31 Best universities for Computer Vision 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 Computer Vision. A graph of 28.9K citations received by 5.07K academic papers made by 31 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

#60 in Africa

#2204 in the World

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

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Computer Vision

#63 in Africa

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Computer Vision

#69 in Africa

#2422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. Covenant University

For Computer Vision

#71 in Africa

#2498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Computer Vision

#72 in Africa

#2503 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Computer Vision

#78 in Africa

#2598 in the World

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

7. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Computer Vision

#88 in Africa

#2810 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

8. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Computer Vision

#91 in Africa

#2882 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

9. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Computer Vision

#99 in Africa

#3048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

10. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Computer Vision

#102 in Africa

#3103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

11. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Computer Vision

#106 in Africa

#3214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

12. Bayero University Kano

For Computer Vision

#117 in Africa

#3517 in the World

Founded: 1975

13. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Computer Vision

#121 in Africa

#3624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

14. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#122 in Africa

#3637 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

15. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Computer Vision

#125 in Africa

#3684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Computer Vision

#133 in Africa

#3801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#137 in Africa

#3820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

18. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Computer Vision

#140 in Africa

#3860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

19. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Computer Vision

#142 in Africa

#3894 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

20. University of Uyo

For Computer Vision

#143 in Africa

#3896 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Computer Vision

#146 in Africa

#3933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Computer Vision

#149 in Africa

#3965 in the World

Founded: 1975

23. University of Jos

For Computer Vision

#157 in Africa

#4054 in the World

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

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Computer Vision

#163 in Africa

#4150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Computer Vision

#168 in Africa

#4175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

26. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Computer Vision

#172 in Africa

#4204 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

27. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Computer Vision

#174 in Africa

#4216 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

28. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Computer Vision

#175 in Africa

#4218 in the World

Founded: 1988

29. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Computer Vision

#179 in Africa

#4231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

30. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Computer Vision

#180 in Africa

#4232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

31. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Computer Vision

#183 in Africa

#4252 in the World

Founded: 2009

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)66

Bioinformatics and Computational biology31

Blockchain and Cryptography7

Cognitive Science20

Computational Linguistics7

Computer Engineering5

Computer Networking47

Cyber Security54

Human-Computer Interaction5

Information Technology9

Library and Information science22

Machine Learning71

Management Information Systems28

Software Engineering10

Telecommunications54