60 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering in Nigeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 157K citations received by 16.9K academic papers made by 60 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 Aerospace Engineering

#17 in Africa

#1011 in the World

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

2. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#22 in Africa

#1150 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

3. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Aerospace Engineering

#28 in Africa

#1360 in the World

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

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Aerospace Engineering

#33 in Africa

#1421 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Aerospace Engineering

#39 in Africa

#1498 in the World

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

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aerospace Engineering

#41 in Africa

#1526 in the World

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

7. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Aerospace Engineering

#47 in Africa

#1635 in the World

Founded: 1992

8. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#48 in Africa

#1648 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

9. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Aerospace Engineering

#50 in Africa

#1725 in the World

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

10. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#57 in Africa

#1842 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

11. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

12. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#67 in Africa

#1978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Aerospace Engineering

#73 in Africa

#2078 in the World

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

14. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Aerospace Engineering

#76 in Africa

#2108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Aerospace Engineering

#81 in Africa

#2194 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

16. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Aerospace Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2254 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

17. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Aerospace Engineering

#91 in Africa

#2361 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

18. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Aerospace Engineering

#95 in Africa

#2447 in the World

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

19. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Aerospace Engineering

#96 in Africa

#2453 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Aerospace Engineering

#100 in Africa

#2509 in the World

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

21. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Aerospace Engineering

#119 in Africa

#2875 in the World

Founded: 2007

22. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Aerospace Engineering

#122 in Africa

#2930 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

23. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Aerospace Engineering

#127 in Africa

#3059 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

24. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in Africa

#3142 in the World

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

25. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Aerospace Engineering

#136 in Africa

#3263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

26. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Aerospace Engineering

#137 in Africa

#3268 in the World

Founded: 1988

27. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Aerospace Engineering

#139 in Africa

#3351 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

28. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#144 in Africa

#3431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

29. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Aerospace Engineering

#147 in Africa

#3448 in the World

Founded: 1975

30. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#148 in Africa

#3484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

31. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Aerospace Engineering

#149 in Africa

#3568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

32. Redeemer's University

Nigeria | Ede

For Aerospace Engineering

#154 in Africa

#3604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2005

33. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Aerospace Engineering

#156 in Africa

#3625 in the World

Founded: 1980

34. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Aerospace Engineering

#157 in Africa

#3637 in the World

Founded: 2004

35. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Aerospace Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

36. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Aerospace Engineering

#164 in Africa

#3702 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

37. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3781 in the World

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

38. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Aerospace Engineering

#174 in Africa

#3883 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

39. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#175 in Africa

#3892 in the World

Founded: 2009

40. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Aerospace Engineering

#177 in Africa

#3913 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

41. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Aerospace Engineering

#184 in Africa

#4059 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

42. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Aerospace Engineering

#186 in Africa

#4095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

43. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Aerospace Engineering

#189 in Africa

#4138 in the World

Founded: 2000

44. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#190 in Africa

#4154 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

45. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Aerospace Engineering

#191 in Africa

#4170 in the World

Founded: 1988

46. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Aerospace Engineering

#193 in Africa

#4184 in the World

Founded: 1981

47. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Aerospace Engineering

#195 in Africa

#4197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

48. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Aerospace Engineering

#197 in Africa

#4232 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

49. Bells University of Technology

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#203 in Africa

#4288 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

50. Federal University, Otuoke

Nigeria | Otuoke

For Aerospace Engineering

#204 in Africa

#4292 in the World

Founded: 2011

51. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Aerospace Engineering

#205 in Africa

#4295 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

52. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Aerospace Engineering

#209 in Africa

#4335 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

53. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Nigeria | Yola

For Aerospace Engineering

#215 in Africa

#4394 in the World

Founded: 1988

54. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Aerospace Engineering

#219 in Africa

#4462 in the World

Founded: 2007

55. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aerospace Engineering

#220 in Africa

#4465 in the World

Founded: 2002

56. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Aerospace Engineering

#222 in Africa

#4488 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

57. Bowen University

Nigeria | Iwo

For Aerospace Engineering

#225 in Africa

#4528 in the World

Enrollment: 4,751
Founded: 2001

58. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Aerospace Engineering

#228 in Africa

#4551 in the World

Founded: 1992

59. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Aerospace Engineering

#232 in Africa

#4581 in the World

Founded: 2008

60. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Aerospace Engineering

#233 in Africa

#4592 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

The best cities to study Aerospace Engineering in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Akure, and Nsukka.