17 Best Dental schools in Nigeria

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Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Dentistry. A graph of 26.9K citations received by 3.89K academic papers made by 17 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 Lagos

For Dentistry

#12 in Africa
#537 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1962

2. University of Ibadan

For Dentistry

#14 in Africa
#585 in the World
Acceptance Rate
11%
Founded
1948

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Dentistry

#15 in Africa
#605 in the World
Acceptance Rate
7%
Founded
1962

4. University of Benin

For Dentistry

#31 in Africa
#1206 in the World
Acceptance Rate
70%
Founded
1970

5. University of Nigeria

For Dentistry

#36 in Africa
#1252 in the World
Acceptance Rate
38%
Founded
1960

6. Ahmadu Bello University

For Dentistry

#46 in Africa
#1433 in the World
Acceptance Rate
8%
Enrollment
49,436
Founded
1962

7. University of Port Harcourt

For Dentistry

#51 in Africa
#1571 in the World
Acceptance Rate
15%
Founded
1975

9. University of Calabar

For Dentistry

#58 in Africa
#1705 in the World
Acceptance Rate
30%
Founded
1975

11. Federal University of Technology, Akure

For Dentistry

#63 in Africa
#1791 in the World
Acceptance Rate
49%
Enrollment
17,672
Founded
1981

12. Lagos State University

For Dentistry

#66 in Africa
#1933 in the World
Acceptance Rate
25%
Founded
1983

15. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

For Dentistry

#77 in Africa
#2119 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Founded
1982

16. University of Ilorin

For Dentistry

#80 in Africa
#2180 in the World
Acceptance Rate
75%
Founded
1975

17. University of Jos

For Dentistry

#86 in Africa
#2221 in the World
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
24,169
Male:Female
54:46
Founded
1975

The best cities to study Dentistry in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Lagos, Ibadan, Ife, and Benin.