- Overall Rankings of Nigeria’s 113 Universities
By Banji Ayoola
Barely one year after Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, OAUSTECH, started operating under its new name, the institution has ranked 39 among Nigeria’s 113 federal, state and private universities. It also ranks 9 among the 32 state universities in the South West.
The overall rankings showed the nation’s premier university, the University of Ibadan, as topmost with 454.56 points. It is followed by Redeemer University, 384.96 points and Covenant University, 368.11 points. Notably, the first is a federal university, while the second and third are privately owned.
These were contained in the 2021 Nigerian University System Rankings, which are uniquely credible rankings based on 100 percent regular and peer-validated data and powered by the league of directors of academic planning, and signed by the Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission, NUC, Prof Abubakar Adamu Rasheed on December 11, 2021.
The 146 page document had Prof Biodun Saliu as Coordinator while Prof Peter Okebukola served as Technical Director.
The universities were ranked based on 12 indicators as agreed by national consensus of the league of Directors of Academic
Planning and Vice-Chancellors. These are:
- Student-Teacher Ratio (aligned with 2022 THE ranking);
- Percentage Female (aligned with 2022 THE ranking);
- Percentage of Full Professors;
- Percentage of International Staff;
- Percentage of International Students (aligned with 2022 THE ranking);
- Percentage of Programmes with FULL accreditation;
- Efficiency;
- ALL Citations Per Capita (aligned with 2021 AD-Scientific ranking);
- h-index Per Capita (aligned with 2021 AD-Scientific ranking);
- i-10 index Per Capita (aligned with 2021 AD-Scientific ranking);
- Google Scholar Presence; and
- Contribution to Knowledge Economy (aligned with 2020 Knowledge Economy Index).
Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OASUSTECH), formerly Ondo State University of Science and Technology, (OSUSTECH), was established in 2007, but did not commence full academic work until 2010/2011 academic session.
OAUSTECH was renamed from the former Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa in February last year.
The State Government conveyed the name-change to the NUC in a letter ref. Pol. 381/142 dated 5th February, 2020, and signed by the then Secretary to the State Government, Hon. Ifedayo Abegunde, describing the decision “as a mark of honour to the late Governor of the State (Dr Agagu) for his visionary leadership and contribution to the advancement of education in the State”.
It attached to the letter an extract of the State Executive Council conclusion, and the amendment bill passed by the House of Assembly and assented to by the Governor for ease of reference. It added: “The import of this letter is to notify your esteemed Commission of this change of name.” The letter urged the NUC to henceforth address the University as Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa “in all official matters and correspondence.”
As planned by its founder and former Governor of Ondo State, the late Dr. Olusegun Agagu, the University was meant to be a world class institution of higher learning that will attract and prepare intelligent and talented young men and women from diverse backgrounds within the State, Nigeria and beyond for all round training and development in science and technology. It was meant to position them for scientific discovery and innovations that will positively impact on the society and influence the decision-making processes of the State and the country at large.
It was envisioned “to be a leading internationally-recognised institution, raising a corpus of technologically-competent individuals able to respond to the needs of their environment in a technologically-driven economy”.
Its mission is “to provide sound scientific, technological and professional training, identify technological needs and problems, solve them within the context of community, national needs, and sustainable development”
With its motto of “For Society and Development,” the University aims at providing the needed manpower training to address the critical areas of industrial and technological development of Ondo State and Nigeria as a whole.
Academic activities took off fully in January 2011 while the matriculation of the first set of students held on Thursday 3rd of March 2011.
