24 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 38.1K citations received by 5.15K academic papers made by 24 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 Electronic Engineering

#61 in Africa

#1968 in the World

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

2. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Electronic Engineering

#62 in Africa

#1978 in the World

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

3. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Electronic Engineering

#64 in Africa

#2017 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Electronic Engineering

#67 in Africa

#2088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Electronic Engineering

#71 in Africa

#2195 in the World

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

6. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Electronic Engineering

#75 in Africa

#2240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

7. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Electronic Engineering

#76 in Africa

#2287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Electronic Engineering

#77 in Africa

#2288 in the World

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

9. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Electronic Engineering

#79 in Africa

#2307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

10. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Electronic Engineering

#82 in Africa

#2310 in the World

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

11. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Electronic Engineering

#92 in Africa

#2536 in the World

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

12. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Electronic Engineering

#93 in Africa

#2691 in the World

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

13. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Electronic Engineering

#96 in Africa

#2747 in the World

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

14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Electronic Engineering

#98 in Africa

#2757 in the World

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

15. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Electronic Engineering

#102 in Africa

#2823 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

16. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Electronic Engineering

#106 in Africa

#2860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Electronic Engineering

#119 in Africa

#3125 in the World

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

18. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Electronic Engineering

#123 in Africa

#3158 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

19. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Electronic Engineering

#130 in Africa

#3271 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Electronic Engineering

#134 in Africa

#3291 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Electronic Engineering

#139 in Africa

#3342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

22. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Electronic Engineering

#144 in Africa

#3517 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

23. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Electronic Engineering

#146 in Africa

#3535 in the World

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

24. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Electronic Engineering

#151 in Africa

#3568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

The best cities to study Electronic Engineering in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Akure, Zaria, Port Harcourt, and Nsukka.