Most Followed Nigerian Universities on Instagram | 2025 Instagram University Rankings by uniRank.org

Introduction

What are the most popular Nigerian Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 Instagram University Ranking of all Nigerian higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Nigeria
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Nigerian university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

2025 Instagram University Ranking

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	Benson Idahosa University	20,773	1,425
2	Nile University of Nigeria	20,340	2,041
3	University of Ilorin	17,662	1,531
4	Bowen University	14,438	554
5	Lead City University	13,617	1,248
6	Redeemer's University	11,557	944
7	Veritas University	10,559	64
8	American University of Nigeria	10,368	1,053
9	Pan-Atlantic University	9,512	1,176
10	Edo State University Uzairue	9,352	996
11	Skyline University Nigeria	8,130	2,068
12	Mewar International University	7,230	200
13	Adeleke University	6,271	15
14	Tai Solarin University of Education	4,657	231
15	Bells University of Technology	4,284	188
16	Anchor University, Lagos	3,623	118
17	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	3,564	42
18	Osun State University	3,528	199
19	Obafemi Awolowo University	3,318	572
20	University of Nigeria	3,192	379
21	Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta	3,058	205
22	Joseph Ayo Babalola University	2,584	2
23	Igbinedion University Okada	2,549	497
24	Madonna University, Nigeria	2,420	329
25	Fountain University, Osogbo	2,262	591
26	Augustine University	2,178	851
27	Michael and Cecilia Ibru University	2,125	75
28	Thomas Adewumi University	1,934	1,187
29	Coal City University	1,923	331
30	Ajayi Crowther University	1,905	38
31	Achievers University, Owo	1,889	283
32	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	1,785	36
33	Chrisland University	1,734	607
34	The Technical University	1,640	183
35	University of Benin	1,623	1
36	Federal University, Lafia	1,616	407
37	Alex Ekwueme Federal University	1,616	1,196
38	Mountain Top University	1,608	100
39	Kola Daisi University	1,449	202
40	Wellspring University	1,448	193
41	Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta	1,276	96
42	Hezekiah University	1,153	163
43	Arthur Jarvis University	1,074	261
44	Admiralty University of Nigeria	855	60
45	Bayero University Kano	808	10
46	Usmanu Danfodio University	697	25
47	Baze University	684	39
48	Nigerian Maritime University, Okerenkoko	660	65
49	Mcpherson University	631	181
50	Southwestern University, Nigeria	604	86
51	Landmark University	553	214
52	Eko University of Medical and Health Sciences	525	90
53	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	506	267
54	Western Delta University	481	177
55	Ritman University	473	72
56	Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti	447	68
57	Godfrey Okoye University	432	81
58	Kaduna State University	426	722
59	University of Abuja	368	0
60	Kings University	350	144
61	Dominican University, Ibadan	318	281
62	Gombe State University	247	3
63	Ambrose Alli University	189	18
64	Edwin Clark University	179	0
65	PAMO University of Medical Sciences	161	2
66	Ondo State University of Science and Technology	123	7
67	University of Mkar	112	78
68	Al-Qalam University, Katsina	106	12
69	Summit University Offa	86	4
70	University of Calabar	75	12
71	Niger Delta University	57	53
72	Yobe State University	41	0
73	Federal University of Petroleum Resources	25	25
74	Paul University	13	0
75	Karl Kuum University	8	4
76	Karl Kuum University	8	4

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in November 2025.

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