25 Best universities for International Business 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 International Business. A graph of 30.5K citations received by 4.28K academic papers made by 25 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 International Business

#10 in Africa

#607 in the World

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

2. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For International Business

#13 in Africa

#788 in the World

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

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For International Business

#15 in Africa

#839 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For International Business

#16 in Africa

#883 in the World

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

5. Covenant University

For International Business

#19 in Africa

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For International Business

#23 in Africa

#1072 in the World

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

7. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For International Business

#31 in Africa

#1241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

8. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For International Business

#35 in Africa

#1294 in the World

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

9. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For International Business

#38 in Africa

#1371 in the World

Founded: 2002

10. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For International Business

#39 in Africa

#1390 in the World

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

11. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For International Business

#45 in Africa

#1482 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

12. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For International Business

#47 in Africa

#1497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

13. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For International Business

#50 in Africa

#1548 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

14. Lagos State University

For International Business

#56 in Africa

#1649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

15. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For International Business

#57 in Africa

#1657 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For International Business

#60 in Africa

#1674 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

17. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For International Business

#65 in Africa

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

18. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For International Business

#67 in Africa

#1781 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

19. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For International Business

#70 in Africa

#1787 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

20. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For International Business

#74 in Africa

#1858 in the World

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

21. University of Uyo

For International Business

#78 in Africa

#1878 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For International Business

#80 in Africa

#1912 in the World

Founded: 2000

23. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For International Business

#81 in Africa

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

24. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For International Business

#82 in Africa

#2007 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

25. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For International Business

#84 in Africa

#2055 in the World

Founded: 1981

The best cities to study International Business in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Lagos, Nsukka, and Ife.