44 Best universities for Agricultural Economics 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 Agricultural Economics. A graph of 46.1K citations received by 7.32K academic papers made by 44 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

#58 in the World

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

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Agricultural Economics

#9 in Africa

#108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Agricultural Economics

#11 in Africa

#121 in the World

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

4. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Agricultural Economics

#17 in Africa

#191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

5. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Agricultural Economics

#19 in Africa

#232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Agricultural Economics

#20 in Africa

#237 in the World

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

7. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Agricultural Economics

#22 in Africa

#256 in the World

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

8. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Agricultural Economics

#33 in Africa

#362 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

9. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Agricultural Economics

#34 in Africa

#364 in the World

Founded: 1988

10. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Agricultural Economics

#35 in Africa

#373 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

11. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Agricultural Economics

#38 in Africa

#406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

12. Covenant University

For Agricultural Economics

#42 in Africa

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Agricultural Economics

#45 in Africa

#515 in the World

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

14. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Agricultural Economics

#53 in Africa

#624 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Agricultural Economics

#55 in Africa

#639 in the World

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

16. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Agricultural Economics

#57 in Africa

#673 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Agricultural Economics

#58 in Africa

#677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

18. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Agricultural Economics

#61 in Africa

#687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

19. University of Uyo

For Agricultural Economics

#62 in Africa

#688 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Agricultural Economics

#66 in Africa

#710 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Agricultural Economics

#68 in Africa

#718 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

22. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Agricultural Economics

#70 in Africa

#724 in the World

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

23. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Agricultural Economics

#71 in Africa

#731 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

24. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Agricultural Economics

#72 in Africa

#749 in the World

Founded: 1992

25. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Agricultural Economics

#74 in Africa

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

26. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Agricultural Economics

#77 in Africa

#790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

27. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Agricultural Economics

#79 in Africa

#796 in the World

Founded: 1988

28. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Agricultural Economics

#80 in Africa

#815 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

29. Bayero University Kano

For Agricultural Economics

#83 in Africa

#855 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

30. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Agricultural Economics

#85 in Africa

#867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

31. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Agricultural Economics

#87 in Africa

#873 in the World

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

32. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Agricultural Economics

#88 in Africa

#888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

33. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Agricultural Economics

#91 in Africa

#902 in the World

Founded: 2000

34. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Agricultural Economics

#92 in Africa

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

35. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Agricultural Economics

#94 in Africa

#927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

36. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Agricultural Economics

#95 in Africa

#930 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

37. Adamawa State University

For Agricultural Economics

#96 in Africa

#935 in the World

Founded: 2002

38. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Agricultural Economics

#97 in Africa

#949 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

39. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Agricultural Economics

#100 in Africa

#965 in the World

Founded: 2009

40. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Agricultural Economics

#106 in Africa

#1010 in the World

Founded: 1975

41. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Agricultural Economics

#108 in Africa

#1020 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Agricultural Economics

#109 in Africa

#1031 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

43. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Agricultural Economics

#112 in Africa

#1057 in the World

Founded: 1981

44. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Agricultural Economics

#113 in Africa

#1072 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

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

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Actuarial Science11

Development Studies77

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics63

Environmental Economics15

International Economics15

International Relations and Diplomacy7

International Trade14

Investment Banking and Stock trading39

Political Economy28