27 Best universities for Renewable Energy Engineering in Nigeria

Updated: February 29, 2024

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 52.7K citations received by 4.3K academic papers made by 27 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

#513 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#20 in Africa

#550 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#28 in Africa

#698 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#43 in Africa

#944 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#55 in Africa

#1057 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#65 in Africa

#1194 in the World

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

7. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#67 in Africa

#1230 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#70 in Africa

#1271 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#72 in Africa

#1313 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

10. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#73 in Africa

#1326 in the World

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

11. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#78 in Africa

#1381 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

12. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#100 in Africa

#1694 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

13. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#102 in Africa

#1707 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

14. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#107 in Africa

#1750 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

15. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#108 in Africa

#1763 in the World

Founded: 1975

16. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#111 in Africa

#1863 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

17. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#114 in Africa

#1893 in the World

Founded: 1988

18. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#119 in Africa

#1936 in the World

Founded: 1975

19. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#120 in Africa

#1941 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

20. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#124 in Africa

#1961 in the World

Founded: 1975

21. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#126 in Africa

#1998 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

22. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#127 in Africa

#1999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

23. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#130 in Africa

#2045 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

24. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#131 in Africa

#2066 in the World

Founded: 2007

25. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#134 in Africa

#2093 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

26. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#135 in Africa

#2095 in the World

Founded: 1991

27. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Renewable Energy Engineering

#138 in Africa

#2146 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

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.