List of universities in Nigeria


This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and a federal capital territory. As a result of the oil boom years of the 1970s, tertiary level of education was expanded to reach every sub-region of Nigeria. The federal government and the state governments were previously the only bodies licensed to operate universities. Recently, licenses have been granted to individuals, corporate bodies and religious bodies to establish private universities in the country.
The National Universities Commission is the major accreditation and regulatory body that enforces uniform standard and sets admissions capacity of every university in Nigeria.
NameStateAbbreviationLocationFundingFounded
Adekunle Ajasin UniversityOndoAAUAAkungba-AkokoState1999
Federal University of Agriculture, AbeokutaOgunFUNAABAbeokutaState1988
Obafemi Awolowo UniversityOsunOAUIle IfeFederal1961
Abia State UniversityAbiaABSUUturuState1981
Joseph Ayo Babalola UniversityOsunJABUIkeji-ArakejiPrivate2006
Redeemer's University NigeriaOsunRUNEdePrivate2005
Afe Babalola UniversityEkitiABUADAdo-EkitiPrivate2009
Akwa Ibom State University Akwa IbomAKSUUyoState2010
Bakassi Technical UniversityAkwa IbomBTUUyoPrivate2000
American University of NigeriaAdamawaAUNYolaPrivate2005
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa UniversityBauchiATBUBauchiFederal1980
Adamawa State UniversityAdamawaADSUMubiState2002
Achievers UniversityOndoACOwoPrivate2007
Ahmadu Bello UniversityKadunaABUZariaFederal1962
Al-Hikmah UniversityKwaraAHUIlorinPrivate2005
Ambrose Alli UniversityEdoAAUEkpomaState1981
Anambra State University formerly Anambra State University Of Science And TechnologyAnambraANSUUliState2000
Ajayi Crowther UniversityOyoACUOyoPrivate2005
Bayero UniversityKanoBUKKanoFederal1977
Babcock UniversityOgunBUIlishan-RemoPrivate1959
Bells University of TechnologyOgunBUTOtaPrivate2004
Benson Idahosa UniversityEdoBIUBenin CityPrivate2002
Benue State UniversityBenueBSUMakurdiState1992
ECWA Bingham UniversityNassarawaBUNew KaruPrivate2005
Bowen UniversityOsumBUIwoPrivate2002
Bukar Abba Ibrahim UniversityYobeYSUDamaturuState2006
CETEP City UniversityLagosCULagosPrivate2005
Caleb UniversityLagosCUlIkoroduPrivate2008
Caritas UniversityEnuguCUEnuguPrivate2004
City UniversityLagosCUYabaPrivate
National Open University of NigeriaLagosNOUNVictoria IslandFederal1983
City University of TechnologyKadunaCUTKadunaPrivate1956
Covenant UniversityOgunCUOtaPrivate2002
Crawford UniversityOgunCUFaith City, IgbesaPrivate2005
Crawford UniversityEkitiCUOye-Ekiti CampusPrivate2005
Crescent UniversityOgunCUAbeokutaPrivate2005
Cross River University of TechnologyCross RiverCRUTECHEkpo-Abasi, CalabarState2002
Delta State University, AbrakaDeltaDELSUAbrakaState1992
Ebonyi State UniversityEbonyiEBSUAbakalikiState1996
Evangel University, AkaezeEbonyiEUAAkaezePrivate2012
Elizade UniversityOndoIlara-MokinPrivate2012
Fountain University, OsogboOsunFUOOsogboPrivate2007
Federal University Oye-EkitiEkitiFUOYEOye-EkitiFederal2011
Federal University, Dutsin-MaKatsinaFUDMKatsinaFederal2011
Federal University of Technology AkureOndoFUTAAkuraFederal1981
Federal University Ndufe Alike, IkwoEbonyiFUNAIIkwoFederal2011
Gregory UniversityAbiaUturuPrivate2012
Godfrey Okoye UniversityEnuguGOUEnuguPrivate2009
Igbinedion UniversityEdoIUOOkadaPrivate1999
Koladaisi UniversityOyoKUIbadan, OyoState2015
Oduduwa UniversityOsunOUIIpetumodu, Ile-IfePrivate2009
Landmark UniversityKwaraLUOmu-AranPrivate2011
Michael and Cecilia Ibru UniversityDeltaMCIUAgbara-Otor, Ughelli NorthPrivate2015
Lagos State UniversityLagosLASUOjoState1983
Nasarawa State UniversityNassarawaNSUKKeffiState2001
Nigerian Turkish Nile UniversityFCTNTNUAbujaPrivate1998
Plateau State University BokkosPlateauPLASUBokkosState2005
Skyline University NigeriaKanoSUNKanoPrivate2018
Taraba State UniversityTarabaJalingoState2011
University of BeninEdoUNIBENBenin CityFederal1970
University of CalabarCross RiverUNICALCalabarFederal1975
University of IbadanOyoUIIbadanFederal1948
University of JosPlateauUJJosFederal1971
Umaru Musa Yar'adua University KatsinaKatsinaUMYUKatsinaState2006
University of LagosLagosUNILAGLagosFederal1962
University of Port HarcourtRiversUNIPORTPort HarcourtFederal1975
University of Nigeria, NsukkaEnuguUNNNsukkaFederal1955
Veritas University AbujaFCTVUNABwariPrivate2007

- Established in 1853 as a CMS Training Institution in Abeokuta prior to its relocation to Lagos from 1868 to 1896. It was retrospectively established at Oyo in March 1920.