58 Best universities for Family medicine in Nigeria

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Family medicine. A graph of 235K citations received by 25.2K academic papers made by 58 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 Family medicine

#8 in Africa

#245 in the World

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

2. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Family medicine

#16 in Africa

#362 in the World

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

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Family medicine

#19 in Africa

#397 in the World

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

4. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Family medicine

#22 in Africa

#413 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

5. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Family medicine

#23 in Africa

#417 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

6. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Family medicine

#35 in Africa

#645 in the World

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

7. Bayero University Kano

For Family medicine

#41 in Africa

#688 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

8. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Family medicine

#45 in Africa

#765 in the World

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

9. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Family medicine

#47 in Africa

#812 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

10. University of Jos

For Family medicine

#48 in Africa

#813 in the World

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

11. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Family medicine

#50 in Africa

#822 in the World

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

12. Lagos State University

For Family medicine

#51 in Africa

#830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

13. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Family medicine

#53 in Africa

#848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

14. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Family medicine

#54 in Africa

#861 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

15. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Family medicine

#56 in Africa

#879 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Family medicine

#60 in Africa

#914 in the World

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

17. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Family medicine

#71 in Africa

#1063 in the World

Founded: 1975

18. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Family medicine

#77 in Africa

#1102 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 130,000
Founded: 1999

19. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Family medicine

#82 in Africa

#1164 in the World

Founded: 2000

20. University of Uyo

For Family medicine

#86 in Africa

#1185 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Family medicine

#88 in Africa

#1197 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

22. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Family medicine

#92 in Africa

#1230 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

23. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Family medicine

#98 in Africa

#1315 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

24. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Family medicine

#100 in Africa

#1343 in the World

Founded: 1992

25. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Family medicine

#102 in Africa

#1383 in the World

Founded: 1981

26. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Family medicine

#105 in Africa

#1405 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

27. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Family medicine

#106 in Africa

#1414 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

28. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Family medicine

#107 in Africa

#1435 in the World

Founded: 1992

29. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Family medicine

#117 in Africa

#1619 in the World

Founded: 1980

30. Bowen University

For Family medicine

#126 in Africa

#1712 in the World

Enrollment: 4,751
Founded: 2001

31. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Family medicine

#132 in Africa

#1762 in the World

Founded: 2004

32. Imo State University

Nigeria | Owerri

For Family medicine

#134 in Africa

#1789 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

33. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Family medicine

#136 in Africa

#1819 in the World

Founded: 2008

34. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Family medicine

#137 in Africa

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

35. Abia State University

Nigeria | Uturu

For Family medicine

#138 in Africa

#1834 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1981

36. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Family medicine

#139 in Africa

#1836 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

37. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Family medicine

#144 in Africa

#1938 in the World

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

38. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Family medicine

#149 in Africa

#2032 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

39. Bingham University

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

For Family medicine

#153 in Africa

#2081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 9,000
Founded: 2005

40. Joseph Ayo Babalola University

Nigeria | Ikeji-Arakeji

For Family medicine

#154 in Africa

#2089 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2006

41. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

For Family medicine

#161 in Africa

#2125 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

42. Gombe State University

Nigeria | Gombe

For Family medicine

#162 in Africa

#2149 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2004

43. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Family medicine

#166 in Africa

#2204 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

44. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture

Nigeria | Umuahia

For Family medicine

#168 in Africa

#2209 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 1992

45. Covenant University

For Family medicine

#172 in Africa

#2275 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

46. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi

For Family medicine

#174 in Africa

#2346 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2013

47. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Family medicine

#178 in Africa

#2375 in the World

Founded: 1988

48. Igbinedion University Okada

Nigeria | Okada

For Family medicine

#179 in Africa

#2393 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 68%
Founded: 1999

49. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Family medicine

#185 in Africa

#2452 in the World

Enrollment: 35,000
Founded: 2002

50. Lead City University

Nigeria | Ibadan

For Family medicine

#190 in Africa

#2587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 59%
Founded: 2005

51. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Family medicine

#192 in Africa

#2603 in the World

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

52. Redeemer's University

For Family medicine

#195 in Africa

#2610 in the World

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

53. Novena University

Nigeria | Ogume

For Family medicine

#198 in Africa

#2620 in the World

Founded: 2005

54. Kogi State University

Nigeria | Anyigba

For Family medicine

#200 in Africa

#2669 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1999

55. Pan-Atlantic University

Nigeria | Lagos

For Family medicine

#204 in Africa

#2705 in the World

Founded: 2002

56. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Family medicine

#208 in Africa

#2733 in the World

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

57. Modibbo Adama University of Technology

For Family medicine

#213 in Africa

#2762 in the World

Founded: 1988

58. Adeleke University

For Family medicine

#219 in Africa

#2816 in the World

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

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

Medicine subfields in Nigeria

Anatomy and Physiology54

Anesthesiology37

Bioethics/Medical Ethics14

Clinical Psychology43

Critical Care Nursing32

Forensic Science14

Gastroenterology and Hepatology45

Health Science61

Healthcare Management (MHA)54

Medical Physics2

Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)44

Occupational Therapy5

Oncology and Cancer research43

Ophthalmology15

Paramedicine and Emergency medicine37

Physical Therapy34

Plastic Surgery3

Public Health76

Radiation Therapy6

Radiology and Nuclear medicine53

Respiratory Therapy2

Sonography and Ultrasound2

Sports / Exercise science5

Sports Medicine8