NUC RANKS FEDERAL, STATE OWNED AND PRIVATE UNIVERSITIES IN NIGERIA

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The National Universities Commission (NUC) has released its ranking for all Universities in Nigeria, both private and government owned.

According to the ranking, out of the over hundred (100) ranked Universities, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria came out tops, beating University of Lagos, and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife to second and third places.

At the 4th position is the University of Ibadan.

The only Non-Federal University in the top ten ranking 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 the 16th position, with the Delta State University placing 52nd in the ranking

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

Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo state is in the 55th position

Sitting at the bottom of the ladder are: Crescent University, Abeokuta 108th, Rhema University, Aba 109th, Wesley University of Science and Technology, Ondo State 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.

Here is the full List of 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.

SOURCE: National Daily

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