65 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 152K citations received by 19.5K academic papers made by 65 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

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in Africa
#1588 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

2. University of Ibadan

For Electrical Engineering

#48 in Africa
#1600 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

3. Covenant University

For Electrical Engineering

#55 in Africa
#1663 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

4. University of Lagos

For Electrical Engineering

#66 in Africa
#1805 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Electrical Engineering

#70 in Africa
#1895 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Electrical Engineering

#76 in Africa
#2024 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

7. University of Ilorin

For Electrical Engineering

#83 in Africa
#2219 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

8. Ahmadu Bello University

For Electrical Engineering

#85 in Africa
#2231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

9. University of Port Harcourt

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in Africa
#2362 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Electrical Engineering

#98 in Africa
#2490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

11. Bayero University Kano

For Electrical Engineering

#104 in Africa
#2625 in the World
Founded
1975

12. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Electrical Engineering

#105 in Africa
#2628 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#110 in Africa
#2760 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1990

14. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Electrical Engineering

#111 in Africa
#2768 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

15. University of Benin

For Electrical Engineering

#116 in Africa
#2850 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

16. University of Calabar

For Electrical Engineering

#117 in Africa
#2877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

17. Rivers State University

For Electrical Engineering

#118 in Africa
#2892 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Electrical Engineering

#127 in Africa
#3063 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

19. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Electrical Engineering

#134 in Africa
#3225 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

20. University of Maiduguri

For Electrical Engineering

#138 in Africa
#3314 in the World
Founded
1975

23. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Electrical Engineering

#141 in Africa
#3395 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

24. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Electrical Engineering

#143 in Africa
#3435 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

25. Afe Babalola University

For Electrical Engineering

#144 in Africa
#3470 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

26. University of Uyo

For Electrical Engineering

#146 in Africa
#3475 in the World
Founded
1991

27. Lagos State University

For Electrical Engineering

#147 in Africa
#3490 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

28. Landmark University

For Electrical Engineering

#154 in Africa
#3592 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

29. Usmanu Danfodio University

For Electrical Engineering

#157 in Africa
#3613 in the World
Founded
1975

30. University of Jos

For Electrical Engineering

#160 in Africa
#3662 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

31. Redeemer's University

For Electrical Engineering

#168 in Africa
#3840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

32. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Electrical Engineering

#169 in Africa
#3852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

33. Ambrose Alli University

For Electrical Engineering

#170 in Africa
#3853 in the World
Founded
1980

34. Osun State University

For Electrical Engineering

#176 in Africa
#3899 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

36. Akwa Ibom State University

For Electrical Engineering

#184 in Africa
#3961 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

38. Ebonyi State University

For Electrical Engineering

#191 in Africa
#4066 in the World
Founded
2000

39. Lead City University

For Electrical Engineering

#194 in Africa
#4079 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

40. American University of Nigeria

For Electrical Engineering

#199 in Africa
#4130 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2004

42. Pan-Atlantic University

For Electrical Engineering

#203 in Africa
#4210 in the World
Founded
2002

43. Kwara State University

For Electrical Engineering

#206 in Africa
#4250 in the World
Founded
2009

44. University of Abuja

For Electrical Engineering

#209 in Africa
#4263 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

45. Babcock University

For Electrical Engineering

#211 in Africa
#4284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

46. Imo State University

For Electrical Engineering

#212 in Africa
#4288 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

48. Abia State University

For Electrical Engineering

#219 in Africa
#4351 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

49. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Electrical Engineering

#221 in Africa
#4361 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

50. Bells University of Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#223 in Africa
#4383 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2005

51. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Electrical Engineering

#224 in Africa
#4400 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

52. Nasarawa State University

For Electrical Engineering

#225 in Africa
#4401 in the World
Founded
2002

54. Benue State University

For Electrical Engineering

#227 in Africa
#4450 in the World
Founded
1992

55. Bowen University

For Electrical Engineering

#228 in Africa
#4468 in the World
Founded
2001

56. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Electrical Engineering

#230 in Africa
#4477 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

57. Kaduna State University

For Electrical Engineering

#241 in Africa
#4618 in the World
Founded
2004

58. Federal University, Lafia

For Electrical Engineering

#251 in Africa
#4745 in the World
Founded
2011

60. Federal University, Lokoja

For Electrical Engineering

#257 in Africa
#4812 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2011

61. Kogi State University

For Electrical Engineering

#258 in Africa
#4835 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

62. Gombe State University

For Electrical Engineering

#264 in Africa
#4871 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2004

63. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University

For Electrical Engineering

#265 in Africa
#4874 in the World
Enrollment
13,256
Founded
2006

64. Adeleke University

For Electrical Engineering

#266 in Africa
#4877 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

65. Federal University, Otuoke

For Electrical Engineering

#267 in Africa
#4893 in the World
Founded
2011

The best cities to study Electrical Engineering in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Nsukka, Ibadan, Ota, and Lagos.