56 Best Forestry schools 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 Forestry. A graph of 150K citations received by 17.6K academic papers made by 56 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

#222 in the World

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

2. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Forestry

#14 in Africa

#297 in the World

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

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Forestry

#15 in Africa

#308 in the World

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

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Forestry

#18 in Africa

#344 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Forestry

#29 in Africa

#479 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Forestry

#39 in Africa

#607 in the World

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

7. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Forestry

#44 in Africa

#708 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

8. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Forestry

#47 in Africa

#738 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Forestry

#52 in Africa

#784 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Forestry

#54 in Africa

#814 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Forestry

#59 in Africa

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

12. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Forestry

#61 in Africa

#878 in the World

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

13. University of Uyo

For Forestry

#67 in Africa

#986 in the World

Founded: 1991

14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Forestry

#73 in Africa

#1026 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

15. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Forestry

#75 in Africa

#1052 in the World

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

16. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Forestry

#76 in Africa

#1058 in the World

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

17. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Forestry

#78 in Africa

#1071 in the World

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

18. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Forestry

#80 in Africa

#1083 in the World

Founded: 1988

19. Bayero University Kano

For Forestry

#93 in Africa

#1218 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

20. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Forestry

#102 in Africa

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

21. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Forestry

#104 in Africa

#1305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

22. University of Jos

For Forestry

#105 in Africa

#1307 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

23. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Forestry

#109 in Africa

#1338 in the World

Founded: 1988

24. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Forestry

#112 in Africa

#1399 in the World

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

25. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Forestry

#114 in Africa

#1413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

26. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Forestry

#116 in Africa

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1975

27. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Forestry

#130 in Africa

#1585 in the World

Founded: 1988

28. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Forestry

#133 in Africa

#1600 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

29. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Forestry

#139 in Africa

#1665 in the World

Founded: 1992

30. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Forestry

#140 in Africa

#1667 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

31. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Forestry

#141 in Africa

#1684 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

32. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Forestry

#144 in Africa

#1713 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

33. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Forestry

#147 in Africa

#1722 in the World

Founded: 2000

34. Covenant University

For Forestry

#148 in Africa

#1734 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

35. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Forestry

#152 in Africa

#1792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

36. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Forestry

#158 in Africa

#1888 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

37. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Forestry

#159 in Africa

#1894 in the World

Founded: 1981

38. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Forestry

#169 in Africa

#2096 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

39. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Forestry

#171 in Africa

#2123 in the World

Founded: 1980

40. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Forestry

#175 in Africa

#2164 in the World

Founded: 2009

41. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Forestry

#178 in Africa

#2216 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

42. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Forestry

#179 in Africa

#2219 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

43. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Forestry

#180 in Africa

#2220 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

44. Lagos State University

For Forestry

#181 in Africa

#2237 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

45. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Forestry

#184 in Africa

#2276 in the World

Founded: 1992

46. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Forestry

#187 in Africa

#2317 in the World

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

47. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Forestry

#188 in Africa

#2321 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

48. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Forestry

#191 in Africa

#2391 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

49. Adamawa State University

For Forestry

#192 in Africa

#2410 in the World

Founded: 2002

50. Bowen University

For Forestry

#193 in Africa

#2416 in the World

Enrollment: 4,751
Founded: 2001

51. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Forestry

#213 in Africa

#2513 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

52. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Forestry

#217 in Africa

#2547 in the World

Founded: 2002

53. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Forestry

#219 in Africa

#2561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

54. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Forestry

#220 in Africa

#2594 in the World

Founded: 2004

55. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Forestry

#221 in Africa

#2619 in the World

Founded: 2008

56. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Forestry

#222 in Africa

#2630 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

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 Science72

Earth science and Geophysics57

Environmental Chemistry62

Environmental Engineering56

Environmental Management71

Geography and Cartography78

Geotechnical Engineering62

Hydrology and Water resources management24

Meteorology and Atmospheric Science64

Mining Engineering25

Petrology and Geochemistry48

Urban and Regional planning6

Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation52