This post contains the list of officially accredited Federal Universities in Nigeria, as designated by the National Universities Commission (NUC), a government agency entrusted with the oversight and regulation of the establishment and administration of universities in Nigeria.
There are a total of 63 State Universities in Nigeria recognized for delivering top-tier higher education to students. The University of Ibadan, commonly known as UI, holds the distinction of being Nigeria’s oldest university, established in 1948 under the name University College Ibadan. The Rivers State University of Science and Technology (RSUST) is the first state-owned State University in Nigeria and was established in 1980.
List Of State Universities in Nigeria
1. Abia State University, Uturu, Abia State
- Established in 1981
- ABSU Courses
- Website
2. Adamawa State University, Mubi, Adamawa State
- Established in 2002
- ADSU Courses
- Website
3. Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba, Ondo State
- Established in 1999
- AAUA Courses
- Website
4. Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Akwa Ibom State
- Established in 2010
- AKSU Courses
- Website
5. Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Edo State
- Established in 1980
- AAU Courses
- Website
6. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Anambra State
- Established in 2000
- COOU Courses
- Website
7. Bauchi State University, Gadau, Bauchi State
- Established in 2011
- BASUG Courses
- Website
8. Benue State University, Makurdi, Benue State
- Established in 1992
- BSU Courses
- Website
9. Yobe State University, Damaturu, Yobe State
- Established in 2006
- YSU Courses
- Website
10. Cross River State University of Technology, Calabar, Cross River State
- Established in 2004
- CRUTECH Courses
- Website
11. Delta State University Abraka, Delta State
- Established in 1992
- DELSU Courses
- Website
12. Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State
- Established in 2000
- EBSU Courses
- Website
13. Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State
- Established in 1982
- EKSU Courses
- Website
14. Enugu State University of Science and Technology, Enugu State
- Established in 1982
- ESUT Courses
- Website
15. Gombe State University, Gombe State
- Established in 2004
- GSU Courses
- Website
16. Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai, Niger State
- Established in 2005
- IBBU Courses
- Website
17. Ignatius Ajuru University of Education, Rumuolumeni, Rivers State
- Established in 2010
- IAUE Courses
- Website
18. Imo State University, Owerri, Imo State
- Established in 1992
- IMSU Courses
- Website
19. Sule Lamido University, Kafin Hausa, Jigawa State
- Established in 2013
- SLU Courses
- Website
20. Kaduna State University, Kaduna State
- Established in 2004
- KASU Courses
- Website
21. Kano University of Science & Technology, Wudil, Kano State
- Established in 2000
- KUST Courses
- Website
22. Kebbi State University of Science and Technology, Aliero
- Established in 2006
- KSUSTA Courses
- Website
23. Prince Abubakar Audu University Anyigba
- Established in 1999
- PAAU Courses
- Website
24. Kwara State University, Ilorin, Kwara State
- Established in 2009
- KWASU Courses
- Website
25. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State
- Established in 1990
- LAUTECH Courses
- Website
26. Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Ondo State
- Established in 2008
- OSUSTECH Courses
- Website
27. Rivers State University, Rivers State
- Established in 1979
- RSU Courses
- Website
28. Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago Iwoye, Ogun State
- Established in 1982
- OOU Courses
- Website
29. Lagos State University, Ojo, Lagos State
- Established in 1983
- LASU Courses
- Website
30. Niger Delta University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
- Established in 2000
- NDU Courses
- Website
31. Nasarawa State University, Keffi, Nasarawa State
- Established in 2002
- NSUK Courses
- Website
32. Plateau State University, Bokkos, Plateau State
- Established in 2005
- PLASU Courses
- Website
33. Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijebu Ode, Ogun State
- Established in 2005
- TASUED Courses
- Website
34. Umar Musa Yar’ Adua University, Katsina State
- Established in 2006
- UMYU Courses
- Website
35. Osun State University, Osogbo, Osun State
- Established in 2006
- UNIOSUN Courses
- Website
36. Taraba State University, Jalingo, Taraba State
- Established in 2008
- TASU Courses
- Website
37. Sokoto State University, Soko State
- Established in 2009
- SSU Courses
- Website
38. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano State
- Established in 2012
- YUMSUK Courses
- Website
39. First Technical University Ibadan, Oyo State
- Established in 2012
- Tech-U Courses
- Website
40. Ondo State University of Medical Sciences, Ondo State
- Established in 2015
- UNIMED Courses
- Website
41. Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State
- Established in 2016
- EDSU Courses
- Website
42. Kingsley Ozumba Mbadiwe University Ogboko, Imo State
- Established in 2016
- KOMU Courses
- Website
43. University of Africa, Toru Orua, Bayelsa State
- Established in 2016
- UAT Courses
- Website
44. Borno State University, Maiduguri, Borno State
- Established in 2016
- BOSU Courses
- Website
45. Moshood Abiola University of Science and Technology, Abeokuta, Ogun State
- Established in 2017
- MAUSTECH Courses
- Website
46. Gombe State University of Science and Technology, Gombe State
- Established in 2017
- GSUST Courses
- Website
47. Zamfara State University, Zamfara State
- Established in 2018
- ZSU Courses
- Website
48. Bayelsa Medical University, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State
- Established in 2019
- BMU Courses
- Website
49. University of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences Umuagwo, Imo State
- Established in 2019
- UAES Courses
- Website
50. Confluence University of Science and Technology Osara, Kogi State
- Established in 2020
- CUSTECH Courses
- Website
51. University of Delta, Agbor, Delta State
- Established in 2021
- UNIDEL Courses
- Website
52. Delta University of Science and Technology, Ozoro, Delta State
- Established in 2021
- DSUST Courses
- Website
53. Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba
- Established in 2021
- DOU Courses
- Website
54. Bamidele Olumilua University of Science and Technology Ikere, Ekiti State
- Established in 2020
- BOUESTI Courses
- Website
55. Lagos State University of Education, Ijanikin, Lagos State
- Established in 1958
- LASUED Courses
- Website
56. Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu, Lagos State
- Established in 1977
- LASUSTECH Courses
- Website
57. Shehu Shagari University of Education, Sokoto State
- Established in 2022
- SSUES Courses
- Website
58. State University of Medical and Applied Sciences, Igbo-Eno, Enugu State
- Established in 2022
- SUMAS Courses
- Website
59. University of Ilesa, Osun State
- Established in 2022
- UNILESA Courses
- Website
60. Emanuel Alayande University of Education, Oyo State
- Established in 2022
- EAUED Courses
- Website
61. Sa’adatu Rimi University of Education, Kano State
- Established in 2023
- SRCOE Courses
- Website
62. Kogi State University, Kabba, Kogi State
- Established in 2023
- KSUK Courses
- Website
63. Niger State University of Education, Minna, Niger State
- Established in 2023
- Website