Published by Sep 16, 2022
As of 2019, the National Open University of Nigeria was the largest university in the country in terms of number of students. That year, the number of all students enrolled reached 565 thousand. The National Open University of Nigeria is the largest open and distance learning institute on the whole African continent. It is based in Abuja, but has several campuses across Nigeria. Moreover, the University of Maiduguri counted almost 75 thousand students, ranking second in the chart.
Largest universities in Nigeria as of 2019
Characteristic | Number of students |
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National Open University of Nigeria | 565,385 |
University of Maiduguri | 74,522 |
University of Ilorin | 53,782 |
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria | 52,705 |
University of Benin | 51,282 |
University of Lagos | 45,552 |
University of Jos | 39,404 |
University of Calabar | 38,436 |
Bayero University | 37,812 |
Ambrose Alli University | 37,584 |
Nasarawa State University | 35,466 |
Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka | 33,132 |
University of Nigeria | 32,486 |
University of Port-Harcourt | 32,462 |
Obafemi Awolowo University | 32,401 |
Benue State University, Makurdi | 29,664 |
University of Uyo | 28,713 |
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology | 26,865 |
Tai Solarin University of Education | 24,515 |
University of Ibadan | 24,497 |
Federal University of Technology, Owerri | 24,394 |
Imo State University | 23,610 |
University of Abuja | 23,525 |
Federal University of Technology, Minna | 23,510 |
Adekunle Ajasin University | 22,837 |
Usmanu Danfodiyo University | 21,750 |
Ekiti State University | 21,529 |
Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University | 21,528 |
Federal University of Technology, Akure | 21,284 |
Rivers State University | 20,799 |
Lagos State University | 20,652 |
Delta State University | 20,061 |
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