26 Best universities for Petroleum Engineering in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Petroleum Engineering. A graph of 43.2K citations received by 5.14K academic papers made by 26 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 Port Harcourt

For Petroleum Engineering

#1 in Africa
#144 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

2. University of Ibadan

For Petroleum Engineering

#4 in Africa
#343 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
41,269
Founded
1948

3. Rivers State University

For Petroleum Engineering

#6 in Africa
#407 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

4. Covenant University

For Petroleum Engineering

#7 in Africa
#441 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

5. University of Lagos

For Petroleum Engineering

#9 in Africa
#480 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Enrollment
48,680
Founded
1962

6. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Petroleum Engineering

#11 in Africa
#546 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
30,000
Founded
1990

7. University of Uyo

For Petroleum Engineering

#13 in Africa
#581 in the World
Founded
1991

8. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Petroleum Engineering

#15 in Africa
#613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

10. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Petroleum Engineering

#18 in Africa
#636 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Enrollment
32,480
Founded
1962

11. University of Nigeria

For Petroleum Engineering

#21 in Africa
#712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

12. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Petroleum Engineering

#26 in Africa
#772 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Enrollment
40,000
Founded
1991

13. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Petroleum Engineering

#27 in Africa
#797 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
23,100
Founded
1981

14. Afe Babalola University

For Petroleum Engineering

#29 in Africa
#851 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

15. University of Benin

For Petroleum Engineering

#31 in Africa
#882 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

16. Ahmadu Bello University

For Petroleum Engineering

#35 in Africa
#963 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

17. University of Ilorin

For Petroleum Engineering

#49 in Africa
#1097 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Enrollment
76,000
Founded
1975

18. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Petroleum Engineering

#50 in Africa
#1098 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Enrollment
26,181
Founded
1982

19. Niger Delta University

For Petroleum Engineering

#52 in Africa
#1131 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
2000

20. University of Calabar

For Petroleum Engineering

#53 in Africa
#1149 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Enrollment
40,645
Founded
1975

24. Akwa Ibom State University

For Petroleum Engineering

#69 in Africa
#1392 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

25. Bayero University Kano

For Petroleum Engineering

#71 in Africa
#1405 in the World
Enrollment
45,810
Founded
1975

26. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Petroleum Engineering

#72 in Africa
#1416 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

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