52 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Nigeria

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EduRank

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 26K citations received by 9.49K academic papers made by 52 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 Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Africa
#303 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Africa
#353 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Africa
#402 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

4. University of Nigeria

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in Africa
#483 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

5. Covenant University

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Africa
#518 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

6. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Africa
#538 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

7. University of Lagos

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Africa
#625 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

8. University of Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Africa
#649 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

9. University of Calabar

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Africa
#723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

10. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Africa
#747 in the World
Enrollment
20,000
Founded
1992

11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in Africa
#761 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

12. Lagos State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Africa
#796 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

13. Ahmadu Bello University

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in Africa
#824 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

14. University of Port Harcourt

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in Africa
#848 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

15. Babcock University

For Public Policy / Administration

#37 in Africa
#918 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

16. Abia State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in Africa
#978 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

17. University of Jos

For Public Policy / Administration

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

18. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#41 in Africa
#1001 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

19. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

#42 in Africa
#1002 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1990

20. University of Benin

For Public Policy / Administration

#43 in Africa
#1008 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

21. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in Africa
#1037 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

22. University of Uyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in Africa
#1087 in the World
Founded
1991

23. Delta State University, Abraka

For Public Policy / Administration

#51 in Africa
#1159 in the World
Founded
1992

24. Rivers State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#52 in Africa
#1163 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

25. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Public Policy / Administration

#55 in Africa
#1171 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

26. Redeemer's University

For Public Policy / Administration

#59 in Africa
#1284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

27. Ebonyi State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#60 in Africa
#1296 in the World
Founded
2000

28. Tai Solarin University of Education

For Public Policy / Administration

#62 in Africa
#1308 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2005

29. Ambrose Alli University

For Public Policy / Administration

#63 in Africa
#1312 in the World
Founded
1980

30. Kogi State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#66 in Africa
#1422 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

31. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

#67 in Africa
#1430 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

32. University of Abuja

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in Africa
#1436 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

33. University of Maiduguri

For Public Policy / Administration

#69 in Africa
#1447 in the World
Founded
1975

34. Usmanu Danfodio University

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in Africa
#1449 in the World
Founded
1975

35. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Public Policy / Administration

#71 in Africa
#1450 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

36. Imo State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#73 in Africa
#1460 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

37. Landmark University

For Public Policy / Administration

#74 in Africa
#1478 in the World
Acceptance Rate
100%
Founded
2011

38. Osun State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#76 in Africa
#1487 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

39. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

For Public Policy / Administration

#77 in Africa
#1488 in the World
Acceptance Rate
20%
Founded
1980

40. Benue State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#78 in Africa
#1494 in the World
Founded
1992

41. Bayero University Kano

For Public Policy / Administration

#80 in Africa
#1525 in the World
Founded
1975

42. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in Africa
#1529 in the World
Founded
1988

43. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

For Public Policy / Administration

#84 in Africa
#1565 in the World
Founded
1988

44. Niger Delta University

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in Africa
#1573 in the World
Founded
2000

45. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#88 in Africa
#1615 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

46. Kaduna State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#89 in Africa
#1636 in the World
Founded
2004

47. Nasarawa State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#90 in Africa
#1639 in the World
Founded
2002

48. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Public Policy / Administration

#91 in Africa
#1646 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

49. Federal University, Lafia

For Public Policy / Administration

#92 in Africa
#1656 in the World
Founded
2011

50. Gombe State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#93 in Africa
#1658 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2004

51. Kwara State University

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in Africa
#1666 in the World
Founded
2009

52. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

For Public Policy / Administration

#95 in Africa
#1667 in the World
Founded
1988

The best cities to study Public Policy / Administration in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Ife, Abeokuta, and Nsukka.