35 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 91.2K citations received by 5.7K academic papers made by 35 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. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#16 in Africa

#466 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in Africa

#487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Africa

#650 in the World

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

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#40 in Africa

#895 in the World

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

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#58 in Africa

#1060 in the World

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

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#60 in Africa

#1095 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

7. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#62 in Africa

#1112 in the World

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

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#65 in Africa

#1155 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#69 in Africa

#1212 in the World

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

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#74 in Africa

#1296 in the World

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

11. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#75 in Africa

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

12. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#94 in Africa

#1513 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#100 in Africa

#1599 in the World

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

14. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#104 in Africa

#1689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

15. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#106 in Africa

#1700 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

16. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#110 in Africa

#1733 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

17. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#113 in Africa

#1774 in the World

Founded: 1988

18. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#114 in Africa

#1821 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

19. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#116 in Africa

#1829 in the World

Founded: 1975

20. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#120 in Africa

#1866 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#121 in Africa

#1871 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Africa

#1952 in the World

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

23. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#128 in Africa

#1962 in the World

Founded: 2007

24. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#129 in Africa

#1965 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

25. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#130 in Africa

#1968 in the World

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

26. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#142 in Africa

#2175 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

27. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#143 in Africa

#2176 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Bells University of Technology

Nigeria | Ota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#145 in Africa

#2193 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

29. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#149 in Africa

#2221 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

30. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#151 in Africa

#2247 in the World

Founded: 1992

31. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Nigeria | Yola

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#152 in Africa

#2249 in the World

Founded: 1988

32. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#153 in Africa

#2271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

33. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#154 in Africa

#2272 in the World

Founded: 1981

34. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#155 in Africa

#2279 in the World

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

35. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#157 in Africa

#2293 in the World

Founded: 2009

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