22 Best universities for Library and Information science 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 Library and Information science. A graph of 20.2K citations received by 4.42K academic papers made by 22 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 Library and Information science

#10 in Africa

#720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Library and Information science

#25 in Africa

#1249 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Library and Information science

#28 in Africa

#1391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Library and Information science

#29 in Africa

#1392 in the World

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

5. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Library and Information science

#30 in Africa

#1416 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Library and Information science

#33 in Africa

#1591 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

7. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Library and Information science

#35 in Africa

#1693 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

8. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Library and Information science

#38 in Africa

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1992

9. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Library and Information science

#40 in Africa

#1847 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

10. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Library and Information science

#49 in Africa

#2048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

11. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Library and Information science

#50 in Africa

#2072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

12. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Library and Information science

#51 in Africa

#2075 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Library and Information science

#55 in Africa

#2145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

14. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Library and Information science

#56 in Africa

#2154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

15. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Library and Information science

#57 in Africa

#2174 in the World

Founded: 1975

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Library and Information science

#58 in Africa

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Library and Information science

#60 in Africa

#2203 in the World

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

18. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Library and Information science

#69 in Africa

#2516 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Library and Information science

#71 in Africa

#2560 in the World

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

20. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Library and Information science

#76 in Africa

#2631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

21. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Library and Information science

#81 in Africa

#2711 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Library and Information science

#83 in Africa

#2762 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

The best cities to study Library and Information science in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ife, Nsukka, and Zaria.