47 Best universities for Aerospace Engineering 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 Aerospace Engineering. A graph of 77.2K citations received by 11.5K academic papers made by 47 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

#20 in Africa

#1106 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#30 in Africa

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

3. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Aerospace Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1513 in the World

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

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Aerospace Engineering

#42 in Africa

#1587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

5. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Aerospace Engineering

#43 in Africa

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Aerospace Engineering

#44 in Africa

#1609 in the World

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

7. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#46 in Africa

#1695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Aerospace Engineering

#47 in Africa

#1701 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

9. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1890 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

10. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#68 in Africa

#2080 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

11. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Aerospace Engineering

#72 in Africa

#2113 in the World

Founded: 1992

12. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Aerospace Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2270 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

13. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Aerospace Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

14. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Aerospace Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2352 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

15. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Aerospace Engineering

#92 in Africa

#2519 in the World

Founded: 2000

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Aerospace Engineering

#96 in Africa

#2569 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Aerospace Engineering

#101 in Africa

#2682 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Aerospace Engineering

#107 in Africa

#2755 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Aerospace Engineering

#110 in Africa

#2857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

20. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Aerospace Engineering

#112 in Africa

#2867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

21. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Aerospace Engineering

#121 in Africa

#3069 in the World

Founded: 1975

22. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Aerospace Engineering

#130 in Africa

#3296 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Aerospace Engineering

#131 in Africa

#3331 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

24. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Aerospace Engineering

#132 in Africa

#3365 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

25. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Aerospace Engineering

#140 in Africa

#3572 in the World

Founded: 1988

26. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Aerospace Engineering

#141 in Africa

#3580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

27. Redeemer's University

Nigeria | Ede

For Aerospace Engineering

#145 in Africa

#3657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

28. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Aerospace Engineering

#146 in Africa

#3662 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

29. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Aerospace Engineering

#148 in Africa

#3699 in the World

Founded: 1980

30. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Aerospace Engineering

#150 in Africa

#3710 in the World

Founded: 2004

31. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Aerospace Engineering

#153 in Africa

#3767 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

32. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#161 in Africa

#3868 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

33. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#166 in Africa

#3926 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

34. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Aerospace Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3954 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 24,169
Male:Female: 54:46
Founded: 1975

35. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Aerospace Engineering

#170 in Africa

#3993 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

36. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Aerospace Engineering

#172 in Africa

#4035 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

37. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Aerospace Engineering

#173 in Africa

#4041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

38. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Aerospace Engineering

#174 in Africa

#4048 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

39. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Aerospace Engineering

#183 in Africa

#4112 in the World

Founded: 1975

40. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Aerospace Engineering

#188 in Africa

#4161 in the World

Founded: 2009

41. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Aerospace Engineering

#189 in Africa

#4193 in the World

Founded: 1988

42. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Aerospace Engineering

#190 in Africa

#4194 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

43. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Aerospace Engineering

#192 in Africa

#4206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

44. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Aerospace Engineering

#193 in Africa

#4216 in the World

Enrollment: 16,092
Male:Female: 57:43
Founded: 1981

45. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Aerospace Engineering

#196 in Africa

#4231 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

46. Bells University of Technology

Nigeria | Ota

For Aerospace Engineering

#198 in Africa

#4276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

47. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Aerospace Engineering

#200 in Africa

#4302 in the World

Founded: 1992

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