10 Best universities for Software Engineering in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Software Engineering. A graph of 6.44K citations received by 1.68K academic papers made by 10 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 Software Engineering

#26 in Africa
#1306 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

2. University of Nigeria

For Software Engineering

#46 in Africa
#1901 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

3. University of Ilorin

For Software Engineering

#55 in Africa
#2006 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

4. University of Ibadan

For Software Engineering

#68 in Africa
#2152 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

5. University of Calabar

For Software Engineering

#71 in Africa
#2256 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

6. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Software Engineering

#75 in Africa
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

7. University of Lagos

For Software Engineering

#81 in Africa
#2352 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

8. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Software Engineering

#84 in Africa
#2405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

9. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Software Engineering

#86 in Africa
#2440 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

10. Ahmadu Bello University

For Software Engineering

#87 in Africa
#2469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

The best cities to study Software Engineering in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ota, Nsukka, Ilorin, and Ibadan.