15 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 17.8K citations received by 2.46K 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 Software Engineering

#26 in Africa
#1289 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

2. University of Nigeria

For Software Engineering

#46 in Africa
#1816 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

3. University of Ilorin

For Software Engineering

#55 in Africa
#1951 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

4. University of Ibadan

For Software Engineering

#59 in Africa
#1976 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

5. University of Port Harcourt

For Software Engineering

#61 in Africa
#1991 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

6. University of Calabar

For Software Engineering

#72 in Africa
#2194 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

7. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Software Engineering

#75 in Africa
#2229 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

8. University of Lagos

For Software Engineering

#78 in Africa
#2255 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

9. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Software Engineering

#84 in Africa
#2346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

10. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Software Engineering

#85 in Africa
#2362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

11. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Software Engineering

#89 in Africa
#2411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

12. University of Benin

For Software Engineering

#90 in Africa
#2431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Software Engineering

#94 in Africa
#2451 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

14. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Software Engineering

#95 in Africa
#2456 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

15. Ahmadu Bello University

For Software Engineering

#96 in Africa
#2483 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.