Deciding on the best private university to enroll in can be quite confusing as there are over a hundred established private universities in Nigeria.
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Below is a cumulative list of the top 20 best private universities to guide you on your educational path and ensure you receive the best quality education.
TOP 20 Best Private Universities In Nigeria
| UNIVERSITY | YEAR OF ESTABLISHMENT | COLLEGES / FACILITIES / SCHOOLS | LOCATION |
| COVENANT UNIVERSITY | 2002 | COLLEGES – College of Leadership Development. – College of Science and Technology. – College of Engineering. | OGUN STATE |
| BABCOCK UNIVERSITY | 1959 | SCHOOLS – School of Agriculture and Industrial Technology. – School of Basic and Applied Science. – School of Education and Humanities. – Babcock Business School. – School of Computing and Engineering. – School of Public and Applied Health. – School of Post-graduate Studies. – School of Law and Security Studies. COLLEGES – College of Health and Medical Sciences. | OGUN STATE |
| JOSEPH AYO BABALOLA UNIVERSITY | 2006 | FACULTIES – Faculty of Natural Sciences and Social Sciences. – Faculty of Management Sciences. -Faculty of Humanities. Faculty of Law. Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. Faculty of Environmental Sciences. | OSUN STATE |
| BOWEN UNIVERSITY | 2001 | COLLEGES – College of Health Sciences. FACILITIES – Faculty of Agriculture. – Faculty of Science and Education. – Faculty of Social and Management Sciences. – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Humanities. | OSUN STATE |
| REDEEMERS UNIVERSITY | 2005 | COLLEGES – College of Management Science. – College of Humanities. – College of Natural Science. | OSUN STATE |
| IGBINEDION UNIVERSITY OKADA | 1999 | FACILITIES – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Engineering. – Faculty of Arts and Social Science. – Faculty of Medicine. – Faculty of Business and Management Studies. – Faculty of Pharmacy. – Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences. | EDO STATE |
| AJAYI CROWTHER UNIVERSITY | 2005 | FACULTIES – Faculty of Education. – Faculty of Environmental Studies. – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Humanities. – Faculty of Natural Sciences. – Faculty of Social Sciences. – Faculty of Management Sciences. | OYO STATE |
| BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY | 2004 | COLLEGES – College of Engineering and Environmental Sciences. – College of Natural and Applied Sciences. – College of Management Sciences. | OGUN SSTATE |
| AFE BABALOLA UNIVERSITY | 2009 | COLLEGES – College of Engineering. – College of Social Management. – College of Engineering. – College of Medicine and Health Sciences. – College of Law. | EKITI STATE |
| AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA | 2009 | ||
| BENSON IDAHOSA UNIVERSITY | 2002 | FACULTY – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Engineering. – Faculty of Agriculture and Agricultural Technologies. – Faculty of Arts and Education. – Faculty of Social and Management Sciences. – Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences. | EDO STATE |
| CALEB UNIVERSITY | 2008 | COLLEGES – College of Social and Management Sciences. – Colleges of Pure and Applied Sciences. – Caleb Business School. – College of Postgraduate Studies. – College of Environmental Sciences. | LAGOS STATE |
| CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY | 2005 | COLLEGES – College of Natural and Applied Sciences. – College of Business. | OGUN STATE |
| FOUNTAIN UNVERSITY | 2007 | COLLEGES – College of Natural and Applied Sciences. – College of Management and Social Sciences. | |
| LAGOS STATE BUSINESS SCHOOL | 1991 | Faculty of Business. | LAGOS STATE |
| NOVENNA UNIVERSITY | 2005 | COLLEGES – College of Natural and Applied Sciences. – College of Law. – College of Management and Social Sciences. College of Health Sciences. | DELTA STATE |
| RENAISSANCE UNIVERSITY | 2005 | COLLEGES – College of Natural Sciences. – College of Management and Social Sciences. – College of Information and Technology. – College of Arts. | ENUGU STATE |
| MADONNA UNIVERSITY | 1999 | FACULTIES – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Management. – Faculty of Social Sciences. – Faculty of Education and Art. – Faculty of Natural Science. – Faculty of Pharmacy. – Faculty of Basic Medical Science. – Faculty of Engineering. | ANAMBRA STATE RIVERS STATE ENUGU STATE |
| LEAD CITY UNIVERSITY | 2005 | FACULTIES – Faculty of Law. – Faculty of Education. – Faculty of Social Sciences. – Faculty of Business Administration. | OYO STATE |
| UNIVERSITY OF MKAR | 2005 | COLLEGES – College of Science and Education. – College of Social and Management Sciences. – College of Food Science and Technologies | BENUE STATE |
REQUIREMENTS- WAEC- JAMB ( Cut off-mark varies with universities)
The best university is however not accredited by beauty and structure but by the standard of education. Your future awaits a better you. So prepare now and make the right choice.
