| # | University | City | World rank | In-country | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Federal University of Technology, Yola | not ranked | #45 | 39,995 | |
| 52 | Lead City University of Ibadan | not ranked | #46 | 39,203 | |
| 53 | Kaduna State University | not ranked | #47 | 39,069 | |
| 54 | Pan-African University | not ranked | #48 | 36,762 | |
| 55 | Federal University of Petroleum Resources | not ranked | #49 | 34,737 | |
| 56 | Gombe State University | not ranked | #51 | 31,129 | |
| 57 | African University of Science and Technology | not ranked | #50 | 30,569 | |
| 58 | Nasarawa State University Keffi | not ranked | #52 | 28,928 | |
| 59 | Nigerian Turkish Nile University | not ranked | #54 | 28,854 | |
| 60 | Kogi State University | not ranked | #55 | 27,809 | |
| 61 | Kano State University of Technology Wudil | not ranked | #57 | 22,659 | |
| 62 | Nigerian Defence Academy | not ranked | #58 | 22,018 | |
| 63 | Bauchi State University, Gadau | not ranked | #59 | 21,321 | |
| 64 | National Open University of Nigeria | not ranked | #60 | 19,824 | |
| 65 | Bingham University | not ranked | #61 | 18,908 | |
| 66 | Crescent University | not ranked | #53 | 18,102 | |
| 67 | Ibrahim Babangida University | not ranked | #63 | 17,387 | |
| 68 | ABTI American University of Nigeria | not ranked | #62 | 17,338 | |
| 69 | Sokoto State University | not ranked | #66 | 15,333 | |
| 70 | Fountain University | not ranked | #65 | 14,788 | |
| 71 | Yaba College of Technology | not ranked | #68 | 13,913 | |
| 72 | Madonna University | not ranked | #74 | 13,906 | |
| 73 | Kwararafa University | not ranked | #71 | 13,647 | |
| 74 | Baze University Abuja | not ranked | #73 | 13,117 | |
| 75 | Igbinedion University | not ranked | #70 | 13,040 | |
| 76 | Kebbi State University of Science and Technology | not ranked | #75 | 12,703 | |
| 77 | Adeleke University | not ranked | #76 | 12,546 | |
| 78 | Al-hikmah University | not ranked | #77 | 12,443 | |
| 79 | Umaru Musa Yar'Adua University | not ranked | #78 | 12,098 | |
| 80 | Joseph Ayo Babalola University | not ranked | #79 | 10,118 | |
| 81 | Lagos State Polytechnic | not ranked | #80 | 10,057 | |
| 82 | Adamawa State University | not ranked | #81 | 9,509 | |
| 83 | Ajayi Crowther University | not ranked | #83 | 8,793 | |
| 84 | Benson Idahosa University | not ranked | #84 | 7,406 | |
| 85 | Katsina University | not ranked | #86 | 7,143 | |
| 86 | Polytechnic Ibadan | not ranked | #87 | 6,921 | |
| 87 | Veritas University | not ranked | #90 | 6,066 | |
| 88 | Renaissance University | not ranked | #82 | 5,792 | |
| 89 | Auchi Polytechnic | not ranked | #91 | 5,426 | |
| 90 | Novena University | not ranked | #95 | 4,549 | |
| 91 | Obong University | not ranked | #92 | 4,269 | |
| 92 | Paul University | not ranked | #88 | 4,235 | |
| 93 | Wesley University of Science and Technology | not ranked | #72 | 4,148 | |
| 94 | Caritas University | not ranked | #94 | 4,106 | |
| 95 | Western Delta University | not ranked | #93 | 3,932 | |
| 96 | Caleb University | not ranked | #96 | 3,393 | |
| 97 | Wellspring University | not ranked | #97 | 3,373 | |
| 98 | Salem University | not ranked | #98 | 2,811 | |
| 99 | Oduduwa University | not ranked | #99 | 2,312 | |
| 100 | University of Mkar | not ranked | #100 | 1,258 |
What the two columns mean
In-country is the position the ranking record gives the university among those in its own country, and it is often the more useful number: a university ranked 480th in the world may still be third at home. It is carried over as published, so it does not always follow the order of the other two columns. World rank is the university's QS World University Rankings position. Citations are the number of times work published by the university has been cited, as recorded in OpenAlex; it is the measure used to order universities that QS does not rank at all.
The two do not always agree. A large research university can out-cite a smaller one that sits above it in QS, because QS weighs reputation surveys and staff ratios as well as research.