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Full NUC Ranking of Top Universities In Nigeria In 2021

Full NUC Ranking of Top Universities In Nigeria In 2021

– University of Ibadan (U.I) leaders, followed by Redeemers University, Covenant university

There is no doubt that Nigeria can boast of over 170 universities located in the 36 States of the federation. They are categorised in three major layers – Federal, States and private universities.

It is administratively progressive to review the standing of licensed Universities so as to troubleshoot their challenges and proffer solutions to maintain standards and still keep them competitive.

The recent development has revealed that some of the private Universities have really buckled up and are contributing immensely to the knowledge economy and other strategic areas that will engender development through good teaching and research.

some of the first generation Universities have maintained their leadership while others are struggling. The true rating and ranking are better handled by independent experts who will consider various factors and deploy requisite techniques, which includes their adaptability and compliance to the latest development in technology, teaching techniques with employment of experts in various fields.

Here’s the list of the top universities in Nigeria according to NUC 2021 Ranking: 

  1. University of Ibadan – 454.56 points 
  2. Redeemer’s University – 384.96 points 
  3. Covenant University    – 368.11 points 
  4. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology – 315.23 points 
  5. Federal University of Technology, Akure – 264.14 points
  6. Afe Babalola University – 254.52 points
  7. University of Ilorin – 248.86 points
  8. Babcock University – 227.77 points
  9. Landmark University – 217.06 points
  10. Edo University – 207.15 points   
  11. Mountain Top University – 206.47 points   
  12. Pan-Atlantic University – 201.77 points   
  13. Lagos State University – 199.90 points   
  14. Obafemi Awolowo University – 199.25 points
  15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta – 190.25 points
  16. Federal University Lokoja – 187.88 points   
  17. Skyline University, Nigeria – 186.42 points
  18. Chrisland University – 183.39 points   
  19. Ondo State University of Medical Sciences – 180.53 points
  20. University of Nigeria, Nsukka – 178.03 points
  21. Ekiti State University – 173.11 points 
  22. American University of Nigerian – 171.37 points
  23. Rivers State University – 170.48 points   
  24. Elizade University – 160.60 points   
  25. Nile University of Nigeria – 157.37 points   
  26. Bells University of Technology – 149.65 points
  27. The Technical University – 146.63 points
  28. Rhema University – 142.71 points   
  29. Federal University of Technology, Minna – 140.14 points
  30. Bowen University – 139.62 points   
  31. King’s University – 131.35 points 
  32. Edwin Clark University – 129.97 points   
  33. Delta State University – 124.02 points    
  34. Godfrey Okoye University – 120.00 points   
  35. University of Lagos – 116.64 points   
  36. Nnamdi Azikiwe University – 113.65 points
  37. University of Uyo – 112.29 points
  38. Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology – 110.87 points   
  39. Kwara State University – 108.22 points   
  40. University of Calabar – 107.99 points   
  41. University of Benin – 106.01 points   
  42. Ebonyi State University – 105.26 points   
  43. Hezekiah University – 101.57 points   
  44. Osun State University – 99.30 points   
  45. Adeleke University – 97.06 points   
  46. Bingham University – 95.39 points   
  47. Samuel Adegboyega University – 94.52 points
  48. University of Port-Harcourt – 90.27 points   
  49. Lead City University – 87.11 points   
  50. Crawford University – 86.76 points   
  51. National Open University of Nigeria – 86.41 points
  52. Baze University – 85.59 points   
  53. Arthur Jarvis University – 84.11 points
  54. Spiritan University – 83.84 points   
  55. University of Abuja – 80.88 points   
  56. Michael & Cecilia Ibru University – 80.66 points
  57. Kola Daisi University – 78.79 points   
  58. Federal University Wukari – 78.72 points   
  59. Admiralty University – 71.47 points   
  60. Caleb University – 71.08 points   
  61. Dominion University – 69.90 points   
  62. Federal University, Dutse – 68.13 points
  63. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti – 68.01 points
  64. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University – 61.44 points
  65. Bayelsa Medical University Yenagoa – 61.12 points
  66. PAMO University of Medical Sciences – 60.12 points
  67. Bayero University – 57.99 points 
  68. Mcpherson University – 57.02 points
  69. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto – 56.93 points
  70. Maitama Sule University – 56.90 points   
  71. Tai Solarin University of Education – 55.71 points
  72. Federal University, Otuoke – 53.33 points
  73. Ahmadu Bello University – 52.63 points
  74. Abia State University – 52.34 points
  75. Clifford University – 49.14 points
  76. Adamawa State University – 48.12 points
  77. Cross River University of Technology – 46.98 points
  78. Federal University of Technology, Owerri – 44.28 points
  79. University of Jos – 44.01 points
  80. Augustine University – 43.12 points
  81. Benue State University – 41.86 points
  82. Nigerian Defense Academy – 39.75 points
  83. University of Maiduguri – 38.76 points
  84. Benson Idahosa University – 38.67 points
  85. Oduduwa University – 36.87 points
  86. University of Agriculture, Makurdi – 36.34 points
  87. Adekunle Ajasin University    – 35.90 points
  88. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology – 34.12 points
  89. Federal University Lafia – 33.28 points
  90. Summit University – 33.03 points
  91. Niger-Delta University – 32.91 points
  92. Ibrahim Babangida University – 32.67 points
  93. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture – 32.18 points
  94. Nigerian Army University, Biu – 31.95 points
  95. Kogi State University – 30.32 points
  96. Air Force Institute of Technology – 28.90 points
  97. Nasarawa State University – 28.33 points
  98. Kaduna State University – 28.00 points
  99. Gombe State University – 26.04 points
  100. Imo State University – 25.97 points
  1. Kano University of Science & Technology – 25.67 points
  2. Bauchi State University – 25.54 points
  3. Dominican University – 21.79 points
  4. Enugu State University of Science & Tech – 21.00 points
  5. Achievers University – 18.91 points
  6. Hallmark University    – 17.61 points
  7. Federal University, Kashere    – 17.22 points
  8. Crescent University – 14.16 points
  9. Al-Qalam University    – 13.62 points
  10. Legacy University – 12.11 points
  11. Renaissance University – 8.92 points
  12. Igbinedion University – 4.05 points
  13. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University – 0.59 points

Bottom Line 

The list above is the official NUC university ranking for 2021 as published on the NUSrankings website. According to the NUC, this ranking was made from analysis of twelve indicators. From the list, the best University in Nigeria is the University of Ibadan in Oyo state. 

UI got 454.56 points, a difference of 69.6 points from the second best University, Redeemer’s University. Popular Nigerian universities like the University of Lagos came 35th with  116.64 points; UNN came 20th with 178.03 points while Landmark university is 9th with 217.06 points. 

The list reveals that the worst university in Nigeria is the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University in Bauchi State. 

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