38 Best universities for Civil 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 Civil Engineering. A graph of 51.2K citations received by 7.46K academic papers made by 38 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. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Civil Engineering

#16 in Africa

#925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

2. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Civil Engineering

#21 in Africa

#1042 in the World

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

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Civil Engineering

#26 in Africa

#1133 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Civil Engineering

#29 in Africa

#1160 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Covenant University

For Civil Engineering

#31 in Africa

#1254 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Civil Engineering

#43 in Africa

#1448 in the World

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

7. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Civil Engineering

#45 in Africa

#1515 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

8. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Civil Engineering

#68 in Africa

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#76 in Africa

#2042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Civil Engineering

#77 in Africa

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

11. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Civil Engineering

#84 in Africa

#2206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

12. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Civil Engineering

#85 in Africa

#2209 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

13. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Civil Engineering

#88 in Africa

#2241 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

14. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#97 in Africa

#2409 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

15. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Civil Engineering

#99 in Africa

#2417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

16. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#102 in Africa

#2447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

17. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Civil Engineering

#105 in Africa

#2510 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Civil Engineering

#112 in Africa

#2563 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

19. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Civil Engineering

#113 in Africa

#2604 in the World

Founded: 1988

20. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Civil Engineering

#117 in Africa

#2647 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. University of Uyo

For Civil Engineering

#129 in Africa

#2819 in the World

Founded: 1991

22. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Civil Engineering

#132 in Africa

#2857 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

23. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Civil Engineering

#137 in Africa

#2884 in the World

Founded: 1975

24. Bayero University Kano

For Civil Engineering

#139 in Africa

#2903 in the World

Founded: 1975

25. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Civil Engineering

#141 in Africa

#2953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

26. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#144 in Africa

#2978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

27. University of Jos

For Civil Engineering

#145 in Africa

#3010 in the World

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

28. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Civil Engineering

#146 in Africa

#3021 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

29. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Civil Engineering

#155 in Africa

#3118 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

30. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Civil Engineering

#157 in Africa

#3129 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Civil Engineering

#160 in Africa

#3143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

32. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Civil Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

33. Lagos State University

For Civil Engineering

#169 in Africa

#3312 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

34. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#172 in Africa

#3380 in the World

Founded: 1988

35. Bells University of Technology

For Civil Engineering

#177 in Africa

#3441 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

36. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Civil Engineering

#178 in Africa

#3449 in the World

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

37. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Civil Engineering

#179 in Africa

#3464 in the World

Founded: 2009

38. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Civil Engineering

#180 in Africa

#3467 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

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

Engineering subfields in Nigeria

Acoustical Engineering36

Aerospace Engineering47

Agricultural Engineering13

Architectural Engineering4

Automation and Control engineering4

Automotive Engineering22

Biochemical Engineering3

Biotechnology51

Chemical Engineering56

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