28 Best universities for Inorganic Chemistry 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 83.6K citations received by 5.63K academic papers made by 28 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 Inorganic Chemistry

#25 in Africa

#1015 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Inorganic Chemistry

#35 in Africa

#1324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

3. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Inorganic Chemistry

#44 in Africa

#1462 in the World

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

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#45 in Africa

#1475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

5. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Inorganic Chemistry

#46 in Africa

#1511 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

6. University of Uyo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#49 in Africa

#1535 in the World

Founded: 1991

7. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Inorganic Chemistry

#51 in Africa

#1557 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Inorganic Chemistry

#53 in Africa

#1588 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Inorganic Chemistry

#60 in Africa

#1696 in the World

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

10. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#65 in Africa

#1867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

11. Covenant University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#66 in Africa

#1901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

12. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#71 in Africa

#2004 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Inorganic Chemistry

#78 in Africa

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Inorganic Chemistry

#79 in Africa

#2110 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

15. Bayero University Kano

For Inorganic Chemistry

#90 in Africa

#2354 in the World

Founded: 1975

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#96 in Africa

#2428 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Inorganic Chemistry

#106 in Africa

#2595 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

18. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Inorganic Chemistry

#117 in Africa

#2730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

19. University of Jos

For Inorganic Chemistry

#118 in Africa

#2761 in the World

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

20. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Inorganic Chemistry

#119 in Africa

#2765 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

21. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Inorganic Chemistry

#120 in Africa

#2782 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

22. Redeemer's University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#121 in Africa

#2806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

23. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Inorganic Chemistry

#125 in Africa

#2889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Inorganic Chemistry

#129 in Africa

#2940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Inorganic Chemistry

#131 in Africa

#2964 in the World

Founded: 1988

26. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Inorganic Chemistry

#133 in Africa

#2985 in the World

Founded: 2000

27. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Inorganic Chemistry

#134 in Africa

#2987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

28. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#146 in Africa

#3070 in the World

Founded: 2009

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

Chemistry subfields in Nigeria

Biochemical Engineering3

Chemical Engineering56

Computational Chemistry14

Environmental Chemistry58

Materials Science75

Nanotechnology47

Nutrition and Food Science65

Organic Chemistry75

Petrology and Geochemistry38

Physical chemistry57

Radiochemistry44