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World University Rankings 2026: Nigeria

28 universities ranked in Nigeria, out of 2,280 worldwide. No official admissions or graduate-earnings data is used for Nigeria yet, so the within-country part (35%) is estimated from each university’s standing among Nigeria’s universities on the global measures.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons. University of Ibadan: Eukoha · CC BY-SA 4.0; University of Calabar: Debbie042 · CC BY-SA 4.0.

National rankRank	University	World rank	Overall score	Research	Alumni outcomes	Admissions & earnings (in country)	World rank range
1	University of Ibadan	=826	24.8	9	81	est.	475–2068
2	University of Lagos	=902	23.2	10	79	est.	504–2137
3	Covenant University	=986	21.4	31	69	est.	629–2087
4	Olabisi Onabanjo University	=1107	19.0	12	73	est.	624–2161
5	University of Calabar	=1211	17.2	25	64	est.	746–2182
6	Federal University of Technology Minna	=1306	16.1	32	47	est.	722–2201
7	Bayero University Kano	=1335	15.8	27	56	est.	725–2199
8	University of Nigeria	=1346	15.7	17	65	est.	726–2211
9	Ahmadu Bello University	=1439	14.8	8	68	est.	767–2219
10	Obafemi Awolowo University	=1501	14.2	2	73	est.	753–2245
11	Babcock University	=1607	13.4	13	60	est.	791–2233
=12	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	=1648	13.1	17	53	est.	817–2235
=12	University of Ilorin	=1648	13.1	19	51	est.	810–2237
=12	University of Maiduguri	=1648	13.1	22	43	est.	793–2234
15	University of Jos	=1693	12.9	11	60	est.	855–2240
16	Federal University of Technology Owerri	=1709	12.8	16	51	est.	836–2235
17	Osun State University	=1723	12.7	22	21	est.	836–2242
18	University of Benin	=1885	11.7	12	53	est.	872–2242
19	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	=1969	11.2	15	21	est.	871–2251
20	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	=1996	11.0	11	47	est.	879–2246
21	University of Port Harcourt	=2032	10.7	3	65	est.	878–2254
22	University of Uyo	=2077	10.4	10	45	est.	888–2253
23	Enugu State University of Science and Technology	=2102	10.2	11	21	est.	897–2256
24	Michael Okpara University of Agriculture	=2133	9.8	9	21	est.	923–2262
25	Afe Babalola University	=2152	9.6	9	21	est.	909–2263
26	Ekiti State University	=2212	8.5	6	21	est.	969–2266
27	Lagos State University	2239	7.8	9	1	est.	1007–2256
28	Federal University of Technology Akure	=2240	7.7	4	47	est.	976–2271

28 universities

Research Index for Nigeria · All of Africa · All countries

National rank follows the world ranking: universities are listed in world-rank order and keep a shared rank where their world rank is shared. Research and Alumni outcomes are percentiles among all 2,280 ranked universities; Admissions & earnings is the position within the university’s own country (est. where no official data exists). How the ranking works.