# Best Universities in Calabar, Cross River State

Canonical: https://ranked.ng/universities/calabar
Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Stored ranking last published on 2026-09-18; current category matches are shown below.
Ranked lists 11 universities in Calabar; 2,065 Google reviews reported by Google. Ranking order is never for sale.

Ranked lists 11 universities in Calabar. The default view shows 11 local listings in ranking order. University Of Uyo is the first local listing in the default order, with a Google rating of 4.0 from 574 Google reviews.

## What the data shows for universities in Calabar

Counted from every university ranked in Calabar, not only the ones in the table.

- Ranked: 11
- With five or more Google reviews: 9
- Total Google reviews: 2065
- Rated 4.5 or higher: 1; 4.0 to 4.4: 5; below 4.0: 3; unrated: 2
- Median reviews per business: 44
- Phone listed: 7; website: 7; opening hours: 5; photo on file: 0
- Most reviewed: University of Calabar (786, 3.9); University Of Uyo (574, 4.0); UNIVERSITY OF CROSS RIVER STATE (UNICROSS) (507, 4.2)
- Median published city for universities on Ranked: 18 listed, across 20 cities
- Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-07

## Ranking (11 shown of 11 local matches)

| # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University Of Uyo | 4.0 | 574 | 0708 9896 6581 | Nwaniba Road, Uyo 532105, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/university-of-uyo-hk3phw |
| 2 | University of Calabar | 3.9 | 786 | 0906 967 5744 | Mary Slessor Ave, University of Calaba, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/university-of-calabar-biu-oc |
| 3 | Academic Hive | 4.8 | 48 | 0806 250 9091 | 3 Victory Way, Satellite Town, Calabar 540251, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/academic-hive--m_vmy |
| 4 | UNIVERSITY OF CROSS RIVER STATE (UNICROSS) | 4.2 | 507 | 0812 124 6223 | Ekpo Abasi St, Idim Ita, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/university-of-cross-river-state-unicross-jn-njo |
| 5 | College of Health Technology | 4.3 | 58 | 0916 224 9301 | Mary Slessor Ave, Efut Ekondo, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/college-of-health-technology-ndl7nm |
| 6 | Federal Government Girls College | 4.2 | 16 |  | X9M5+XJ7, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/federal-government-girls-college-q17spe |
| 7 | NOUN Calabar Study Center | 4.3 | 26 |  | Ikom Highway, Ikot Mbo Rubber Esta, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/noun-calabar-study-center-fab5-4 |
| 8 | Arthur Jarvis University | 3.9 | 44 | 0701 386 7916 | Brigadier Dan Archibong Drive., Ikot Effanga, Akpabuyo, Calabar. 541104, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/arthur-jarvis-university-agje0c |
| 9 | National Open University of Nigeria | 3.8 | 6 | 0704 218 0420 | Ikot Mbo Rubber Esta, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/national-open-university-of-nigeria-evvlai |
| 10 | College Of Education, Akamkpa |  | 0 |  | College Of Education, Akamkpa, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/college-of-education-akamkpa |
| 11 | The Duke Medical University |  | 0 |  | The Duke Medical University, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/the-duke-medical-university |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many universities are listed in Calabar?

Ranked lists 11 universities in Calabar. The default view shows 11 local listings in ranking order.

### Which local listing appears first in the default order?

University Of Uyo appears first, with a Google rating of 4.0 from 574 Google reviews. The order uses Ranked's published review-based method; it is not a measure of every aspect of the business.

### Which local listing loaded on this page has the most Google reviews?

University of Calabar has the most reported Google reviews among the 11 local listings loaded on this page: 786. Review volume is one ranking signal and does not establish service quality.

## About this data

Ranked is a directory: it is not the businesses it lists and does not act for them. Ratings and review counts are Google's, quoted as sourced; the order, the composite score and the counts above are Ranked's own.
Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/universities/calabar.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/universities/calabar, as accessed on 2026-10-17.