 in Africa

#611 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Accounting

#13 in Africa

#628 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Accounting

#14 in Africa

#645 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Accounting

#16 in Africa

#706 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

5. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Accounting

#18 in Africa

#780 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Accounting

#21 in Africa

#828 in the World

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

7. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Accounting

#25 in Africa

#963 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

8. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Accounting

#26 in Africa

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

9. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Accounting

#32 in Africa

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Accounting

#36 in Africa

#1146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

11. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Accounting

#42 in Africa

#1251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

12. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Accounting

#44 in Africa

#1279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

13. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Accounting

#45 in Africa

#1317 in the World

Founded: 1981

14. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Accounting

#46 in Africa

#1320 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

15. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Accounting

#47 in Africa

#1333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

16. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Accounting

#51 in Africa

#1394 in the World

Founded: 1992

17. University of Uyo

For Accounting

#58 in Africa

#1517 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Bayero University Kano

For Accounting

#60 in Africa

#1521 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

19. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Accounting

#63 in Africa

#1583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

20. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Accounting

#64 in Africa

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1975

21. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Accounting

#65 in Africa

#1592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

22. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Accounting

#69 in Africa

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

23. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Accounting

#71 in Africa

#1749 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

24. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Accounting

#72 in Africa

#1752 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

25. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Accounting

#76 in Africa

#1811 in the World

Founded: 2002

26. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Accounting

#77 in Africa

#1823 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

27. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Accounting

#78 in Africa

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

28. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Accounting

#79 in Africa

#1832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

29. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Accounting

#80 in Africa

#1850 in the World

Founded: 2000

30. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Accounting

#83 in Africa

#1881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

31. Lagos State University

For Accounting

#84 in Africa

#1882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

32. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Accounting

#87 in Africa

#1967 in the World

Founded: 2004

33. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Accounting

#88 in Africa

#1977 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

34. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Accounting

#90 in Africa

#2003 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

35. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Accounting

#91 in Africa

#2025 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

36. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Accounting

#92 in Africa

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

37. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Accounting

#93 in Africa

#2041 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

38. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Accounting

#98 in Africa

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

39. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Accounting

#105 in Africa

#2188 in the World

Founded: 1980

40. Igbinedion University Okada

Nigeria | Okada

For Accounting

#107 in Africa

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1999

41. University of Jos

For Accounting

#110 in Africa

#2246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

42. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Accounting

#115 in Africa

#2301 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Bells University of Technology

For Accounting

#118 in Africa

#2328 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

44. Redeemer's University

For Accounting

#119 in Africa

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2005

45. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Accounting

#120 in Africa

#2367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

46. Federal University, Otuoke

Nigeria | Otuoke

For Accounting

#121 in Africa

#2441 in the World

Founded: 2011

47. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Accounting

#124 in Africa

#2446 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

48. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Accounting

#125 in Africa

#2455 in the World

Founded: 2009

49. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Accounting

#129 in Africa

#2540 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

50. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Accounting

#131 in Africa

#2547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

51. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Accounting

#137 in Africa

#2609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

52. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Accounting

#139 in Africa

#2636 in the World

Founded: 1988

53. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Accounting

#148 in Africa

#2741 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

54. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Accounting

#155 in Africa

#2805 in the World

Founded: 1988

55. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Accounting

#159 in Africa

#2863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

56. Bowen University

For Accounting

#162 in Africa

#2869 in the World

Enrollment: 4,751
Founded: 2001

57. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Accounting

#164 in Africa

#2877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

The best cities to study Accounting in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ota, Awka, Nsukka, and Ife.