The late Governor Agagu was an illustrious son of Iju Odo in Okitipupa Local Government area of the state, in Ondo South Senatorial District, who died at 65 on September 13, 2013. He is fondly remembered in Nigeria as a consummate politician; a first class geologist and lecturer who, for years imparted knowledge to many people across the world; a meticulous brilliant planner and administrator; a great son and icon who truly loved Ondo state; a national hero; a man who never held grudges, whose death was described as a great loss to the state and the country. He was governor of the state between May 2003 and February 2009,
Following are the overall rankings of all Nigeria’s 113 universities as per rank, university and overall score:
1. University of Ibadan 454.56
2. Redeemer’s University 384.96
3. Covenant University 368.11
4. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology 315.23
5. Federal University of Technology, Akure 264.14
6. Afe Babalola University. 254.52
7. University of Ilorin 248.86
8. Babcock University 227.77
9. Landmark University 217.06
10. Edo University 207.15
11. Mountain Top University 206.47
12. Pan-Atlantic University 201.77
13. Lagos State University 199.90
14. Obafemi Awolowo University 199.25
15. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta 190.25
16. Skyline University, Nigeria 186.42
17. Chrisland University 183.39
18. Federal University Lokoja 183.05
19. Ondo State University of Medical Sciences 180.53
20. University of Nigeria 178.03
21. Ekiti State University (formerly University of AdoEkiti)
173.11
22. American University of Nigeria 171.37
23. Rivers State University 170.48
24. Elizade University. 160.60
25. Nile University of Nigeria 157.37
26. Bells University of Technology 149.65
27. The Technical University 146.63
28. Rhema University 142.71
29. Federal University of Technology, Minna 140.14
30. Bowen University 139.62
31. Kings University. 131.35
32. Edwin Clark University 129.97
33. Delta State University 124.02
34. Godfrey Okoye University 120.00
35. PAMO University of Medical Sciences 119.88
36. University of Lagos 116.64
37. Nnamdi Azikiwe University 113.65
2021 Rankings of Nigerian Universities page 13
Rank University OVERALL
38. University of Uyo 112.29
39. Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology 110.87
40. Kwara State University 108.22
41. University of Calabar 107.99
42. University of Benin 106.01
43. Ebonyi State University 105.26
44. Hezekiah University 101.57
45. Osun State University 99.30
46. Adeleke University 97.06
47. Bingham University 95.39
48. Samuel Adegboyega University 94.52
49. University of Port-Harcourt 90.27
50. Lead City University 87.11
51. Crawford University 86.76
52. National Open University of Nigeria 86.41
53. Baze University 85.59
54. Arthur Jarvis University. 84.11
55. Spiritan University 83.84
56. University of Abuja 80.88
57. Michael & Cecilia Ibru University 80.66
58. Kola Daisi University 78.79
59. Federal University Wukari 78.72
60. Admiralty University 71.47
61. Caleb University 71.08
62. Dominion University 69.90
63. Federal University, Dutse, 68.13
64. Federal University, Oye-Ekiti 68.01
65. Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University 61.44
66. Bayelsa Medical University Yenagoa 61.12
67. Bayero University 57.99
68. Mcpherson University. 57.02
69. Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto 56.93
70. Maitama Sule University 56.90
71. Tai Solarin University of Education 55.71
72. Federal University, Otuoke 53.33
73. Ahmadu Bello University, 52.63
74. Abia State University 52.34
75. Clifford University 49.14
76. Adamawa State University 48.12
77. Cross River University of Technology 46.98
78. Federal University of Technology, Owerri 44.28
79. University of Jos 44.01
80. Augustine University 43.12
81. Benue State University 41.86
2021 Rankings of Nigerian Universities page 14
Rank University OVERALL
82. Nigerian Defence Academy 39.75
83. University of Maiduguri 38.76
84. Benson Idahosa University 38.67
85. Oduduwa University 36.87
86. University of Agriculture, Makurdi 36.34
87. Adekunle Ajasin University 35.90
88. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology 34.12
89. Federal University Lafia 33.28
90. Summit University 33.03
91. Niger-Delta University 32.91
92. Ibrahim Babangida University 32.67
93. Michael Okpara University of Agriculture 32.18
94. Nigerian Army University, Biu 31.95
95. Kogi State University 30.32
96. Air Force Institute of Technology 28.90
97. Nasarawa State University 28.33
98. Kaduna State University 28.00
99. Gombe State University 26.04
100. Imo State University 25.97
101. Kano University of Science & Technology 25.67
102. Bauchi State University 25.54
103. Dominican University 21.79
104. Enugu State University of Science & Tech 21.00
105. Achievers University 18.91
106. Hallmark University 17.61
107. Federal University, Kashere 17.22
108. Crescent University 14.16
109. Al-Qalam University 13.62
110. Legacy University 12.11
111. Renaissance University 8.92
112. Igbinedion University 4.05
113. Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University 0.59
