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Largest universities in Nigeria as of 2019

Characteristic	Number of students
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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September 2021

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Nigeria

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2019

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Concerning both undergraduate and postgraduate enrolments. Ranking based on universities with more than 20,000 students.

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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.