19 Best universities for Data Science in Nigeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Data Science. A graph of 48.2K citations received by 3K academic papers made by 19 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. Covenant University

For Data Science

#21 in Africa

#1130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Data Science

#32 in Africa

#1425 in the World

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

3. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Data Science

#37 in Africa

#1515 in the World

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

4. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Data Science

#42 in Africa

#1727 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

5. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Data Science

#47 in Africa

#1819 in the World

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

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Data Science

#61 in Africa

#2074 in the World

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

7. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Data Science

#68 in Africa

#2325 in the World

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

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Data Science

#69 in Africa

#2326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Data Science

#70 in Africa

#2349 in the World

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

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Data Science

#71 in Africa

#2356 in the World

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

11. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Data Science

#78 in Africa

#2430 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

12. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Data Science

#81 in Africa

#2498 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

13. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Data Science

#84 in Africa

#2537 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

14. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Data Science

#87 in Africa

#2562 in the World

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

15. American University of Nigeria

For Data Science

#92 in Africa

#2638 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2004

16. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Data Science

#94 in Africa

#2653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

17. Bayero University Kano

For Data Science

#99 in Africa

#2717 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

18. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Data Science

#104 in Africa

#2809 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

19. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Data Science

#105 in Africa

#2812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

The best cities to study Data Science in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ota, Ibadan, Zaria, and Ilorin.

Computer Science subfields in Nigeria

Artificial Intelligence (AI)72

Bioinformatics and Computational biology49

Blockchain and Cryptography11

Cognitive Science33

Computational Linguistics19

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking59

Computer Vision43

Cyber Security63

Human-Computer Interaction8

Information Technology12

Library and Information science34

Machine Learning75

Management Information Systems38

Software Engineering15

Telecommunications66