16 Best universities for Hydrology and Water resources management 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 Hydrology and Water resources management. A graph of 12.1K citations received by 2.2K academic papers made by 16 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 Hydrology and Water resources management

#15 in Africa

#197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#26 in Africa

#336 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

3. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#29 in Africa

#379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#30 in Africa

#384 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#36 in Africa

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

6. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#38 in Africa

#444 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

7. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#41 in Africa

#459 in the World

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

8. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#43 in Africa

#464 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

9. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#61 in Africa

#650 in the World

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

10. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#64 in Africa

#658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

11. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#69 in Africa

#726 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

12. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#70 in Africa

#728 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

13. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#75 in Africa

#792 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#76 in Africa

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

15. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#83 in Africa

#859 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

16. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Hydrology and Water resources management

#88 in Africa

#900 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

The best cities to study Hydrology and Water resources management in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Port Harcourt, Ilorin, and Nsukka.