49 Best Forestry schools in Nigeria

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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

For Forestry

#9 in Africa
#233 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. Ahmadu Bello University

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

For Forestry

#16 in Africa
#367 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

6. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Forestry

#37 in Africa
#677 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

7. University of Benin

For Forestry

#50 in Africa
#836 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

9. University of Ilorin

For Forestry

#55 in Africa
#889 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

11. University of Port Harcourt

For Forestry

#58 in Africa
#940 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

12. University of Calabar

For Forestry

#62 in Africa
#990 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

15. University of Lagos

For Forestry

#83 in Africa
#1220 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

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

21. Rivers State University

For Forestry

#102 in Africa
#1431 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

22. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Forestry

#106 in Africa
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

23. Abia State University

For Forestry

#113 in Africa
#1535 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

26. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Forestry

#125 in Africa
#1653 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

27. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Forestry

#134 in Africa
#1764 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

29. Covenant University

For Forestry

#139 in Africa
#1795 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

33. University of Abuja

For Forestry

#150 in Africa
#1897 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

34. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Forestry

#152 in Africa
#1912 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

35. Landmark University

For Forestry

#153 in Africa
#1925 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

36. Imo State University

For Forestry

#164 in Africa
#2084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

40. Osun State University

For Forestry

#176 in Africa
#2207 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

41. Akwa Ibom State University

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

For Forestry

#189 in Africa
#2311 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

45. Afe Babalola University

For Forestry

#192 in Africa
#2324 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

47. Lagos State University

For Forestry

#197 in Africa
#2341 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

48. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Forestry

#199 in Africa
#2346 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

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