2021 Ranking: UI, Covenant, OAU emerge top universities in Nigeria

The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating.

Analysis of the latest ranking by the largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution (Webometrics), showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the world, while the ranked first in Nigeria, University of Ibadan was rated 1,196 in the world.

In Nigeria, Private-owned covenant University is second, OAU third, University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos emerged fourth and fifth in Nigeria respectively.

Here is a full list of top 100 Nigerian universities, according to Webometrics

Det.

Impact Rank*

Openness Rank*

Excellence Rank*

University of Ibadan

1

2628

837

1364

Covenant University Ota

2

3823

1109

1192

Obafemi Awolowo University

3

2228

1326

2020

University of Nigeria

4

3816

881

1839

University of Lagos

5

3873

1204

2053

University of Port Harcourt

6

1886

1626

3615

Ahmadu Bello University

7

6296

1486

2182

Federal University of Technology Akure

8

7979

1355

1989

Landmark University

9

4420

2070

2807

Federal University of Technology Minna

10

7597

1573

3173

Bayero University Kano

11

9658

1891

2690

Ladoke Akintola University of Technology

12

9466

1430

3054

University of Calabar

13

8908

1184

3416

University of Benin

14

7428

1456

3694

Adekunle Ajasin University

15

2223

3276

4559

Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)

16

4305

2209

4391

Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)

17

5670

2550

4075

University of Uyo

18

9937

1982

3331

Nnamdi Azikiwe University

19

9230

1350

3980

Federal University of Technology Owerri

20

7375

1827

4341

Lagos State University

21

9029

2281

3860

University of Abuja

22

8874

2211

4041

University of Jos

23

7785

2471

4187

Redeemer’s University

24

10772

2853

3764

Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State

25

7702

2303

4700

Federal University Dutse Jigawa State

26

13566

3506

3038

University of Ilorin

27

5915

6492

2498

Ebonyi State University

28

13377

3427

3801

Osun State University

29

11381

2869

4700

Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun

30

9047

4008

4700

Delta State University Nigeria

31

11297

1810

5118

University of Agriculture Abeokuta

32

6878

6492

3089

Rivers State University of Science & Technology

33

1230

6492

5118

Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology)

34

14377

3156

5051

Federal University Lokoja Kogi State

35

3139

3506

6650

Niger Delta University

36

13180

3816

5180

Benue State University

37

11750

3792

5519

Usmanu Danfodiyo University

38

11783

6492

3764

University of Maiduguri

39

11091

6492

3980

Imo State University Owerri

40

12215

5093

5118

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

41

8223

6492

4700

American University of Nigeria

42

9623

4573

5782

African University of Science & Technology Abuja

43

13672

5327

4984

Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar

44

13610

4290

5519

Babcock University

45

9993

1866

6650

Kogi State University

46

14929

4385

5519

Kwara State University

47

11109

6492

4762

Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi

48

12677

3904

5973

Enugu State University of Science & Technology

49

10861

4134

6216

Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI

50

11062

2438

6650

Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma

51

10601

6492

5118

National Open University of Nigeria

52

7812

6492

5519

Federal University Kashere Gombe State

53

7750

4502

6650

Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna

54

10756

3573

6650

Nasarawa State University

55

12596

4378

6216

Federal University Dutsin Ma

56

12334

3031

6650

Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University)

57

10756

3844

6650

Skyline University Nigeria

58

2711

6492

6650

Southwestern University Oku Owa

59

3010

6492

6650

Akwa Ibom State University of Technology

60

13316

3319

6650

Kaduna State University

61

13121

3455

6650

Edo University Iyamho

62

12930

3577

6650

Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli)

63

14287

2975

6650

Igbinedion University Okada

64

10949

4527

6650

University of Medical Sciences Ondo

65

13762

3363

6650

Abia State University Uturu

66

13316

5093

6216

Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja)

67

13566

3632

6650

(3) Lagos State University College of Medicine

68

15414

2779

6650

Bowen University

69

14618

3159

6650

Baze University Kuchigoro

70

13030

4192

6650

Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa

71

13061

4333

6650

Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai

72

14522

3856

6650

Mountain Top University

73

13121

4498

6650

Tai Solarin University of Education

74

12615

4771

6650

Elizade University Ilara Mokin

75

14883

3985

6650

Bells University of Technology Otta

76

14711

4109

6650

Adeleke University Ede

77

14522

4282

6650

(1) Kebbi State University of Science and Technology KSUSTA

78

17765

6492

5118

Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil

79

13523

4754

6650

Lead City University Ibadan

80

14452

4466

6650

Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University

81

8940

6030

6650

Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State

82

14496

4516

6650

Pan African University Lagos

83

9039

6055

6650

Federal University Wukari Taraba State

84

16758

3635

6650

Benson Idahosa University

85

14252

5219

6650

Technical University Ibadan

86

12539

5701

6650

Gombe State University Gombe

87

16758

4414

6650

Ajayi Crowther University Oyo

88

13163

5693

6650

Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo

89

8187

6492

6650

Bauchi State University Gadau

90

14618

5399

6650

Godfrey Okoye University

91

12697

5891

6650

Joseph Ayo Babalola University

92

14452

6492

5973

Taraba State University Jalingo

93

14313

5814

6650

Bingham University New Karu

Federal University Birnin Kebbi

95

15579

5598

6650

Anchor University Lagos

96

16576

5632

6650

Yobe State University (Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Damaturu)

95

97

15521

5943

6650

Sule Lamido University

96

98

17004

5670

6650

97

98

Caleb University

99

14496

6354

6650

99

Augustine University Ilara Epe

100

100

94

13647

5990

6650