37 Best universities for Paramedicine and Emergency 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 Paramedicine and Emergency medicine. A graph of 83.3K citations received by 7.39K academic papers made by 37 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

#8 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

#18 in Africa

#712 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

#735 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

#782 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#33 in Africa

#1006 in the World

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

6. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#38 in Africa

#1046 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

7. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

Nigeria | Awka

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#44 in Africa

#1120 in the World

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

8. Bayero University Kano

Nigeria | Kano

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#49 in Africa

#1210 in the World

Enrollment: 45,810
Founded: 1975

9. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#51 in Africa

#1256 in the World

Enrollment: 52,000
Founded: 1975

10. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#54 in Africa

#1287 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

11. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#57 in Africa

#1312 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

#1345 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

13. Lagos State University

Nigeria | Ojo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#59 in Africa

#1368 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

14. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#60 in Africa

#1386 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

15. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#69 in Africa

#1556 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

16. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#73 in Africa

#1590 in the World

Founded: 1975

17. University of Jos

Nigeria | Jos

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#83 in Africa

#1710 in the World

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

18. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#85 in Africa

#1724 in the World

Founded: 2000

19. Covenant University

Nigeria | Ota

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#88 in Africa

#1798 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

20. University of Uyo

Nigeria | Uyo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#90 in Africa

#1808 in the World

Founded: 1991

21. Niger Delta University

Nigeria | Wilberforce Island

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#91 in Africa

#1816 in the World

Enrollment: 20,000
Founded: 2000

22. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#94 in Africa

#1860 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

23. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#95 in Africa

#1864 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

#99 in Africa

#1913 in the World

Founded: 1981

25. University of Abuja

Nigeria | Abuja

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#113 in Africa

#2052 in the World

Enrollment: 35,372
Founded: 1988

26. Babcock University

Nigeria | Ilishan-Remo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#115 in Africa

#2087 in the World

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

27. Delta State University, Abraka

Nigeria | Abraka

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#116 in Africa

#2089 in the World

Founded: 1992

28. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University

Nigeria | Uli

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#124 in Africa

#2247 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 61%
Founded: 2000

29. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#125 in Africa

#2251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

30. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#126 in Africa

#2255 in the World

Founded: 1988

31. Ambrose Alli University

Nigeria | Ekpoma

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#131 in Africa

#2286 in the World

Founded: 1980

32. Ondo State University of Science and Technology

Nigeria | Okitipupa

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#134 in Africa

#2337 in the World

Founded: 2008

33. Benue State University

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#135 in Africa

#2343 in the World

Founded: 1992

34. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#136 in Africa

#2359 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

35. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#137 in Africa

#2363 in the World

Founded: 2004

36. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#142 in Africa

#2400 in the World

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

37. Federal University, Birnin Kebbi

Nigeria | Birnin Kebbi

For Paramedicine and Emergency medicine

#146 in Africa

#2418 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.