57 Best universities for Physical 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 Physical chemistry. A graph of 213K citations received by 16.7K academic papers made by 57 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 Physical chemistry

#31 in Africa

#1311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Physical chemistry

#39 in Africa

#1528 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Physical chemistry

#42 in Africa

#1594 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Physical chemistry

#43 in Africa

#1610 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

5. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Physical chemistry

#47 in Africa

#1653 in the World

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

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Physical chemistry

#48 in Africa

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

7. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Physical chemistry

#52 in Africa

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

8. Covenant University

For Physical chemistry

#57 in Africa

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

9. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Physical chemistry

#58 in Africa

#1788 in the World

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

10. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Physical chemistry

#61 in Africa

#1838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Physical chemistry

#64 in Africa

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

12. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Physical chemistry

#66 in Africa

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

13. University of Uyo

For Physical chemistry

#67 in Africa

#1889 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Physical chemistry

#71 in Africa

#1980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Physical chemistry

#77 in Africa

#2062 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

16. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Physical chemistry

#81 in Africa

#2190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

17. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Physical chemistry

#82 in Africa

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

18. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Physical chemistry

#89 in Africa

#2288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

19. Bayero University Kano

For Physical chemistry

#102 in Africa

#2573 in the World

Founded: 1975

20. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Physical chemistry

#105 in Africa

#2633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

21. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Physical chemistry

#113 in Africa

#2730 in the World

Founded: 2000

22. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Physical chemistry

#116 in Africa

#2772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

23. Redeemer's University

For Physical chemistry

#122 in Africa

#2860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

24. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Physical chemistry

#123 in Africa

#2874 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

25. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Physical chemistry

#124 in Africa

#2916 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

26. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Physical chemistry

#125 in Africa

#2925 in the World

Founded: 1988

27. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Physical chemistry

#127 in Africa

#2933 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

28. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Physical chemistry

#138 in Africa

#3117 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

29. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Physical chemistry

#139 in Africa

#3128 in the World

Founded: 1988

30. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#145 in Africa

#3233 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Physical chemistry

#147 in Africa

#3348 in the World

Founded: 1975

32. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Physical chemistry

#148 in Africa

#3356 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

33. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Physical chemistry

#152 in Africa

#3376 in the World

Founded: 2007

34. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Physical chemistry

#160 in Africa

#3514 in the World

Founded: 2000

35. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Physical chemistry

#162 in Africa

#3534 in the World

Founded: 2009

36. University of Jos

For Physical chemistry

#164 in Africa

#3585 in the World

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

37. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Physical chemistry

#165 in Africa

#3600 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

38. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Physical chemistry

#167 in Africa

#3613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

39. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Physical chemistry

#168 in Africa

#3614 in the World

Founded: 2004

40. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Physical chemistry

#171 in Africa

#3637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

41. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Physical chemistry

#185 in Africa

#3785 in the World

Founded: 2007

42. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Physical chemistry

#190 in Africa

#3842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

43. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Physical chemistry

#195 in Africa

#3870 in the World

Founded: 1980

44. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Physical chemistry

#196 in Africa

#3876 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Physical chemistry

#198 in Africa

#3919 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Lagos State University

For Physical chemistry

#200 in Africa

#3958 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

47. Bells University of Technology

For Physical chemistry

#201 in Africa

#3967 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

48. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Physical chemistry

#202 in Africa

#3973 in the World

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

49. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Physical chemistry

#205 in Africa

#3993 in the World

Founded: 1975

50. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Physical chemistry

#207 in Africa

#4014 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

51. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Physical chemistry

#208 in Africa

#4018 in the World

Founded: 2011

52. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Physical chemistry

#210 in Africa

#4060 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

53. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Physical chemistry

#223 in Africa

#4238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

54. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Physical chemistry

#224 in Africa

#4255 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

55. Federal University, Otuoke

Nigeria | Otuoke

For Physical chemistry

#225 in Africa

#4258 in the World

Founded: 2011

56. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Physical chemistry

#228 in Africa

#4293 in the World

Founded: 2002

57. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Physical chemistry

#229 in Africa

#4310 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

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

Chemistry subfields in Nigeria

Biochemical Engineering3

Chemical Engineering56

Computational Chemistry14

Environmental Chemistry58

Inorganic Chemistry28

Materials Science75

Nanotechnology47

Nutrition and Food Science65

Organic Chemistry75

Petrology and Geochemistry38

Radiochemistry44