38 Best universities for Nuclear Physics in Nigeria

Updated: February 29, 2024

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Nigeria ranked based on their research performance in Nuclear Physics. A graph of 49.1K citations received by 6.41K academic papers made by 38 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 Nuclear Physics

#36 in Africa

#1429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1948

2. Ahmadu Bello University

Nigeria | Zaria

For Nuclear Physics

#37 in Africa

#1441 in the World

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

3. Obafemi Awolowo University

For Nuclear Physics

#40 in Africa

#1584 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 7%
Founded: 1962

4. University of Nigeria

Nigeria | Nsukka

For Nuclear Physics

#51 in Africa

#1880 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 38%
Founded: 1960

5. Federal University of Technology, Akure

Nigeria | Akure

For Nuclear Physics

#53 in Africa

#1895 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 49%
Enrollment: 17,672
Founded: 1981

6. University of Ilorin

Nigeria | Ilorin

For Nuclear Physics

#57 in Africa

#1927 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 75%
Founded: 1975

7. University of Calabar

Nigeria | Calabar

For Nuclear Physics

#62 in Africa

#1953 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1975

8. University of Port Harcourt

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Nuclear Physics

#65 in Africa

#2030 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Founded: 1975

9. University of Lagos

Nigeria | Lagos

For Nuclear Physics

#71 in Africa

#2088 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Founded: 1962

10. Covenant University

For Nuclear Physics

#75 in Africa

#2223 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Founded: 2002

11. Rivers State University

Nigeria | Port Harcourt

For Nuclear Physics

#92 in Africa

#2657 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1980

12. Federal University of Technology, Minna

Nigeria | Minna

For Nuclear Physics

#97 in Africa

#2703 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 14%
Founded: 1982

13. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta

Nigeria | Abeokuta

For Nuclear Physics

#103 in Africa

#2806 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 32%
Founded: 1988

14. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Nuclear Physics

#106 in Africa

#2822 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Founded: 1982

15. University of Uyo

For Nuclear Physics

#107 in Africa

#2830 in the World

Founded: 1991

16. University of Benin

Nigeria | Benin

For Nuclear Physics

#109 in Africa

#2841 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Founded: 1970

17. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

Nigeria | Ogbomoso

For Nuclear Physics

#117 in Africa

#2945 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Founded: 1990

18. Olabisi Onabanjo University

Nigeria | Ago Iwoye

For Nuclear Physics

#119 in Africa

#2986 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Founded: 1982

19. University of Maiduguri

Nigeria | Maiduguri

For Nuclear Physics

#121 in Africa

#3101 in the World

Founded: 1975

20. Nnamdi Azikiwe University

For Nuclear Physics

#123 in Africa

#3131 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 12%
Founded: 1991

21. Bayero University Kano

For Nuclear Physics

#126 in Africa

#3148 in the World

Founded: 1975

22. Federal University of Petroleum Resources

Nigeria | Effurun

For Nuclear Physics

#131 in Africa

#3208 in the World

Founded: 2007

23. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

Nigeria | Bauchi

For Nuclear Physics

#132 in Africa

#3210 in the World

Founded: 1988

24. Landmark University

Nigeria | Omu-Aran

For Nuclear Physics

#134 in Africa

#3243 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 2011

25. Federal University of Technology, Owerri

Nigeria | Owerri

For Nuclear Physics

#142 in Africa

#3340 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1980

26. University of Agriculture, Makurdi

Nigeria | Makurdi

For Nuclear Physics

#143 in Africa

#3353 in the World

Founded: 1988

27. Usmanu Danfodio University

Nigeria | Sokoto

For Nuclear Physics

#145 in Africa

#3360 in the World

Founded: 1975

28. Ebonyi State University

Nigeria | Abakaliki

For Nuclear Physics

#147 in Africa

#3383 in the World

Founded: 2000

29. Adekunle Ajasin University

Nigeria | Akungba Akoko

For Nuclear Physics

#148 in Africa

#3429 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Founded: 1982

30. Tai Solarin University of Education

Nigeria | Ijebu-Ode

For Nuclear Physics

#153 in Africa

#3470 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2005

31. Nasarawa State University

Nigeria | Keffi

For Nuclear Physics

#154 in Africa

#3495 in the World

Founded: 2002

32. Akwa Ibom State University

Nigeria | Ikot Akpad

For Nuclear Physics

#159 in Africa

#3562 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2009

33. Lagos State University

For Nuclear Physics

#160 in Africa

#3568 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Founded: 1983

34. Kaduna State University

Nigeria | Kaduna

For Nuclear Physics

#161 in Africa

#3593 in the World

Founded: 2004

35. Federal University, Lafia

Nigeria | Lafia

For Nuclear Physics

#165 in Africa

#3618 in the World

Founded: 2011

36. Afe Babalola University

Nigeria | Ado Ekiti

For Nuclear Physics

#166 in Africa

#3619 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 78%
Founded: 2009

37. Osun State University

Nigeria | Osogbo

For Nuclear Physics

#168 in Africa

#3631 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Founded: 2007

38. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti

Nigeria | Oye-Ekiti

For Nuclear Physics

#169 in Africa

#3655 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Founded: 2011

The best cities to study Nuclear Physics in Nigeria based on the number of universities and their ranks are Ibadan, Zaria, Ife, and Nsukka.

Physics subfields in Nigeria

Acoustical Engineering36

Astrophysics and Astronomy54

Atomic and Molecular physics12

Condensed Matter Physics19

Materials Science75

Medical Physics1

Nanotechnology47

Optical Engineering66

Quantum and Particle physics75

Theoretical Physics9