56 Best universities for Chemical 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 Chemical Engineering. A graph of 196K citations received by 16.1K academic papers made by 56 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 Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Chemical Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1603 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

2. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Chemical Engineering

#42 in Africa

#1666 in the World

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

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Chemical Engineering

#44 in Africa

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Chemical Engineering

#49 in Africa

#1725 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

5. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Chemical Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1737 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

6. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Chemical Engineering

#54 in Africa

#1797 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

7. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Chemical Engineering

#57 in Africa

#1899 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

8. Covenant University

For Chemical Engineering

#64 in Africa

#1979 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Chemical Engineering

#71 in Africa

#2083 in the World

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

10. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Chemical Engineering

#77 in Africa

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

11. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Chemical Engineering

#78 in Africa

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

12. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Chemical Engineering

#79 in Africa

#2238 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

13. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Chemical Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2280 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Chemical Engineering

#81 in Africa

#2286 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Chemical Engineering

#92 in Africa

#2506 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

16. University of Uyo

For Chemical Engineering

#97 in Africa

#2564 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Chemical Engineering

#106 in Africa

#2716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

18. Bayero University Kano

For Chemical Engineering

#107 in Africa

#2732 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Chemical Engineering

#112 in Africa

#2784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

20. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Chemical Engineering

#115 in Africa

#2832 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

21. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Chemical Engineering

#124 in Africa

#2957 in the World

Founded: 1988

22. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Chemical Engineering

#126 in Africa

#3017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

23. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Chemical Engineering

#128 in Africa

#3096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

24. Redeemer's University

For Chemical Engineering

#132 in Africa

#3160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

25. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Chemical Engineering

#133 in Africa

#3161 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

26. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Chemical Engineering

#135 in Africa

#3199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

27. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Chemical Engineering

#140 in Africa

#3240 in the World

Founded: 2007

28. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Chemical Engineering

#144 in Africa

#3297 in the World

Founded: 2007

29. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Chemical Engineering

#145 in Africa

#3315 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

30. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Chemical Engineering

#147 in Africa

#3344 in the World

Founded: 2000

31. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Chemical Engineering

#149 in Africa

#3372 in the World

Founded: 2009

32. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Chemical Engineering

#152 in Africa

#3463 in the World

Founded: 1975

33. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Chemical Engineering

#155 in Africa

#3502 in the World

Founded: 1988

34. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#161 in Africa

#3556 in the World

Founded: 1988

35. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Chemical Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

36. Lagos State University

For Chemical Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3678 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

37. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Chemical Engineering

#169 in Africa

#3680 in the World

Founded: 1975

38. University of Jos

For Chemical Engineering

#170 in Africa

#3713 in the World

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

39. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Chemical Engineering

#172 in Africa

#3742 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

40. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Chemical Engineering

#181 in Africa

#3790 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

41. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Chemical Engineering

#183 in Africa

#3809 in the World

Founded: 2011

42. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Chemical Engineering

#189 in Africa

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

43. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Chemical Engineering

#192 in Africa

#3864 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

44. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Chemical Engineering

#194 in Africa

#3893 in the World

Founded: 1992

45. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Chemical Engineering

#196 in Africa

#3913 in the World

Founded: 2004

46. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Chemical Engineering

#201 in Africa

#3954 in the World

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

47. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Chemical Engineering

#203 in Africa

#4009 in the World

Founded: 2000

48. Bowen University

For Chemical Engineering

#204 in Africa

#4017 in the World

Founded: 2001

49. Bells University of Technology

For Chemical Engineering

#206 in Africa

#4039 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

50. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Chemical Engineering

#207 in Africa

#4040 in the World

Founded: 1980

51. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Chemical Engineering

#208 in Africa

#4072 in the World

Founded: 1992

52. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Chemical Engineering

#214 in Africa

#4147 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

53. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Chemical Engineering

#218 in Africa

#4167 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

54. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Chemical Engineering

#219 in Africa

#4180 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

55. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Chemical Engineering

#227 in Africa

#4247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

56. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Chemical Engineering

#228 in Africa

#4252 in the World

Founded: 2002

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

Engineering subfields in Nigeria

Acoustical Engineering36

Aerospace Engineering47

Agricultural Engineering13

Architectural Engineering4

Automation and Control engineering4

Automotive Engineering22

Biochemical Engineering3

Biotechnology51

Civil Engineering38

Computer Engineering5

Computer Networking47

Construction Management4

Electrical Engineering65

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management4

Environmental Engineering49

Firefighting and Fire Science4

Geotechnical Engineering52

Human-Computer Interaction5

Landscape Architecture5

Materials Science75

Mechanical Engineering63

Metallurgical Engineering66

Mining Engineering25

Nanotechnology47

Nuclear Engineering2

Operations Research9

Optical Engineering66

Petroleum Engineering17

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering27

Structural Engineering36

Systems Engineering24

Telecommunications54

Transportation Engineering10