15 Best universities for Political Economy in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 8.42K citations received by 2.9K 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. University of Ibadan

For Political Economy

#13 in Africa
#405 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. University of Nigeria

For Political Economy

#16 in Africa
#543 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Political Economy

#17 in Africa
#552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

4. University of Lagos

For Political Economy

#20 in Africa
#698 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

5. Lagos State University

For Political Economy

#23 in Africa
#744 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

6. University of Benin

For Political Economy

#24 in Africa
#751 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

7. University of Port Harcourt

For Political Economy

#29 in Africa
#878 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

8. University of Ilorin

For Political Economy

#32 in Africa
#917 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

9. University of Calabar

For Political Economy

#34 in Africa
#955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

10. Covenant University

For Political Economy

#39 in Africa
#1058 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

11. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Political Economy

#41 in Africa
#1096 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

12. University of Jos

For Political Economy

#42 in Africa
#1113 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

13. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Political Economy

#43 in Africa
#1133 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

14. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Political Economy

#46 in Africa
#1167 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

15. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Political Economy

#48 in Africa
#1222 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

The best cities to study Political Economy in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Nsukka, Ife, and Lagos.