# Rivers State University

Canonical: https://ranked.ng/place/rivers-state-university-port-harcourt
Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Source-specific dates are listed below.
Ranked places Rivers State University at #1 in Universities in Port Harcourt: https://ranked.ng/universities/port-harcourt. Ranking order is never for sale.

## Sources and dates

- Listing source: Google Places; record fetched 20 September 2026.
- Listing fields compared on 10 September 2026. This compares the stored name, address, phone, website, status and hours.
- 7 Google rating/review records held, 7 with written text; newest published 7 September 2026.
- Review records fetched 20 September 2026.
- Stored review analysis updated 23 May 2026.
- Ranking computed 24 September 2026.

Source fetches, review publication and ranking calculations are separate dates. A recent fetch or score does not make an older review recent or confirm every business detail.

## Listing

| Field | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ranked position | #1 in Universities in Port Harcourt | Ranked |
| Composite score | 82.0 of 100 | Ranked |
| Category | Universities | Ranked |
| City | Port Harcourt, Rivers State | Ranked |
| Google rating | 4.4 | Google |
| Google reviews | 199 | Google |
| Address | UST Rd, Eagle Island, Port Harcourt 500101, Rivers, Nigeria | Google Places, third party |
| Phone | 0903 885 8167 | Google Places, third party |
| Website | http://www.rsu.edu.ng/ | Google Places, third party |

## What the published sources say

Business websites describe their own services. A source check is not independent verification of those claims or a Ranked verified badge.

- NUC-approved · State university
  Source: National Universities Commission — approved state universities; https://www.nuc.edu.ng/nigerian-univerisities/state-univerisity/; reference date 2026-07-24.

## What Ranked's review analysis found

Derived by Ranked from Google review text using an LLM; this is not a recent visit or confirmation of services. The excerpts currently held may differ from the reviews used for this stored analysis.

- Differentiator: Known for discipline and high academic standards, with a motto 'RSU is not for the lazy and the weak'.
- Review themes: clean environment; good facilities; disciplined; academic excellence; expanding campuses

## About this data

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Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. The ranking page this position is from: https://ranked.ng/universities/port-harcourt. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/universities/port-harcourt.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/place/rivers-state-university-port-harcourt, as accessed on 2026-10-17.