39 Best universities for Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine. A graph of 91.4K citations received by 7.86K academic papers made by 39 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#10 in Africa

#466 in the World

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

2. Obafemi Awolowo University

Nigeria | Ife

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#20 in Africa

#725 in the World

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

3. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#21 in Africa

#741 in the World

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

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#25 in Africa

#772 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#37 in Africa

#1031 in the World

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

6. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#40 in Africa

#1069 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

7. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#44 in Africa

#1125 in the World

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

8. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#50 in Africa

#1222 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

9. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#51 in Africa

#1253 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#54 in Africa

#1298 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#57 in Africa

#1316 in the World

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

12. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#58 in Africa

#1342 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

13. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#59 in Africa

#1362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

14. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#61 in Africa

#1384 in the World

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

15. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#73 in Africa

#1580 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

16. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#77 in Africa

#1613 in the World

Founded: 1975

17. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#81 in Africa

#1686 in the World

Founded: 2000

18. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#86 in Africa

#1741 in the World

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

19. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#90 in Africa

#1806 in the World

Founded: 1991

20. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#92 in Africa

#1827 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

21. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#94 in Africa

#1848 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

22. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#95 in Africa

#1852 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

23. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#98 in Africa

#1874 in the World

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

24. Enugu State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Enugu

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#102 in Africa

#1912 in the World

Founded: 1981

25. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#115 in Africa

#2100 in the World

Founded: 1992

26. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#116 in Africa

#2101 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1999

27. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#117 in Africa

#2109 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

28. Bingham University

Nigeria | Auta Balifi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#123 in Africa

#2269 in the World

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

29. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#124 in Africa

#2281 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

30. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#125 in Africa

#2282 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#127 in Africa

#2297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

32. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#134 in Africa

#2339 in the World

Founded: 1980

33. Bowen University

Nigeria | Iwo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#135 in Africa

#2342 in the World

Enrollment: 4,751
Founded: 2001

34. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#136 in Africa

#2362 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

35. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#137 in Africa

#2371 in the World

Founded: 2008

36. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#139 in Africa

#2402 in the World

Founded: 1992

37. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#140 in Africa

#2408 in the World

Founded: 2004

38. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#143 in Africa

#2431 in the World

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

39. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#150 in Africa

#2491 in the World

Enrollment: 7,000
Founded: 2013

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