41 Best universities for Computer Vision 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 Computer Vision. A graph of 54.6K citations received by 7.08K academic papers made by 41 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. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Computer Vision

#56 in Africa

#2095 in the World

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

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Computer Vision

#59 in Africa

#2165 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Computer Vision

#62 in Africa

#2237 in the World

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

4. Covenant University

For Computer Vision

#69 in Africa

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

5. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Computer Vision

#74 in Africa

#2440 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Computer Vision

#76 in Africa

#2469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

7. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Computer Vision

#80 in Africa

#2539 in the World

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

8. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Computer Vision

#84 in Africa

#2590 in the World

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

9. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Computer Vision

#93 in Africa

#2787 in the World

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

10. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Computer Vision

#95 in Africa

#2820 in the World

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

11. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Computer Vision

#99 in Africa

#2926 in the World

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

12. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Computer Vision

#118 in Africa

#3347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Computer Vision

#120 in Africa

#3397 in the World

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

14. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#121 in Africa

#3424 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

15. University of Uyo

For Computer Vision

#123 in Africa

#3472 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Computer Vision

#124 in Africa

#3488 in the World

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

17. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Computer Vision

#127 in Africa

#3544 in the World

Founded: 1988

18. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Computer Vision

#128 in Africa

#3566 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

19. Bayero University Kano

For Computer Vision

#131 in Africa

#3626 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

20. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#133 in Africa

#3638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

21. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Computer Vision

#135 in Africa

#3670 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

22. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Computer Vision

#139 in Africa

#3697 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

23. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Computer Vision

#141 in Africa

#3745 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Computer Vision

#150 in Africa

#3840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Computer Vision

#166 in Africa

#4115 in the World

Founded: 1992

26. University of Jos

For Computer Vision

#170 in Africa

#4144 in the World

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

27. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Computer Vision

#173 in Africa

#4160 in the World

Founded: 1988

28. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Computer Vision

#176 in Africa

#4186 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

29. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#178 in Africa

#4199 in the World

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

30. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Computer Vision

#180 in Africa

#4230 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

31. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Computer Vision

#185 in Africa

#4280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

32. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Computer Vision

#187 in Africa

#4297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

33. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Computer Vision

#188 in Africa

#4298 in the World

Founded: 2009

34. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Computer Vision

#189 in Africa

#4305 in the World

Founded: 1988

35. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Computer Vision

#195 in Africa

#4386 in the World

Founded: 2007

36. Lagos State University

For Computer Vision

#197 in Africa

#4402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

37. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Computer Vision

#199 in Africa

#4412 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

38. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Computer Vision

#201 in Africa

#4424 in the World

Founded: 1975

39. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Computer Vision

#203 in Africa

#4440 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Computer Vision

#204 in Africa

#4446 in the World

Founded: 1980

41. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Computer Vision

#205 in Africa

#4462 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

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

Computer Science subfields in Nigeria

Artificial Intelligence (AI)72

Bioinformatics and Computational biology47

Blockchain and Cryptography11

Cognitive Science30

Computational Linguistics15

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking58

Cyber Security62

Human-Computer Interaction8

Information Technology12

Library and Information science34

Machine Learning74

Management Information Systems37

Software Engineering15

Telecommunications66