78 Best Business schools in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Business. A graph of 305K citations received by 61.9K academic papers made by 78 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

For Business

#16 in Africa
#935 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Business

#19 in Africa
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

3. University of Nigeria

For Business

#21 in Africa
#1127 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

4. Covenant University

For Business

#33 in Africa
#1339 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

5. University of Lagos

For Business

#34 in Africa
#1340 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Business

#54 in Africa
#1832 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

7. University of Ilorin

For Business

#59 in Africa
#1887 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

8. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Business

#62 in Africa
#1899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

9. Ahmadu Bello University

For Business

#64 in Africa
#1966 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

10. University of Port Harcourt

For Business

#69 in Africa
#2061 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

11. University of Calabar

For Business

#71 in Africa
#2087 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

12. University of Benin

For Business

#73 in Africa
#2139 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

14. Rivers State University

For Business

#92 in Africa
#2563 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

15. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Business

#94 in Africa
#2593 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

18. Lagos State University

For Business

#99 in Africa
#2675 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

23. Babcock University

For Business

#122 in Africa
#3130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

26. University of Jos

For Business

#130 in Africa
#3219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

30. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Business

#143 in Africa
#3414 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

32. Abia State University

For Business

#150 in Africa
#3508 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

33. Lead City University

For Business

#151 in Africa
#3536 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

34. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Business

#153 in Africa
#3552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

35. Osun State University

For Business

#156 in Africa
#3614 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

36. Landmark University

For Business

#159 in Africa
#3666 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

37. Redeemer's University

For Business

#162 in Africa
#3691 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

40. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Business

#168 in Africa
#3779 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

41. University of Abuja

For Business

#172 in Africa
#3903 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

44. Kogi State University

For Business

#189 in Africa
#4075 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

45. Afe Babalola University

For Business

#193 in Africa
#4120 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

47. Imo State University

For Business

#201 in Africa
#4207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

49. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Business

#204 in Africa
#4245 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

51. Bells University of Technology

For Business

#222 in Africa
#4539 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2005

53. American University of Nigeria

For Business

#225 in Africa
#4639 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2004

56. Gombe State University

For Business

#234 in Africa
#4771 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2004

60. Igbinedion University Okada

For Business

#249 in Africa
#5040 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1999

64. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Business

#268 in Africa
#5365 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2006

65. Akwa Ibom State University

For Business

#269 in Africa
#5372 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

66. Benson Idahosa University

For Business

#276 in Africa
#5461 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2002

67. Federal University, Lokoja

For Business

#280 in Africa
#5493 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2011

68. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University

For Business

#282 in Africa
#5505 in the World
Enrollment
13,256
Founded
2006

69. Bingham University

For Business

#285 in Africa
#5545 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2005

72. Crescent University, Abeokuta

For Business

#291 in Africa
#5616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2005

74. Ajayi Crowther University

For Business

#303 in Africa
#5705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

76. Adeleke University

For Business

#317 in Africa
#5879 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

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