15 Best universities for Data Science 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 Data Science. A graph of 39.8K citations received by 2.75K academic papers made by 15 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

#20 in Africa

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Data Science

#31 in Africa

#1423 in the World

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

3. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Data Science

#37 in Africa

#1543 in the World

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

4. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Data Science

#45 in Africa

#1801 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

5. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Data Science

#46 in Africa

#1846 in the World

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

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Data Science

#58 in Africa

#2019 in the World

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

7. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Data Science

#68 in Africa

#2297 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Data Science

#70 in Africa

#2319 in the World

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

9. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Data Science

#71 in Africa

#2329 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Data Science

#74 in Africa

#2379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

11. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Data Science

#80 in Africa

#2463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

12. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Data Science

#82 in Africa

#2470 in the World

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

13. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Data Science

#83 in Africa

#2480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

14. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Data Science

#91 in Africa

#2585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

15. American University of Nigeria

For Data Science

#93 in Africa

#2613 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2004

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 biology47

Blockchain and Cryptography11

Cognitive Science30

Computational Linguistics15

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking58

Computer Vision41

Cyber Security62

Human-Computer Interaction8

Information Technology12

Library and Information science34

Machine Learning74

Management Information Systems37

Software Engineering15

Telecommunications66