30 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 20.7K citations received by 4.77K academic papers made by 30 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 Agricultural Economics

#2 in Africa

#82 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Agricultural Economics

#4 in Africa

#123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Agricultural Economics

#12 in Africa

#168 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Agricultural Economics

#20 in Africa

#289 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

5. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Africa

#311 in the World

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

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Agricultural Economics

#23 in Africa

#331 in the World

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

7. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Agricultural Economics

#24 in Africa

#340 in the World

Founded: 1988

8. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Agricultural Economics

#26 in Africa

#365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

9. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Agricultural Economics

#37 in Africa

#468 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

10. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Africa

#475 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

11. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Agricultural Economics

#39 in Africa

#506 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

12. Covenant University

For Agricultural Economics

#45 in Africa

#571 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Agricultural Economics

#47 in Africa

#597 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

14. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Agricultural Economics

#57 in Africa

#784 in the World

Founded: 1992

15. Bayero University Kano

For Agricultural Economics

#60 in Africa

#804 in the World

Founded: 1975

16. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Agricultural Economics

#65 in Africa

#822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

17. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Agricultural Economics

#66 in Africa

#831 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

18. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Agricultural Economics

#68 in Africa

#842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

19. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Agricultural Economics

#69 in Africa

#844 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

20. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Agricultural Economics

#70 in Africa

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

21. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Agricultural Economics

#74 in Africa

#872 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

22. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Agricultural Economics

#75 in Africa

#883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

23. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Agricultural Economics

#76 in Africa

#898 in the World

Founded: 2002

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Agricultural Economics

#78 in Africa

#905 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Agricultural Economics

#80 in Africa

#920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

26. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Agricultural Economics

#82 in Africa

#926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

27. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Agricultural Economics

#83 in Africa

#931 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

28. University of Uyo

For Agricultural Economics

#86 in Africa

#940 in the World

Founded: 1991

29. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Agricultural Economics

#87 in Africa

#944 in the World

Founded: 2000

30. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Agricultural Economics

#89 in Africa

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

The best cities to study Agricultural Economics in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ife, Nsukka, and Abeokuta.

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Actuarial Science5

Development Studies75

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics55

Environmental Economics9

International Economics9

International Relations and Diplomacy7

International Trade8

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Political Economy15