60 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration in Nigeria

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Public Policy / Administration. A graph of 65.1K citations received by 14.7K academic papers made by 60 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 Public Policy / Administration

#6 in Africa

#240 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 41,269
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Africa

#314 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Enrollment: 32,480
Founded: 1962

3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Public Policy / Administration

#11 in Africa

#330 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Africa

#347 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Public Policy / Administration

#15 in Africa

#412 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Public Policy / Administration

#17 in Africa

#471 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

7. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Public Policy / Administration

#20 in Africa

#509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 48,680
Founded: 1962

8. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Public Policy / Administration

#21 in Africa

#531 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

9. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Africa

#539 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 40,645
Founded: 1975

10. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Public Policy / Administration

#24 in Africa

#562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Enrollment: 40,000
Founded: 1991

11. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Africa

#570 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Enrollment: 76,000
Founded: 1975

12. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Public Policy / Administration

#26 in Africa

#583 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

13. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Africa

#648 in the World

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

14. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Public Policy / Administration

#31 in Africa

#657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

15. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Public Policy / Administration

#33 in Africa

#707 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

16. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#34 in Africa

#708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

17. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Public Policy / Administration

#35 in Africa

#746 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

18. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in Africa

#831 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

19. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Public Policy / Administration

#40 in Africa

#838 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

20. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Public Policy / Administration

#42 in Africa

#878 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

21. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in Africa

#901 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 30,000
Founded: 1990

22. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#46 in Africa

#907 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Public Policy / Administration

#49 in Africa

#931 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Public Policy / Administration

#52 in Africa

#983 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 23,100
Founded: 1981

25. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Public Policy / Administration

#55 in Africa

#1042 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

26. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Public Policy / Administration

#57 in Africa

#1073 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

27. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Public Policy / Administration

#58 in Africa

#1120 in the World

Founded: 2000

28. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Public Policy / Administration

#59 in Africa

#1123 in the World

Founded: 1975

29. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Public Policy / Administration

#60 in Africa

#1124 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

30. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Public Policy / Administration

#63 in Africa

#1183 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

31. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Public Policy / Administration

#65 in Africa

#1194 in the World

Founded: 1981

32. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Public Policy / Administration

#67 in Africa

#1242 in the World

Founded: 1980

33. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in Africa

#1246 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

34. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Public Policy / Administration

#69 in Africa

#1248 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

35. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Nigeria | Yola

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in Africa

#1263 in the World

Founded: 1988

36. Redeemer's University

Nigeria | Ede

For Public Policy / Administration

#71 in Africa

#1268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 2005

37. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Public Policy / Administration

#72 in Africa

#1286 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

38. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Public Policy / Administration

#74 in Africa

#1324 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

39. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Public Policy / Administration

#75 in Africa

#1333 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

40. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Public Policy / Administration

#77 in Africa

#1351 in the World

Founded: 1992

41. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Public Policy / Administration

#80 in Africa

#1375 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

42. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Public Policy / Administration

#81 in Africa

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

43. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in Africa

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

44. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Public Policy / Administration

#85 in Africa

#1461 in the World

Founded: 1988

45. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in Africa

#1472 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

46. Bells University of Technology

Nigeria | Ota

For Public Policy / Administration

#90 in Africa

#1538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 2005

47. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#92 in Africa

#1578 in the World

Founded: 2009

48. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in Africa

#1623 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

49. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Public Policy / Administration

#98 in Africa

#1672 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

50. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Public Policy / Administration

#99 in Africa

#1673 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2011

51. Adamawa State University

Nigeria | Mubi

For Public Policy / Administration

#102 in Africa

#1700 in the World

Founded: 2002

52. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Public Policy / Administration

#104 in Africa

#1708 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Enrollment: 26,181
Founded: 1982

53. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Public Policy / Administration

#110 in Africa

#1760 in the World

Founded: 2004

54. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Public Policy / Administration

#111 in Africa

#1768 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

55. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#112 in Africa

#1773 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

56. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Public Policy / Administration

#115 in Africa

#1796 in the World

Founded: 1988

57. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Public Policy / Administration

#116 in Africa

#1805 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

58. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Public Policy / Administration

#117 in Africa

#1843 in the World

Founded: 2002

59. Federal University, Otuoke

Nigeria | Otuoke

For Public Policy / Administration

#118 in Africa

#1852 in the World

Founded: 2011

60. Adeleke University

Nigeria | Ede

For Public Policy / Administration

#119 in Africa

#1877 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 2011

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.