42 Best universities for Inorganic Chemistry 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 Inorganic Chemistry. A graph of 120K citations received by 7.29K academic papers made by 42 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

#24 in Africa

#976 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Inorganic Chemistry

#35 in Africa

#1246 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#37 in Africa

#1350 in the World

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

4. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Inorganic Chemistry

#41 in Africa

#1413 in the World

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

5. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Inorganic Chemistry

#44 in Africa

#1434 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

6. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Inorganic Chemistry

#48 in Africa

#1465 in the World

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

7. University of Uyo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#49 in Africa

#1467 in the World

Founded: 1991

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Inorganic Chemistry

#50 in Africa

#1485 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Inorganic Chemistry

#56 in Africa

#1595 in the World

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

10. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#58 in Africa

#1650 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

11. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#65 in Africa

#1760 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

12. Covenant University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#68 in Africa

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Inorganic Chemistry

#75 in Africa

#1999 in the World

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

14. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Inorganic Chemistry

#78 in Africa

#2069 in the World

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

15. Bayero University Kano

For Inorganic Chemistry

#88 in Africa

#2180 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#90 in Africa

#2198 in the World

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

17. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Inorganic Chemistry

#106 in Africa

#2453 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

18. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Inorganic Chemistry

#108 in Africa

#2458 in the World

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

19. University of Jos

For Inorganic Chemistry

#119 in Africa

#2693 in the World

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

20. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Inorganic Chemistry

#120 in Africa

#2710 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Inorganic Chemistry

#121 in Africa

#2719 in the World

Founded: 1992

22. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Inorganic Chemistry

#126 in Africa

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

23. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Inorganic Chemistry

#129 in Africa

#2850 in the World

Founded: 1988

24. Redeemer's University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#130 in Africa

#2858 in the World

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

25. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Inorganic Chemistry

#131 in Africa

#2870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

26. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Inorganic Chemistry

#132 in Africa

#2881 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

27. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Inorganic Chemistry

#136 in Africa

#2890 in the World

Founded: 1988

28. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Inorganic Chemistry

#137 in Africa

#2899 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

29. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Inorganic Chemistry

#140 in Africa

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

30. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Inorganic Chemistry

#142 in Africa

#2969 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

31. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Inorganic Chemistry

#143 in Africa

#2981 in the World

Founded: 1992

32. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Inorganic Chemistry

#146 in Africa

#2994 in the World

Founded: 1988

33. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Inorganic Chemistry

#147 in Africa

#3011 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

34. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Inorganic Chemistry

#149 in Africa

#3021 in the World

Founded: 1975

35. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Inorganic Chemistry

#150 in Africa

#3028 in the World

Founded: 2000

36. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Inorganic Chemistry

#158 in Africa

#3083 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

37. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#159 in Africa

#3085 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

38. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Inorganic Chemistry

#160 in Africa

#3087 in the World

Founded: 2007

39. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Inorganic Chemistry

#165 in Africa

#3119 in the World

Founded: 2009

40. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Inorganic Chemistry

#166 in Africa

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

41. Lagos State University

For Inorganic Chemistry

#169 in Africa

#3175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

42. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Inorganic Chemistry

#170 in Africa

#3198 in the World

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

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

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Biochemical Engineering8

Chemical Engineering63

Computational Chemistry15

Environmental Chemistry62

Materials Science76

Nanotechnology54

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Organic Chemistry77

Petrology and Geochemistry48

Physical chemistry63

Radiochemistry56