48 Best universities for Civil Engineering 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 92.2K citations received by 10.5K academic papers made by 48 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. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Civil Engineering

#17 in Africa

#878 in the World

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

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Africa

#893 in the World

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

3. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Africa

#1024 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

4. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Civil Engineering

#22 in Africa

#1061 in the World

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

5. Covenant University

For Civil Engineering

#25 in Africa

#1097 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Civil Engineering

#34 in Africa

#1245 in the World

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

7. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Civil Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1319 in the World

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

8. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#60 in Africa

#1709 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

9. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Civil Engineering

#64 in Africa

#1731 in the World

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

10. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Civil Engineering

#74 in Africa

#1912 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

11. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Civil Engineering

#76 in Africa

#1942 in the World

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

12. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Civil Engineering

#80 in Africa

#2005 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2079 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

14. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#85 in Africa

#2098 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

15. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Civil Engineering

#87 in Africa

#2131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

16. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Civil Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2177 in the World

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

18. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Civil Engineering

#91 in Africa

#2221 in the World

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

19. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Civil Engineering

#102 in Africa

#2315 in the World

Founded: 1988

20. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Civil Engineering

#107 in Africa

#2402 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#116 in Africa

#2516 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Uyo

For Civil Engineering

#118 in Africa

#2537 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Bayero University Kano

For Civil Engineering

#129 in Africa

#2680 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

24. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Civil Engineering

#134 in Africa

#2715 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

25. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Civil Engineering

#142 in Africa

#2840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

26. University of Jos

For Civil Engineering

#144 in Africa

#2854 in the World

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

27. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#148 in Africa

#2866 in the World

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

28. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Civil Engineering

#155 in Africa

#3028 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

29. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Civil Engineering

#156 in Africa

#3045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

30. Lagos State University

For Civil Engineering

#160 in Africa

#3123 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

31. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#162 in Africa

#3151 in the World

Founded: 1988

32. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3155 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

33. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Africa

#3177 in the World

Founded: 1988

34. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Civil Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

35. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Civil Engineering

#169 in Africa

#3248 in the World

Founded: 1980

36. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Civil Engineering

#170 in Africa

#3261 in the World

Founded: 2000

37. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Civil Engineering

#171 in Africa

#3276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

38. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Civil Engineering

#175 in Africa

#3316 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

39. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Civil Engineering

#183 in Africa

#3407 in the World

Founded: 1981

40. Bells University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#184 in Africa

#3443 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

41. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Civil Engineering

#189 in Africa

#3474 in the World

Founded: 1992

42. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#191 in Africa

#3489 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

43. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Civil Engineering

#193 in Africa

#3546 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

44. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#195 in Africa

#3612 in the World

Founded: 2009

45. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#196 in Africa

#3641 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

46. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Civil Engineering

#197 in Africa

#3644 in the World

Founded: 1975

47. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Civil Engineering

#201 in Africa

#3664 in the World

Founded: 2002

48. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Civil Engineering

#205 in Africa

#3692 in the World

Founded: 2004

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

Engineering subfields in Nigeria

Acoustical Engineering52

Aerospace Engineering56

Agricultural Engineering18

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering5

Automotive Engineering31

Biochemical Engineering8

Biotechnology58

Chemical Engineering63

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking58

Construction Management9

Electrical Engineering68

Electronic Engineering23

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering56

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering62

Human-Computer Interaction8

Landscape Architecture2

Marine Engineering2

Materials Science76

Mechanical Engineering68

Metallurgical Engineering75

Mining Engineering25

Nanotechnology54

Nuclear Engineering2

Operations Research14

Optical Engineering68

Petroleum Engineering26

Reliability and Quality Engineering18

Remote Sensing25

Renewable Energy Engineering35

Structural Engineering47

Systems Engineering33

Telecommunications66

Transportation Engineering14