52 Best universities for Public Policy / Administration 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 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

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Public Policy / Administration

#8 in Africa

#303 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Public Policy / Administration

#10 in Africa

#353 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

3. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Public Policy / Administration

#13 in Africa

#402 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Public Policy / Administration

#16 in Africa

#483 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Public Policy / Administration

#18 in Africa

#518 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

6. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Public Policy / Administration

#19 in Africa

#538 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

7. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Public Policy / Administration

#22 in Africa

#625 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

8. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#23 in Africa

#649 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

9. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Public Policy / Administration

#25 in Africa

#723 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

10. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Public Policy / Administration

#27 in Africa

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Public Policy / Administration

#28 in Africa

#761 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

12. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Public Policy / Administration

#29 in Africa

#796 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

13. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Public Policy / Administration

#30 in Africa

#824 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

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

15. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Public Policy / Administration

#37 in Africa

#918 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

16. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Public Policy / Administration

#39 in Africa

#978 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

17. University of Jos

Nigeria | 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

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#41 in Africa

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

19. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Public Policy / Administration

#42 in Africa

#1002 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

20. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Public Policy / Administration

#43 in Africa

#1008 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

21. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Public Policy / Administration

#45 in Africa

#1037 in the World

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

22. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Public Policy / Administration

#48 in Africa

#1087 in the World

Founded: 1991

23. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Public Policy / Administration

#51 in Africa

#1159 in the World

Founded: 1992

24. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Public Policy / Administration

#52 in Africa

#1163 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

25. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Public Policy / Administration

#55 in Africa

#1171 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

26. Redeemer's University

Nigeria | Ede

For Public Policy / Administration

#59 in Africa

#1284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 2005

27. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Public Policy / Administration

#60 in Africa

#1296 in the World

Founded: 2000

28. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Public Policy / Administration

#62 in Africa

#1308 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

29. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Public Policy / Administration

#63 in Africa

#1312 in the World

Founded: 1980

30. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Public Policy / Administration

#66 in Africa

#1422 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

31. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Public Policy / Administration

#67 in Africa

#1430 in the World

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

32. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Public Policy / Administration

#68 in Africa

#1436 in the World

Enrollment: 4,680
Founded: 1988

33. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Public Policy / Administration

#69 in Africa

#1447 in the World

Founded: 1975

34. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Public Policy / Administration

#70 in Africa

#1449 in the World

Founded: 1975

35. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Public Policy / Administration

#71 in Africa

#1450 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

36. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Public Policy / Administration

#73 in Africa

#1460 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

37. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Public Policy / Administration

#74 in Africa

#1478 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

38. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Public Policy / Administration

#76 in Africa

#1487 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

39. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Public Policy / Administration

#77 in Africa

#1488 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

40. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Public Policy / Administration

#78 in Africa

#1494 in the World

Founded: 1992

41. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Public Policy / Administration

#80 in Africa

#1525 in the World

Founded: 1975

42. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

Nigeria | Yola

For Public Policy / Administration

#82 in Africa

#1529 in the World

Founded: 1988

43. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Public Policy / Administration

#84 in Africa

#1565 in the World

Founded: 1988

44. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Public Policy / Administration

#86 in Africa

#1573 in the World

Founded: 2000

45. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Public Policy / Administration

#88 in Africa

#1615 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

46. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Public Policy / Administration

#89 in Africa

#1636 in the World

Founded: 2004

47. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Public Policy / Administration

#90 in Africa

#1639 in the World

Founded: 2002

48. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Public Policy / Administration

#91 in Africa

#1646 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

49. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Public Policy / Administration

#92 in Africa

#1656 in the World

Founded: 2011

50. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Public Policy / Administration

#93 in Africa

#1658 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

51. Kwara State University

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Public Policy / Administration

#94 in Africa

#1666 in the World

Founded: 2009

52. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

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.