52 Best universities for Engineering in Nigeria

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Engineering. A graph of 149K citations received by 16.3K academic papers made by 52 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 Engineering

#30 in Africa

#1495 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Engineering

#31 in Africa

#1508 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Engineering

#32 in Africa

#1560 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. Covenant University

For Engineering

#38 in Africa

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 98%
Founded: 2002

5. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Engineering

#39 in Africa

#1720 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Engineering

#40 in Africa

#1730 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Enrollment: 49,436
Founded: 1962

7. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1902 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Engineering

#53 in Africa

#1933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1975

9. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Engineering

#55 in Africa

#1945 in the World

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

10. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Engineering

#64 in Africa

#2060 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Engineering

#65 in Africa

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1990

12. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Engineering

#74 in Africa

#2189 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

13. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2435 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

14. University of Uyo

For Engineering

#90 in Africa

#2443 in the World

Founded: 1991

15. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Engineering

#98 in Africa

#2549 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1982

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Engineering

#99 in Africa

#2587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

17. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Engineering

#101 in Africa

#2677 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 1988

18. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Engineering

#102 in Africa

#2686 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

19. Bayero University Kano

For Engineering

#103 in Africa

#2735 in the World

Founded: 1975

20. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Engineering

#109 in Africa

#2894 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Engineering

#110 in Africa

#2920 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 1982

22. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Engineering

#115 in Africa

#2946 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

23. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Engineering

#122 in Africa

#3098 in the World

Founded: 1975

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Engineering

#135 in Africa

#3321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Founded: 2011

25. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Engineering

#137 in Africa

#3342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

26. Lagos State University

For Engineering

#145 in Africa

#3524 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

27. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Engineering

#151 in Africa

#3624 in the World

Founded: 2000

28. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Engineering

#154 in Africa

#3657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 48%
Founded: 2007

29. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Engineering

#155 in Africa

#3696 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

30. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Engineering

#156 in Africa

#3698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

31. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Engineering

#158 in Africa

#3728 in the World

Founded: 1975

32. University of Jos

For Engineering

#159 in Africa

#3737 in the World

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

33. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Engineering

#160 in Africa

#3756 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Engineering

#162 in Africa

#3778 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

35. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Engineering

#163 in Africa

#3807 in the World

Founded: 2007

36. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Engineering

#167 in Africa

#3865 in the World

Founded: 1988

37. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Engineering

#168 in Africa

#3891 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 2007

38. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Engineering

#169 in Africa

#3899 in the World

Founded: 2009

39. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Engineering

#173 in Africa

#3948 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

40. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Engineering

#182 in Africa

#4112 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

41. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Engineering

#185 in Africa

#4131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

42. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Engineering

#188 in Africa

#4149 in the World

Founded: 2000

43. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Engineering

#191 in Africa

#4159 in the World

Founded: 2004

44. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Engineering

#195 in Africa

#4189 in the World

Founded: 1980

45. Redeemer's University

For Engineering

#198 in Africa

#4217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Founded: 2005

46. Bells University of Technology

For Engineering

#200 in Africa

#4264 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

47. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Engineering

#203 in Africa

#4317 in the World

Founded: 1988

48. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Engineering

#204 in Africa

#4326 in the World

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

49. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Engineering

#207 in Africa

#4391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2009

50. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Engineering

#217 in Africa

#4457 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

51. American University of Nigeria

For Engineering

#229 in Africa

#4585 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 2004

52. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Engineering

#231 in Africa

#4608 in the World

Founded: 1992

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