62 Best universities for Marketing 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 Marketing. A graph of 79.2K citations received by 17.5K academic papers made by 62 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 Marketing

#15 in Africa

#950 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Marketing

#23 in Africa

#1103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Marketing

#28 in Africa

#1177 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Marketing

#31 in Africa

#1250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

5. Covenant University

For Marketing

#33 in Africa

#1265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Marketing

#44 in Africa

#1582 in the World

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

7. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Marketing

#59 in Africa

#1878 in the World

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

8. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Marketing

#61 in Africa

#1892 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

9. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Marketing

#62 in Africa

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marketing

#66 in Africa

#1962 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Marketing

#70 in Africa

#2085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

12. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Marketing

#75 in Africa

#2132 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Marketing

#76 in Africa

#2140 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

14. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Marketing

#79 in Africa

#2207 in the World

Founded: 2002

15. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Marketing

#80 in Africa

#2231 in the World

Founded: 1992

16. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Marketing

#85 in Africa

#2350 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

17. University of Uyo

For Marketing

#100 in Africa

#2665 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Bayero University Kano

For Marketing

#103 in Africa

#2752 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Marketing

#104 in Africa

#2756 in the World

Founded: 2000

20. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Marketing

#108 in Africa

#2803 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

21. Lagos State University

For Marketing

#109 in Africa

#2816 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

22. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Marketing

#111 in Africa

#2897 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

23. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Marketing

#113 in Africa

#2902 in the World

Founded: 1975

24. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Marketing

#114 in Africa

#2907 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

25. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Marketing

#117 in Africa

#3002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

26. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Marketing

#120 in Africa

#3062 in the World

Founded: 1988

27. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Marketing

#128 in Africa

#3201 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

28. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Marketing

#134 in Africa

#3267 in the World

Founded: 1988

29. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Marketing

#138 in Africa

#3324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

30. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Marketing

#144 in Africa

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

31. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Marketing

#150 in Africa

#3466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

32. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Marketing

#151 in Africa

#3489 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

33. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Marketing

#156 in Africa

#3550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

34. University of Jos

For Marketing

#166 in Africa

#3651 in the World

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

35. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Marketing

#167 in Africa

#3653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

36. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Marketing

#169 in Africa

#3708 in the World

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

37. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Marketing

#171 in Africa

#3789 in the World

Founded: 1980

38. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Marketing

#174 in Africa

#3845 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

39. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Marketing

#176 in Africa

#3886 in the World

Founded: 1992

40. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Marketing

#178 in Africa

#3906 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

41. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Marketing

#188 in Africa

#3995 in the World

Founded: 2009

42. American University of Nigeria

For Marketing

#189 in Africa

#4015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2004

43. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Marketing

#193 in Africa

#4064 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

44. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Marketing

#196 in Africa

#4149 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

45. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Marketing

#198 in Africa

#4176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

46. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Marketing

#204 in Africa

#4267 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

47. Redeemer's University

For Marketing

#205 in Africa

#4270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

48. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Marketing

#208 in Africa

#4292 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

49. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Marketing

#209 in Africa

#4318 in the World

Founded: 1975

50. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Marketing

#210 in Africa

#4324 in the World

Founded: 2000

51. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Marketing

#215 in Africa

#4352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

52. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Marketing

#216 in Africa

#4354 in the World

Founded: 2007

53. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Marketing

#217 in Africa

#4359 in the World

Founded: 1988

54. Bells University of Technology

For Marketing

#223 in Africa

#4403 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

55. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Marketing

#224 in Africa

#4408 in the World

Founded: 2002

56. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Marketing

#234 in Africa

#4560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

57. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Marketing

#242 in Africa

#4614 in the World

Founded: 2004

58. Bowen University

For Marketing

#244 in Africa

#4623 in the World

Founded: 2001

59. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Marketing

#249 in Africa

#4684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

60. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Marketing

#250 in Africa

#4699 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

61. Federal University, Otuoke

Nigeria | Otuoke

For Marketing

#255 in Africa

#4728 in the World

Founded: 2011

62. Adamawa State University

For Marketing

#257 in Africa

#4737 in the World

Founded: 2002

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