55 Best universities for Oceanography 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 Oceanography. A graph of 128K citations received by 14.6K academic papers made by 55 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 Oceanography

#20 in Africa

#1050 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Oceanography

#24 in Africa

#1147 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Oceanography

#27 in Africa

#1204 in the World

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

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Oceanography

#40 in Africa

#1374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Oceanography

#45 in Africa

#1469 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

6. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Oceanography

#46 in Africa

#1477 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

7. Covenant University

For Oceanography

#49 in Africa

#1502 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Oceanography

#57 in Africa

#1644 in the World

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

9. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Oceanography

#59 in Africa

#1724 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

10. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Oceanography

#64 in Africa

#1775 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Oceanography

#75 in Africa

#1937 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

12. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Oceanography

#76 in Africa

#1942 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

13. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Oceanography

#77 in Africa

#1947 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Oceanography

#82 in Africa

#2010 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

15. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Oceanography

#101 in Africa

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

16. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Oceanography

#103 in Africa

#2291 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

17. University of Uyo

For Oceanography

#104 in Africa

#2298 in the World

Founded: 1991

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Oceanography

#105 in Africa

#2317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

19. Bayero University Kano

For Oceanography

#123 in Africa

#2823 in the World

Founded: 1975

20. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Oceanography

#125 in Africa

#2838 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

21. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Oceanography

#126 in Africa

#2840 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

22. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Oceanography

#129 in Africa

#2868 in the World

Founded: 1992

23. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Oceanography

#135 in Africa

#2945 in the World

Founded: 1975

24. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Oceanography

#144 in Africa

#3084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

25. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Oceanography

#145 in Africa

#3133 in the World

Founded: 1988

26. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Oceanography

#152 in Africa

#3212 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

27. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Oceanography

#154 in Africa

#3252 in the World

Founded: 1988

28. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Oceanography

#156 in Africa

#3273 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

29. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Oceanography

#158 in Africa

#3309 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

30. Lagos State University

For Oceanography

#160 in Africa

#3346 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

31. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Oceanography

#163 in Africa

#3365 in the World

Founded: 2000

32. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Oceanography

#167 in Africa

#3426 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

33. University of Jos

For Oceanography

#168 in Africa

#3431 in the World

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

34. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Oceanography

#169 in Africa

#3472 in the World

Founded: 2000

35. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Oceanography

#183 in Africa

#3687 in the World

Founded: 2007

36. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Oceanography

#185 in Africa

#3697 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

37. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Oceanography

#190 in Africa

#3723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

38. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Oceanography

#193 in Africa

#3789 in the World

Founded: 1975

39. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Oceanography

#195 in Africa

#3804 in the World

Founded: 1988

40. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Oceanography

#197 in Africa

#3848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

41. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Oceanography

#200 in Africa

#3865 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

42. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Oceanography

#205 in Africa

#3980 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

43. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Oceanography

#208 in Africa

#4001 in the World

Founded: 1980

44. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Oceanography

#217 in Africa

#4079 in the World

Founded: 2002

45. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Oceanography

#218 in Africa

#4095 in the World

Founded: 2009

46. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Oceanography

#219 in Africa

#4103 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

47. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Oceanography

#221 in Africa

#4165 in the World

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

48. African University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Abuja

For Oceanography

#227 in Africa

#4249 in the World

Founded: 2007

49. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Oceanography

#230 in Africa

#4294 in the World

Founded: 2004

50. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Oceanography

#231 in Africa

#4306 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

51. Bells University of Technology

For Oceanography

#234 in Africa

#4334 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

52. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Oceanography

#237 in Africa

#4343 in the World

Founded: 1992

53. Bowen University

For Oceanography

#240 in Africa

#4357 in the World

Founded: 2001

54. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Oceanography

#241 in Africa

#4374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

55. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Oceanography

#242 in Africa

#4376 in the World

Founded: 2008

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