54 Best universities for Cyber Security 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 Cyber Security. A graph of 58.4K citations received by 9.63K academic papers made by 54 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 Cyber Security

#32 in Africa

#1360 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Cyber Security

#40 in Africa

#1547 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Cyber Security

#42 in Africa

#1578 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Covenant University

For Cyber Security

#46 in Africa

#1609 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

5. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Cyber Security

#49 in Africa

#1687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Cyber Security

#59 in Africa

#1886 in the World

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

7. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Cyber Security

#62 in Africa

#1987 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

8. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Cyber Security

#67 in Africa

#2034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

9. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Cyber Security

#73 in Africa

#2265 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Cyber Security

#80 in Africa

#2345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Cyber Security

#82 in Africa

#2349 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

12. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Cyber Security

#87 in Africa

#2418 in the World

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

13. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Cyber Security

#91 in Africa

#2454 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

14. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Cyber Security

#93 in Africa

#2497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

15. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Cyber Security

#99 in Africa

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Cyber Security

#101 in Africa

#2718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

17. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Cyber Security

#111 in Africa

#3016 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

18. Bayero University Kano

For Cyber Security

#116 in Africa

#3118 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Cyber Security

#120 in Africa

#3226 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

20. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Cyber Security

#128 in Africa

#3397 in the World

Founded: 1992

21. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Cyber Security

#129 in Africa

#3406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

22. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Cyber Security

#133 in Africa

#3421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

23. University of Uyo

For Cyber Security

#135 in Africa

#3489 in the World

Founded: 1991

24. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Cyber Security

#138 in Africa

#3570 in the World

Founded: 2000

25. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Cyber Security

#143 in Africa

#3623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

26. Lagos State University

For Cyber Security

#149 in Africa

#3709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

27. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Cyber Security

#152 in Africa

#3758 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

28. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Cyber Security

#158 in Africa

#3799 in the World

Founded: 1988

29. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Cyber Security

#159 in Africa

#3818 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

30. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Cyber Security

#160 in Africa

#3831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

31. American University of Nigeria

For Cyber Security

#161 in Africa

#3846 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2004

32. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Cyber Security

#164 in Africa

#3858 in the World

Founded: 2002

33. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Cyber Security

#169 in Africa

#3922 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

34. University of Jos

For Cyber Security

#170 in Africa

#3926 in the World

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

35. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Cyber Security

#177 in Africa

#4005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

36. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Cyber Security

#180 in Africa

#4050 in the World

Founded: 2009

37. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Cyber Security

#182 in Africa

#4066 in the World

Founded: 1975

38. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Cyber Security

#183 in Africa

#4081 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

39. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Cyber Security

#186 in Africa

#4111 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

40. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Cyber Security

#189 in Africa

#4122 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

41. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Cyber Security

#190 in Africa

#4124 in the World

Founded: 2002

42. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Cyber Security

#191 in Africa

#4125 in the World

Founded: 2007

43. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Cyber Security

#195 in Africa

#4169 in the World

Founded: 1980

44. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Cyber Security

#198 in Africa

#4202 in the World

Founded: 2000

45. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#206 in Africa

#4252 in the World

Founded: 1988

46. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Cyber Security

#209 in Africa

#4270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

47. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Cyber Security

#210 in Africa

#4276 in the World

Founded: 1988

48. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Cyber Security

#211 in Africa

#4280 in the World

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

49. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Cyber Security

#212 in Africa

#4284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

50. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Cyber Security

#214 in Africa

#4286 in the World

Founded: 1992

51. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Cyber Security

#215 in Africa

#4294 in the World

Founded: 1975

52. Bells University of Technology

For Cyber Security

#217 in Africa

#4300 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

53. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Cyber Security

#218 in Africa

#4307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

54. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Cyber Security

#219 in Africa

#4315 in the World

Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Cyber Security in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ife, Nsukka, 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

Computer Vision31

Human-Computer Interaction5

Information Technology9

Library and Information science22

Machine Learning71

Management Information Systems28

Software Engineering10

Telecommunications54