Top ten Nigerian Universities Ranking 2017, Updated list

 This university ranking is based on the performances of schools in 2017, which can still be changed anytime soon, base on the performance at the federal level. Even though the federal university have never seized to always take the top ten position, we can see covenant maintaining a 6th position which is a very good one for the private institution , while the University of Ibadan maintained its champion on the top spot.

2017 Nigerian Universities Ranking Table

Rank University Location 1 University of Ibadan Ibadan 2 University of Lagos Lagos 3 Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife 4 Ahmadu Bello University Zaria 5 University of Ilorin Ilorin 6 Covenant University Ota 7 University of Nigeria Nsukka ... 8 University of Benin Ugbowo ... 9 University of Abuja Abuja 10 University of Port Harcourt Port Harcourt 11 Federal University of Technology, Minna Minna 12 Federal University of Technology, Owerri Owerri 13 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Abeokuta ... 14 Federal University Oye-Ekiti Oye ... 15 Usmanu Danfodio University Sokoto 16 Lagos State University Ojo 17 Federal University of Technology, Akure Akure 18 Babcock University Ilishan-Remo ... 19 Bayero University Kano Kano 20 American University of Nigeria Yola 21 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso ... 22 Afe Babalola University Ado-Ekiti 23 University of Jos Jos 24 Landmark University Omu-Aran 25 Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka ... 26 University of Uyo Uyo 27 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Bauchi 28 Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umuahia 29 Enugu State University of Science and Technology Enugu 30 Rivers State University of Science and Technology Port Harcourt 31 Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba Akoko ... 32 Benue State University Makurdi 33 Redeemer's University Mowe 34 Kwara State University Ilorin 35 Veritas University Abuja 36 Osun State University Oshogbo ... 37 University of Agriculture, Makurdi Makurdi 38 Nasarawa State University Keffi 39 African University of Science and Technology Abuja 40 Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti Ado-Ekiti 41 University of Calabar Calabar 42 Kogi State University Anyigba 43 Tai Solarin University of Education Ijebu-Ode ... 44 Federal University, Dutsin-Ma Dutsin-Ma 45 Ebonyi State University Abakaliki 46 Federal University, Ndufu-Alike Ndufu-Alike 47 University of Maiduguri Maiduguri 48 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University Katsina 49 Nile University of Nigeria Abuja 50 Bowen University Iwo 51 Al-Hikmah University Ilorin ... 52 Delta State University, Abraka Abraka 53 Niger Delta University Wilberforce Island Yenagoa 54 Abia State University Uturu 55 Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma 56 Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola 57 Federal University, Otuoke Otuoke 58 Imo State University Owerri 59 Olabisi Onabanjo University Ago Iwoye ... 60 Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun 61 Kaduna State University Kaduna 62 Federal University, Lokoja Lokoja 63 Akwa Ibom State University Uyo 64 Benson Idahosa University Benin City 65 Paul University Awka 66 Federal University, Dutse Dutse 67 Ajayi Crowther University Oyo Town 68 Lead City University Ibadan 69 Bingham University Auta Balifi 70 Baze University Abuja 71 Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai 72 Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University Uli 73 Joseph Ayo Babalola University Ikeji-Arakeji 74 Madonna University Okija ... 75 Crawford University Faith City ... 76 Cross River University of Technology Calabar ... 77 Caritas University Enugu 78 Ondo State University of Science and Technology Okitipupa 79 Bells University of Technology Ota 80 Igbinedion University Okada Okada ... 81 Elizade University Ilara-Mokin 82 Achievers University, Owo Owo 83 Caleb University Imota 84 Kano University of Science and Technology Wudil 85 Federal University, Lafia Lafia 86 Sokoto State University Sokoto 87 Fountain University Oshogbo 88 Adeleke University Ede 89 Federal University, Kashere Kashere 90 Federal University, Wukari Wukari 91 University of Mkar Mkar 92 Oduduwa University Ile Ife 93 Godfrey Okoye University Ugwuomu-Nike 94 Taraba State University Jalingo 95 Obong University Obong Ntak 96 Yobe State University Damaturu 97 Renaissance University Enugu 98 Salem University Lokoja 99 Wellspring University Benin City 100 Al-Qalam University, Katsina Katsina 101 Novena University Ogume 102 Western Delta University Oghara 103 Gombe State University Gombe 104 Kwararafa University Wukari Wukari 105 Bauchi State University Gadau ... 106 Kebbi State University of Science and Technology Aliero 107 Tansian University Umunya ... 108 Crescent University, Abeokuta Abeokuta 109 Rhema University Aba 110 Wesley University of Science and Technology Ondo City 111 Samuel Adegboyega University Ogwa Un Adamawa State University Mubi Un Pan African University Lagos Un Plateau State University Bokkos Un Northwest University Kano Kofar Kabuga  Note: 'UN' here means unlisted