49 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 83.7K citations received by 11.9K academic papers made by 49 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 Ibadan

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Forestry

#9 in Africa

#233 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Forestry

#13 in Africa

#304 in the World

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

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Forestry

#15 in Africa

#327 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Forestry

#16 in Africa

#367 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Forestry

#25 in Africa

#497 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Forestry

#37 in Africa

#677 in the World

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

7. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Forestry

#50 in Africa

#836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

8. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Forestry

#52 in Africa

#845 in the World

Founded: 1975

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Forestry

#55 in Africa

#889 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Forestry

#57 in Africa

#913 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

11. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Forestry

#58 in Africa

#940 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

12. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Forestry

#62 in Africa

#990 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

13. University of Uyo

For Forestry

#65 in Africa

#1037 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Forestry

#78 in Africa

#1176 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

15. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Forestry

#83 in Africa

#1220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Forestry

#84 in Africa

#1224 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

17. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Forestry

#85 in Africa

#1229 in the World

Founded: 1988

18. University of Jos

For Forestry

#91 in Africa

#1299 in the World

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

19. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Forestry

#96 in Africa

#1347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

20. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Forestry

#98 in Africa

#1362 in the World

Founded: 1988

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Forestry

#102 in Africa

#1431 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Forestry

#106 in Africa

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

23. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Forestry

#113 in Africa

#1535 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

24. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Forestry

#114 in Africa

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

25. Bayero University Kano

For Forestry

#124 in Africa

#1631 in the World

Founded: 1975

26. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Forestry

#125 in Africa

#1653 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

27. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Forestry

#134 in Africa

#1764 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

28. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Forestry

#137 in Africa

#1782 in the World

Founded: 1992

29. Covenant University

For Forestry

#139 in Africa

#1795 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

30. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Forestry

#141 in Africa

#1810 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Forestry

#144 in Africa

#1839 in the World

Founded: 1975

32. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Forestry

#145 in Africa

#1850 in the World

Founded: 2000

33. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Forestry

#150 in Africa

#1897 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

34. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Forestry

#152 in Africa

#1912 in the World

Enrollment: 16,092
Male:Female: 57:43
Founded: 1981

35. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Forestry

#153 in Africa

#1925 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

36. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Forestry

#164 in Africa

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

37. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Forestry

#165 in Africa

#2098 in the World

Founded: 1980

38. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Forestry

#167 in Africa

#2111 in the World

Founded: 2002

39. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Forestry

#172 in Africa

#2191 in the World

Founded: 2009

40. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Forestry

#176 in Africa

#2207 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

41. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Forestry

#183 in Africa

#2278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

42. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Forestry

#184 in Africa

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

43. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Forestry

#189 in Africa

#2311 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

44. Adamawa State University

For Forestry

#190 in Africa

#2315 in the World

Founded: 2002

45. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Forestry

#192 in Africa

#2324 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

46. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Forestry

#195 in Africa

#2333 in the World

Founded: 2002

47. Lagos State University

For Forestry

#197 in Africa

#2341 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

48. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Forestry

#199 in Africa

#2346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

49. Bowen University

For Forestry

#204 in Africa

#2362 in the World

Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Forestry in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Zaria, Ife, and Nsukka.

Environmental Science subfields in Nigeria

Agricultural Science67

Earth science and Geophysics50

Environmental Chemistry58

Environmental Engineering49

Environmental Management63

Geography and Cartography78

Geotechnical Engineering52

Hydrology and Water resources management17

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science53

Mining Engineering25

Petrology and Geochemistry38

Urban and Regional planning5

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation40