23 Best universities for Electronic 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 Electronic Engineering. A graph of 33.9K citations received by 4.95K academic papers made by 23 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. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Electronic Engineering

#61 in Africa

#1956 in the World

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

2. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Electronic Engineering

#62 in Africa

#1969 in the World

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

3. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Electronic Engineering

#63 in Africa

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Electronic Engineering

#66 in Africa

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Electronic Engineering

#70 in Africa

#2170 in the World

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

6. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Electronic Engineering

#74 in Africa

#2225 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

7. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Electronic Engineering

#76 in Africa

#2279 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Electronic Engineering

#78 in Africa

#2290 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Electronic Engineering

#81 in Africa

#2316 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Electronic Engineering

#83 in Africa

#2325 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

#2539 in the World

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

12. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Electronic Engineering

#93 in Africa

#2699 in the World

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

13. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Electronic Engineering

#94 in Africa

#2705 in the World

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

14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Electronic Engineering

#96 in Africa

#2759 in the World

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

15. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Electronic Engineering

#104 in Africa

#2850 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

16. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Electronic Engineering

#105 in Africa

#2851 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Electronic Engineering

#117 in Africa

#3110 in the World

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

18. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Electronic Engineering

#119 in Africa

#3135 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

19. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Electronic Engineering

#128 in Africa

#3271 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Electronic Engineering

#134 in Africa

#3321 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Electronic Engineering

#136 in Africa

#3375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

22. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Electronic Engineering

#141 in Africa

#3490 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

23. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Electronic Engineering

#143 in Africa

#3523 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 Zaria, Akure, Port Harcourt, and Nsukka.