Full list of ranking of Nigerian universities, by NUC

The National Universities Commission, NUC, has released its rankings for all Universities in Nigeria, both private and government owned, and the rankings showed quite curious results.

According to the ranking, out of over 100 ranked Universities in Nigeria, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria came out top, beating University of Lagos, and Obafemi Awolowo University to second and third places respectively.

At the 4th position is University of Ibadan. The only Non-Federal University in the top 10 ranking, the National Daily gathered is Covenant University, Ota, which also emerged as the best private university in the ranking on the 6th position in the national ranking.

Lagos State University, (LASU), Ojo is the best ranked State University at 16th position.

Other Universities at the top include: University of Ilorin at 5th, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 7th, while University of Benin, University of Abuja and University of Port Harcourt occupy the 8th, 9th, and 10th positions respectively.

Sitting at the bottom of the ladder are: Crescent University, Abeokuta at 108th, Rhema University, Aba at 109, Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo State at 110th and lastly Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa ranked 111th.

Meanwhile, three universities were unranked. They are: Pan African University Lagos, Adamawa State University Mubi and Plateau State University.

The full List of the Ranking: 1 Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State 2 University of Lagos, Akoka-Lagos 3 Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 4 University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State 5 University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State 6 Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State 7 University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 8 University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State 9 University of Abuja, Abuja, FCT 10 University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State

11 Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State

12 Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State

13 University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State 14 Federal University Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State 15 Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto 16 Lagos State University, Ojo 17 Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo State

18 Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State 19 Bayero University, Kano, Kano State 20 American University of Nigeria, Yola, Adamawa State

21 Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Osun State

22 Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State 23 University of Jos, Jos, Plateau State 24 Landmark University, Omu-Aran, Kwara State 25 Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State 26 University of Uyo, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State 27 Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi 28 Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike

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, Malete 35 Veritas University, Abuja, FCT 36 Osun State University, Oshogbo 37 University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State 38 Nasarawa State University, Keffi 39 African University of Science and Technology, Abuja, FCT

40 Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti 41 University of Calabar, Calabar, Cross River State

42 Kogi State University, Anyigba 43 Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State

44 Federal University Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State 45 Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki 46 Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ndufu-Alike 47 University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State 48 Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University, Katsina 49 Nile University of Nigeria, Abuja, FCT 50 Bowen University, Iwo 51 Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Kwara State 52 Delta State University, Abraka 53 Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State

54 Abia State University, Uturu 55 Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State 56 Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Adamawa State

57 Federal University Otuoke, Bayelsa State 58 Imo State University, Owerri 59 Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State

60 Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun, Delta State

61 Kaduna State University, Kaduna 62 Federal University Lokoja, Kogi State 63 Akwa Ibom State University, Uyo 64 Benson Idahosa University, Benin City, Edo State

65 Paul University, Awka, Anambra State 66 Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State 67 Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo Town, Oyo State 68 Lead City University, Ibadan, Oyo State 69 Bingham University, Auta Balaifi 70 Baze University, Abuja, FCT 71 Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State

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, Enugu State 78 Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa

79 Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State 80 Igbinedion University, Okada, Edo State 81 Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin 82 Achievers University, Owo, Ondo State 83 Caleb University, Imota 84 Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil

85 Federal University, Lafia, Nasarawa State 86 Sokoto State University, Sokoto 87 Fountain University, Oshogbo, Osun State 88 Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State 89 Federal University, Kashere, Gombe State 90 Federal University, Wukari, Taraba State 91 University of Mkar, Mkar, Benue State 92 Oduduwa University, Ile-Ife, Osun State 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, Enugu State 98 Salem University, Lokoja, Kogi State 99 Wellspring University, Benin City, Edo State 100 Al-Qalam University, Katsina, Katsina State 101 Novena University, Ogume 102 Western Delta University, Oghara 103 Gombe State University, Gombe 104 Kwararafa University, Wukari, Taraba State 105 Bauchi State University, Gadau … 106 Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero

107 Tansian University, Umunya … 108 Crescent University, Abeokuta, Ogun State 109 Rhema University, Aba, Abia State 110 Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo State

111 Samuel Adegboyega University, Ogwa Unranked – Pan African University, Lagos Unranked – Adamawa State University, Mubi Unranked