List of universities in Nigeria
This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and a federal capital territory (FCT) in Abuja.

List of universities in Nigeria

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Table Section Text: This is a list of universities in Nigeria. Nigeria is organised into 36 states and a federal capital territory (FCT) in Abuja.

Name	State	Abbreviation	Location	Funding	Founded

Adekunle Ajasin University	Ondo	AAUA	Akungba-Akoko	State	1999

Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	Ogun	FUNAAB	Abeokuta	State	1988

Abia State University	Abia	ABSU	Uturu	State	1981

Adekunle Ajasin University	Ondo	AAUA	Akungba-Akoko	State	1999

Joseph Ayo Babalola University	Osun	JABU	Ikeji-Arakeji	Private	2006

Redeemer's University Nigeria	Osun	RUN	Ede	Private	2005

Afe Babalola University	Ekiti	ABUAD	Ado-Ekiti	Private	2009

Akwa Ibom State University (formerly Akwa Ibom State University of Science and Technology)	Akwa Ibom	AKSU	Uyo	State	2010

American University of Nigeria	Adamawa	AUN	Yola	Private	2005

Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	Bauchi	ATBU	Bauchi	Federal	1980

Adamawa State University	Adamawa	ADSU	Mubi	State	2002

Achievers University	Ondo	AC	Owo	Private	2007

Ahmadu Bello University	Kaduna	ABU	Zaria	Federal	1962

Al-Hikmah University	Kwara	AHU	Ilorin	Private	2005

Ambrose Alli University	Edo	AAU	Ekpoma	State	1981

Anambra State University formerly Anambra State University Of Science And Technology	Anambra	ANSU	Uli	State	2000

Ajayi Crowther University	Oyo	ACU	Oyo	Private	1853

Bayero University	Kano	BUK	Kano	Federal	1977

Babcock University	Ogun	BU	Ilishan-Remo	Private	1959

Bells University of Technology	Ogun	BUT	Ota	Private	2004

Benson Idahosa University	Edo	BIU	Benin City	Private	2002

Benue State University	Benue	BSU	Makurdi	State	1992

ECWA Bingham University	Nassarawa	BU	New Karu	Private	2005

Bowen University	Osun	BU	Iwo	Private	2002

Bukar Abba Ibrahim University	Yobe	YSU	Damaturu	State	2006

CETEP City University	Lagos	CU	Lagos	Private	2005

Caleb University	Lagos	CUl	Ikorodu	Private	2008

Caritas University	Enugu	CU	Enugu	Private	2004

City University	Lagos	CU	Yaba	Private

National Open University of Nigeria	Lagos	NOUN	Victoria Island	Federal	1983

City University of Technology	Kaduna	CUT	Kaduna	Private	1956

Covenant University	Ogun	CU	Ota	Private	2002

Crawford University	Ogun	CU	Faith City, Igbesa	Private	2005

Crawford University	Ekiti	CU	Oye-Ekiti Campus	Private	2005

Crescent University	Ogun	CU	Abeokuta	Private	2005

Cross River University of Technology	Cross River	CRUTECH	Ekpo-Abasi, Calabar	State	2002

Delta State University, Abraka	Delta	DELSU	Abraka	State	1992

Ebonyi State University	Ebonyi	EBSU	Abakaliki	State	1996

Evangel University, Akaeze	Ebonyi	EUA	Akaeze	Private	2012

Elizade University	Ondo	Ilara-Mokin	Private	2012

Fountain University, Osogbo	Osun	FUO	Osun	Private	2007

Federal University, Dutsin-Ma	Katsina	FUDM	Katsina	Federal	2011

Federal University of Technology Akure	Ondo	FUTA	Akura	Federal	1981

Federal University Ndufe Alike, Ikwo	Ikwo	FUNAI	Ikwo	Federal	2011

Gregory University	Abia	Uturu	Private	2012

Godfrey Okoye University	Enugu	GOU	Enugu	Private	2009

Igbinedion University	Edo	IUO	Okada	Private	1999

Koladaisi University	Oyo	KU	Ibadan, Oyo	State	2015

Oduduwa University	Osun	OUI	Ipetumodu, Ile-Ife	State	2009

Landmark University	Kwara	LU	Omu-Aran	Private	2011

Michael and Cecilia Ibru University	Delta	MCIU	Agbara-Otor, Ughelli North	Private	2015

Lagos State University	Lagos	LASU	Ojo	State	1983

Nigerian Turkish Nile University	FCT	NTNU	Abuja	Private	1998

Taraba State University	Taraba	Jalingo	State	2011

University of Benin	Edo	UNIBEN	Benin City	Federal	1970

University of Calabar	Cross River	UNICAL	Calabar	Federal	1975

University of Ibadan	Oyo	UI	Ibadan	Federal	1948

Umaru Musa Yar'adua University Katsina	Katsina	UMYU	Katsina	State	2006

University of Lagos	Lagos	UNILAG	Lagos	Federal	1962

University of Port Harcourt	Rivers	UNIPORT	Port Harcourt	Federal	1975

University of Nigeria, Nsukka	Enugu	UNN	Nsukka	Federal	1955

Veritas University (Catholic University of Nigeria) Abuja	Abuja	VUNA	Bwari	Private	2007

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