18 Best universities for Classics and Ancient History 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 Classics and Ancient History. A graph of 15K citations received by 3.13K academic papers made by 18 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 Classics and Ancient History

#18 in Africa

#827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Classics and Ancient History

#24 in Africa

#1051 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Classics and Ancient History

#30 in Africa

#1245 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

4. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Classics and Ancient History

#37 in Africa

#1412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

5. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Classics and Ancient History

#38 in Africa

#1451 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

6. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Classics and Ancient History

#44 in Africa

#1625 in the World

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

7. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Classics and Ancient History

#45 in Africa

#1661 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Classics and Ancient History

#50 in Africa

#1754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Classics and Ancient History

#52 in Africa

#1870 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Classics and Ancient History

#55 in Africa

#1878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

11. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Classics and Ancient History

#58 in Africa

#1961 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

12. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Classics and Ancient History

#65 in Africa

#2116 in the World

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

13. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Classics and Ancient History

#68 in Africa

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

14. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Classics and Ancient History

#69 in Africa

#2179 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

15. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Classics and Ancient History

#70 in Africa

#2191 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

16. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Classics and Ancient History

#71 in Africa

#2199 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

17. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Classics and Ancient History

#73 in Africa

#2252 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

18. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Classics and Ancient History

#75 in Africa

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

The best cities to study Classics and Ancient History in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Nsukka, Ife, and Lagos.