45 Best Theology / Divinity / Religious studies schools in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Theology / Divinity / Religious studies. A graph of 31.5K citations received by 8.29K academic papers made by 45 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 Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#11 in Africa
#723 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

2. University of Nigeria

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#18 in Africa
#1071 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#19 in Africa
#1137 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

4. University of Calabar

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#27 in Africa
#1413 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

5. University of Lagos

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#31 in Africa
#1486 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

6. University of Ilorin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#36 in Africa
#1776 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

7. University of Port Harcourt

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#38 in Africa
#1852 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

8. Covenant University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#44 in Africa
#1955 in the World
Acceptance Rate
89%
Founded
2002

9. Ahmadu Bello University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#51 in Africa
#2128 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

10. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#53 in Africa
#2134 in the World
Acceptance Rate
12%
Founded
1991

11. Lagos State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#62 in Africa
#2371 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

12. Pan-Atlantic University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#66 in Africa
#2437 in the World
Founded
2002

13. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#67 in Africa
#2500 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

14. Olabisi Onabanjo University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#70 in Africa
#2552 in the World
Acceptance Rate
27%
Founded
1982

15. University of Benin

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#73 in Africa
#2622 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

16. Adekunle Ajasin University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#77 in Africa
#2714 in the World
Acceptance Rate
39%
Founded
1982

17. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#78 in Africa
#2719 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

18. Bayero University Kano

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#80 in Africa
#2757 in the World
Founded
1975

19. Ebonyi State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#83 in Africa
#2811 in the World
Founded
2000

20. University of Uyo

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#86 in Africa
#2872 in the World
Founded
1991

21. Delta State University, Abraka

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#89 in Africa
#2907 in the World
Founded
1992

22. University of Jos

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#95 in Africa
#3025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

23. Usmanu Danfodio University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#103 in Africa
#3198 in the World
Founded
1975

24. Rivers State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#106 in Africa
#3284 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1980

25. University of Maiduguri

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#113 in Africa
#3399 in the World
Founded
1975

26. Babcock University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#115 in Africa
#3411 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1999

27. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#116 in Africa
#3464 in the World
Acceptance Rate
32%
Founded
1988

28. Ambrose Alli University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#122 in Africa
#3570 in the World
Founded
1980

29. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#125 in Africa
#3613 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1990

30. Redeemer's University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#131 in Africa
#3696 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
2005

31. Nasarawa State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#132 in Africa
#3703 in the World
Founded
2002

32. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#134 in Africa
#3737 in the World
Acceptance Rate
61%
Founded
2000

33. Osun State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#135 in Africa
#3740 in the World
Acceptance Rate
26%
Founded
2007

34. Kogi State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#142 in Africa
#3829 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1999

35. Benue State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#143 in Africa
#3832 in the World
Founded
1992

36. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#145 in Africa
#3874 in the World
Enrollment
16,092
Male:Female
57:43
Founded
1981

37. Kwara State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#146 in Africa
#3875 in the World
Founded
2009

38. University of Abuja

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#156 in Africa
#4003 in the World
Enrollment
4,680
Founded
1988

39. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#157 in Africa
#4005 in the World
Acceptance Rate
58%
Founded
2011

40. Federal University of Technology, Minna

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#159 in Africa
#4020 in the World
Acceptance Rate
14%
Founded
1982

41. Gombe State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#160 in Africa
#4025 in the World
Acceptance Rate
59%
Founded
2004

42. Imo State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#162 in Africa
#4033 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1981

43. Kaduna State University

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#166 in Africa
#4076 in the World
Founded
2004

44. Federal University, Lafia

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#167 in Africa
#4079 in the World
Founded
2011

45. Tai Solarin University of Education

For Theology / Divinity / Religious studies

#169 in Africa
#4088 in the World
Acceptance Rate
40%
Founded
2005

The best cities to study Theology / Divinity / Religious studies in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Nsukka, Ife, and Calabar.