35 Best universities for Renewable Energy 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 Renewable Energy Engineering. A graph of 107K citations received by 5.93K 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

#17 in Africa

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#19 in Africa

#484 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#27 in Africa

#656 in the World

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

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#39 in Africa

#874 in the World

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

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1076 in the World

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

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#60 in Africa

#1083 in the World

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

7. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#61 in Africa

#1108 in the World

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

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#64 in Africa

#1134 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#68 in Africa

#1198 in the World

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

10. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#75 in Africa

#1300 in the World

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

11. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#77 in Africa

#1318 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

12. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#93 in Africa

#1501 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#100 in Africa

#1598 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

#1679 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

15. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#106 in Africa

#1705 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

16. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#109 in Africa

#1727 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

17. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#110 in Africa

#1740 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

18. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#113 in Africa

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1988

19. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#117 in Africa

#1831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

20. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#120 in Africa

#1846 in the World

Founded: 1975

21. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#123 in Africa

#1893 in the World

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

22. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#125 in Africa

#1923 in the World

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

23. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#126 in Africa

#1929 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

24. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#128 in Africa

#1945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

25. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#131 in Africa

#1979 in the World

Founded: 2007

26. Bells University of Technology

Nigeria | Ota

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#141 in Africa

#2114 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

27. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#144 in Africa

#2156 in the World

Founded: 1991

28. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#148 in Africa

#2217 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

29. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#152 in Africa

#2266 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

30. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#153 in Africa

#2276 in the World

Founded: 1992

31. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Nigeria | Yola

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#154 in Africa

#2286 in the World

Founded: 1988

32. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#157 in Africa

#2304 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

33. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#158 in Africa

#2310 in the World

Founded: 1981

34. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#159 in Africa

#2311 in the World

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

35. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#162 in Africa

#2329 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.