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Universities in Nigeria
Nigeria has 667 universities on the map. The oldest dates to 1853. Most were founded in the modern era. Below: how they spread across the centuries, and the country’s oldest institutions. From Wikidata, snapshot 2026-06-22.
UNIVERSITIES667
OLDEST1853
FOUNDED 1900+422
By founding era
Before 12000 · 0%
1200–15990 · 0%
1600–18994 · 1%
1900 or later422 · 63%
Date unknown241 · 36%
Oldest universities in Nigeria
The country’s earliest institutions — the deepest roots of higher education here.
1853Faculty of law, ajayi Crowther University.
1895Hope Waddell Training Institution
1896Emmanuel Alayande College of Education
1896Emmanuel Alayande University of Education
1924All Hallows Seminary
1928Yusuf Bala Usman College of Legal and General Studies
1947Yaba College of Technology
1948University of Ibadan
1955University of Nigeria
1956Kaduna Polytechnics
1958St. John Vianney Minor Seminary
1959Babcock University
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