49 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 104K citations received by 10.8K academic papers made by 49 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

#866 in the World

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

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Civil Engineering

#18 in Africa

#901 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

#1067 in the World

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

5. Covenant University

For Civil Engineering

#27 in Africa

#1101 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

#40 in Africa

#1333 in the World

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

8. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Civil Engineering

#62 in Africa

#1721 in the World

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

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#64 in Africa

#1730 in the World

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

10. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Civil Engineering

#75 in Africa

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

11. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Civil Engineering

#77 in Africa

#1983 in the World

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

12. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Civil Engineering

#78 in Africa

#1984 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2082 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

14. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Civil Engineering

#85 in Africa

#2130 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

15. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#86 in Africa

#2139 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Civil Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2146 in the World

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

17. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#91 in Africa

#2183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

18. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Civil Engineering

#94 in Africa

#2226 in the World

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

19. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Civil Engineering

#103 in Africa

#2328 in the World

Founded: 1988

20. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Civil Engineering

#104 in Africa

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#117 in Africa

#2525 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Uyo

For Civil Engineering

#119 in Africa

#2543 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Bayero University Kano

For Civil Engineering

#129 in Africa

#2649 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

24. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Civil Engineering

#134 in Africa

#2714 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

25. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#141 in Africa

#2819 in the World

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

26. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Civil Engineering

#148 in Africa

#2878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

27. University of Jos

For Civil Engineering

#150 in Africa

#2883 in the World

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

28. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Civil Engineering

#156 in Africa

#3034 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

29. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Civil Engineering

#157 in Africa

#3041 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

30. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3149 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. Lagos State University

For Civil Engineering

#164 in Africa

#3151 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

32. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Civil Engineering

#165 in Africa

#3168 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

33. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Civil Engineering

#166 in Africa

#3190 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

34. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Civil Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3205 in the World

Founded: 1988

35. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Civil Engineering

#170 in Africa

#3250 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

36. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Civil Engineering

#172 in Africa

#3278 in the World

Founded: 1980

37. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Civil Engineering

#173 in Africa

#3291 in the World

Founded: 2000

38. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Civil Engineering

#178 in Africa

#3326 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

39. Bells University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#180 in Africa

#3361 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

40. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Civil Engineering

#182 in Africa

#3388 in the World

Founded: 1981

41. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#191 in Africa

#3487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

42. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Civil Engineering

#192 in Africa

#3488 in the World

Founded: 1992

43. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Civil Engineering

#194 in Africa

#3599 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

44. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#196 in Africa

#3642 in the World

Founded: 2009

45. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Civil Engineering

#198 in Africa

#3671 in the World

Founded: 1975

46. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Civil Engineering

#201 in Africa

#3688 in the World

Founded: 2002

47. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#202 in Africa

#3692 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

48. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Civil Engineering

#205 in Africa

#3709 in the World

Founded: 2007

49. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Civil Engineering

#208 in Africa

#3738 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 Engineering54

Aerospace Engineering60

Agricultural Engineering17

Architectural Engineering9

Automation and Control engineering6

Automotive Engineering31

Biochemical Engineering8

Biotechnology60

Chemical Engineering65

Computer Engineering7

Computer Networking59

Construction Management9

Electrical Engineering69

Electronic Engineering24

Engineering Management7

Environmental Engineering57

Firefighting and Fire Science5

Geotechnical Engineering62

Human-Computer Interaction8

Landscape Architecture2

Marine Engineering3

Materials Science76

Mechanical Engineering69

Metallurgical Engineering75

Mining Engineering28

Nanotechnology55

Nuclear Engineering2

Operations Research14

Optical Engineering68

Petroleum Engineering26

Reliability and Quality Engineering18

Remote Sensing27

Renewable Energy Engineering35

Structural Engineering47

Systems Engineering38

Telecommunications66

Transportation Engineering14