78 Best universities for Geography and Cartography in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Geography and Cartography. A graph of 507K citations received by 82.8K academic papers made by 78 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 Geography and Cartography

#12 in Africa
#786 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Geography and Cartography

#23 in Africa
#1003 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

3. University of Nigeria

For Geography and Cartography

#27 in Africa
#1084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

4. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Geography and Cartography

#39 in Africa
#1291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

5. Ahmadu Bello University

For Geography and Cartography

#40 in Africa
#1292 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

6. University of Lagos

For Geography and Cartography

#47 in Africa
#1485 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

7. University of Ilorin

For Geography and Cartography

#53 in Africa
#1616 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

8. Covenant University

For Geography and Cartography

#55 in Africa
#1649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

9. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Geography and Cartography

#59 in Africa
#1740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

10. University of Port Harcourt

For Geography and Cartography

#69 in Africa
#1912 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

11. University of Calabar

For Geography and Cartography

#80 in Africa
#2057 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

12. University of Benin

For Geography and Cartography

#101 in Africa
#2298 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

13. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#102 in Africa
#2336 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1990

14. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Geography and Cartography

#106 in Africa
#2399 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

15. Rivers State University

For Geography and Cartography

#110 in Africa
#2547 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

16. University of Uyo

For Geography and Cartography

#111 in Africa
#2555 in the World
Founded
1991

17. University of Maiduguri

For Geography and Cartography

#112 in Africa
#2587 in the World
Founded
1975

18. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Geography and Cartography

#119 in Africa
#2712 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

19. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Geography and Cartography

#120 in Africa
#2715 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

20. Bayero University Kano

For Geography and Cartography

#126 in Africa
#2866 in the World
Founded
1975

21. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Geography and Cartography

#128 in Africa
#2909 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

22. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Geography and Cartography

#131 in Africa
#2936 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

23. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Geography and Cartography

#139 in Africa
#3104 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

24. University of Jos

For Geography and Cartography

#140 in Africa
#3122 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

26. Delta State University, Abraka

For Geography and Cartography

#146 in Africa
#3216 in the World
Founded
1992

27. Lagos State University

For Geography and Cartography

#148 in Africa
#3234 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

29. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Geography and Cartography

#159 in Africa
#3389 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

30. Landmark University

For Geography and Cartography

#161 in Africa
#3409 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

31. Usmanu Danfodio University

For Geography and Cartography

#162 in Africa
#3419 in the World
Founded
1975

32. Ebonyi State University

For Geography and Cartography

#171 in Africa
#3585 in the World
Founded
2000

33. Ambrose Alli University

For Geography and Cartography

#177 in Africa
#3700 in the World
Founded
1980

34. Osun State University

For Geography and Cartography

#183 in Africa
#3853 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

35. University of Abuja

For Geography and Cartography

#185 in Africa
#3897 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

36. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Geography and Cartography

#192 in Africa
#3984 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

37. Pan-Atlantic University

For Geography and Cartography

#198 in Africa
#4086 in the World
Founded
2002

38. Abia State University

For Geography and Cartography

#200 in Africa
#4141 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

39. Redeemer's University

For Geography and Cartography

#202 in Africa
#4185 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

40. Imo State University

For Geography and Cartography

#204 in Africa
#4191 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

41. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Geography and Cartography

#206 in Africa
#4202 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

44. Babcock University

For Geography and Cartography

#210 in Africa
#4231 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

45. Nasarawa State University

For Geography and Cartography

#213 in Africa
#4269 in the World
Founded
2002

46. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#215 in Africa
#4312 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

47. Kwara State University

For Geography and Cartography

#222 in Africa
#4404 in the World
Founded
2009

48. Afe Babalola University

For Geography and Cartography

#223 in Africa
#4421 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

49. Kogi State University

For Geography and Cartography

#224 in Africa
#4454 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

50. Benue State University

For Geography and Cartography

#226 in Africa
#4493 in the World
Founded
1992

51. Kaduna State University

For Geography and Cartography

#229 in Africa
#4548 in the World
Founded
2004

52. Akwa Ibom State University

For Geography and Cartography

#234 in Africa
#4644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2009

53. Lead City University

For Geography and Cartography

#237 in Africa
#4683 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

54. Federal University, Lafia

For Geography and Cartography

#256 in Africa
#4992 in the World
Founded
2011

55. Bowen University

For Geography and Cartography

#260 in Africa
#5036 in the World
Founded
2001

57. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

For Geography and Cartography

#267 in Africa
#5128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
50%
Founded
2006

59. Bells University of Technology

For Geography and Cartography

#269 in Africa
#5157 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2005

60. Gombe State University

For Geography and Cartography

#272 in Africa
#5179 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2004

61. Tai Solarin University of Education

For Geography and Cartography

#275 in Africa
#5201 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2005

63. Federal University, Lokoja

For Geography and Cartography

#281 in Africa
#5402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2011

64. American University of Nigeria

For Geography and Cartography

#282 in Africa
#5423 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Founded
2004

65. Adamawa State University

For Geography and Cartography

#283 in Africa
#5445 in the World
Founded
2002

66. Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University

For Geography and Cartography

#292 in Africa
#5662 in the World
Enrollment
13,256
Founded
2006

67. Adeleke University

For Geography and Cartography

#295 in Africa
#5685 in the World
Acceptance Rate
60%
Enrollment
1,500
Founded
2011

68. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

For Geography and Cartography

#303 in Africa
#5784 in the World
Enrollment
7,000
Founded
2013

69. Federal University, Otuoke

For Geography and Cartography

#306 in Africa
#5814 in the World
Founded
2011

70. Ajayi Crowther University

For Geography and Cartography

#314 in Africa
#5907 in the World
Acceptance Rate
83%
Founded
2005

71. Igbinedion University Okada

For Geography and Cartography

#320 in Africa
#6001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
68%
Founded
1999

72. Crescent University, Abeokuta

For Geography and Cartography

#325 in Africa
#6062 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2005

73. Bingham University

For Geography and Cartography

#326 in Africa
#6068 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2005

74. Fountain University, Osogbo

For Geography and Cartography

#327 in Africa
#6094 in the World
Founded
2007

75. Paul University

For Geography and Cartography

#329 in Africa
#6098 in the World
Founded
2009

76. Benson Idahosa University

For Geography and Cartography

#332 in Africa
#6156 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Founded
2002

77. Caleb University

For Geography and Cartography

#335 in Africa
#6220 in the World
Founded
2007

78. Novena University

For Geography and Cartography

#344 in Africa
#6281 in the World
Founded
2005

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