36 Best universities for Structural 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 Structural Engineering. A graph of 36.7K citations received by 6.8K academic papers made by 36 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. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Structural Engineering

#30 in Africa

#1482 in the World

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

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Structural Engineering

#43 in Africa

#1719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. Covenant University

For Structural Engineering

#45 in Africa

#1755 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

4. University of Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Structural Engineering

#46 in Africa

#1759 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

5. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Structural Engineering

#52 in Africa

#1830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

6. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Structural Engineering

#58 in Africa

#1971 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

7. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Structural Engineering

#59 in Africa

#1979 in the World

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

8. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Structural Engineering

#67 in Africa

#2071 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

9. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Structural Engineering

#72 in Africa

#2269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

10. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Structural Engineering

#89 in Africa

#2509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

11. Bayero University Kano

For Structural Engineering

#97 in Africa

#2725 in the World

Founded: 1975

12. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Structural Engineering

#101 in Africa

#2780 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

13. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Structural Engineering

#102 in Africa

#2784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Structural Engineering

#108 in Africa

#2867 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Structural Engineering

#110 in Africa

#2888 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

16. University of Uyo

For Structural Engineering

#111 in Africa

#2916 in the World

Founded: 1991

17. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Structural Engineering

#115 in Africa

#3084 in the World

Founded: 1988

18. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Structural Engineering

#118 in Africa

#3108 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

19. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Structural Engineering

#120 in Africa

#3203 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

20. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Structural Engineering

#121 in Africa

#3206 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Structural Engineering

#124 in Africa

#3269 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Structural Engineering

#125 in Africa

#3275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

23. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Structural Engineering

#130 in Africa

#3333 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

24. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Structural Engineering

#132 in Africa

#3343 in the World

Founded: 1975

25. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Structural Engineering

#135 in Africa

#3408 in the World

Founded: 1988

26. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Structural Engineering

#138 in Africa

#3471 in the World

Founded: 2009

27. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Structural Engineering

#140 in Africa

#3506 in the World

Founded: 2007

28. University of Jos

For Structural Engineering

#143 in Africa

#3564 in the World

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

29. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Structural Engineering

#146 in Africa

#3579 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

30. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Structural Engineering

#155 in Africa

#3695 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

31. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Structural Engineering

#157 in Africa

#3716 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

32. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Structural Engineering

#164 in Africa

#3788 in the World

Founded: 2007

33. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Structural Engineering

#165 in Africa

#3806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

34. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Structural Engineering

#166 in Africa

#3811 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

35. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Structural Engineering

#168 in Africa

#3833 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

36. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Structural Engineering

#169 in Africa

#3834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

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

Engineering subfields in Nigeria

Acoustical Engineering36

Aerospace Engineering47

Agricultural Engineering13

Architectural Engineering4

Automation and Control engineering4

Automotive Engineering22

Biochemical Engineering3

Biotechnology51

Chemical Engineering56

Civil Engineering38

Computer Engineering5

Computer Networking47

Construction Management4

Electrical Engineering65

Electronic Engineering19

Engineering Management4

Environmental Engineering49

Firefighting and Fire Science4

Geotechnical Engineering52

Human-Computer Interaction5

Landscape Architecture5

Materials Science75

Mechanical Engineering63

Metallurgical Engineering66

Mining Engineering25

Nanotechnology47

Nuclear Engineering2

Operations Research9

Optical Engineering66

Petroleum Engineering17

Reliability and Quality Engineering11

Remote Sensing13

Renewable Energy Engineering27

Systems Engineering24

Telecommunications54

Transportation Engineering10