As of March 2025, Nigeria boasts a total of 283 accredited universities, categorized as follows:
- Federal Universities: 69
- State Universities: 66
- Private Universities: 148
Federal Universities
These are established and funded by the Federal Government of Nigeria.
|
University Name |
Location |
Year Established |
|
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University |
Bauchi |
1988 |
|
Ahmadu Bello University |
Zaria, Kaduna State |
1962 |
|
Bayero University |
Kano |
1975 |
|
Federal University Gashua |
Yobe State |
2013 |
|
Federal University of Petroleum Resources |
Effurun, Delta State |
2007 |
|
Federal University of Technology, Akure |
Ondo State |
1981 |
|
Federal University of Technology, Minna |
Niger State |
1982 |
|
Federal University of Technology, Owerri |
Imo State |
1980 |
|
National Open University of Nigeria (NOUN) |
Abuja |
2002 |
|
University of Abuja |
Abuja |
1988 |
|
University of Benin |
Benin City, Edo State |
1970 |
|
University of Calabar |
Cross River State |
1975 |
|
University of Ibadan |
Oyo State |
1948 |
|
University of Ilorin |
Kwara State |
1975 |
|
University of Jos |
Plateau State |
1975 |
|
University of Lagos |
Lagos State |
1962 |
|
University of Maiduguri |
Borno State |
1975 |
|
University of Nigeria |
Nsukka, Enugu State |
1960 |
|
University of Port Harcourt |
Rivers State |
1975 |
|
Usmanu Danfodiyo University |
Sokoto State |
1975 |
State Universities
These are established and funded by individual state governments.
|
University Name |
Location |
Year Established |
|
Abia State University |
Uturu, Abia State |
1981 |
|
Adamawa State University |
Mubi, Adamawa State |
2002 |
|
Adekunle Ajasin University |
Akungba, Ondo State |
1999 |
|
Akwa Ibom State University |
Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State |
2010 |
|
Ambrose Alli University |
Ekpoma, Edo State |
1980 |
|
Bauchi State University |
Gadau, Bauchi State |
2011 |
|
Benue State University |
Makurdi, Benue State |
1992 |
|
Delta State University |
Abraka, Delta State |
1992 |
|
Ekiti State University |
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State |
1982 |
|
Enugu State University of Science and Technology |
Enugu, Enugu State |
1982 |
|
Gombe State University |
Gombe, Gombe State |
2004 |
|
Imo State University |
Owerri, Imo State |
1981 |
|
Kaduna State University |
Kaduna, Kaduna State |
2004 |
|
Kano State University of Science and Technology |
Wudil, Kano State |
2001 |
|
Kebbi State University of Science and Technology |
Aliero, Kebbi State |
2006 |
|
Kogi State University |
Anyigba, Kogi State |
1999 |
|
Kwara State University |
Malete, Kwara State |
2009 |
|
Lagos State University |
Ojo, Lagos State |
1983 |
|
Nasarawa State University |
Keffi, Nasarawa State |
2002 |
|
Niger Delta University |
Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State |
2000 |
|
Olabisi Onabanjo University |
Ago Iwoye, Ogun State |
1982 |
|
Osun State University |
Osogbo, Osun State |
2006 |
|
Plateau State University |
Bokkos, Plateau State |
2005 |
|
Rivers State University |
Port Harcourt, Rivers State |
1980 |
|
Sokoto State University |
Sokoto, Sokoto State |
2009 |
|
Taraba State University |
Jalingo, Taraba State |
2008 |
|
Umaru Musa Yar'adua University |
Katsina, Katsina State |
2006 |
|
Yobe State University |
Damaturu, Yobe State |
2006 |
|
Zamfara State University |
Talata Mafara, Zamfara State |
2018 |
Private Universities
These are established by individuals, corporate organizations, or religious bodies.
|
University Name |
Location |
Year Established |
|
Afe Babalola University |
Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State |
2009 |
|
American University of Nigeria |
Yola, Adamawa State |
2003 |
|
Babcock University |
Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State |
1999 |
|
Bowen University |
Iwo, Osun State |
2001 |
|
Covenant University |
Ota, Ogun State |
2002 |
|
Igbinedion University |
Okada, Edo State |
1999 |
|
Joseph Ayo Babalola University |
Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State |
2006 |
|
Madonna University |
Elele, Rivers State |
1999 |
|
Nile University of Nigeria |
Abuja |
2009 |
|
Pan-Atlantic University |
Lagos State |
2002 |
|
Redeemer's University |
Ede, Osun State |
2005 |
|
Renaissance University |
Enugu, Enugu State |
2005 |
|
Salem University |
Lokoja, Kogi State |
2007 |
|
Veritas University |
Abuja |
2007 |
|
Wellspring University |
Benin City, Edo State |
2009 |
|
Western Delta University |
Oghara, Delta State |
2007 |
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