55 Best universities for Oceanography in Nigeria

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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

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

For Oceanography

#27 in Africa
#1204 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

4. University of Nigeria

For Oceanography

#40 in Africa
#1374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

5. University of Port Harcourt

For Oceanography

#45 in Africa
#1469 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

6. University of 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

For Oceanography

#57 in Africa
#1644 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

9. University of Benin

For Oceanography

#59 in Africa
#1724 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

10. University of Ilorin

For Oceanography

#64 in Africa
#1775 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

12. University of Calabar

For Oceanography

#76 in Africa
#1942 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

14. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Oceanography

#82 in Africa
#2010 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

15. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Oceanography

#101 in Africa
#2251 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

16. Rivers State University

For Oceanography

#103 in Africa
#2291 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Oceanography

#105 in Africa
#2317 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

21. Imo State University

For Oceanography

#126 in Africa
#2840 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

24. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Oceanography

#144 in Africa
#3084 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

26. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Oceanography

#152 in Africa
#3212 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

28. Landmark University

For Oceanography

#156 in Africa
#3273 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

29. Adekunle Ajasin University

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

32. Akwa Ibom State University

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

36. University of 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

40. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Oceanography

#197 in Africa
#3848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

41. Afe Babalola University

For Oceanography

#200 in Africa
#3865 in the World
Acceptance Rate
78%
Founded
2009

42. Abia State University

For Oceanography

#205 in Africa
#3980 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

46. Osun State University

For Oceanography

#219 in Africa
#4103 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

47. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Oceanography

#221 in Africa
#4165 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

50. Kogi State University

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

53. Bowen University

For Oceanography

#240 in Africa
#4357 in the World
Founded
2001

54. Lead City University

For Oceanography

#241 in Africa
#4374 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2005

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