# Best Universities in Yola, Adamawa State

Canonical: https://ranked.ng/universities/yola
Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Ranking as published on 2026-09-05.
Ranked lists 12 universities in Yola; 827 Google reviews analysed. Ranking order is never for sale.

Ranked lists 12 universities in Yola, Adamawa State. American University of Nigeria leads with 4.4 stars from 291 Google reviews. ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY (ADSU) follows at 4.1 from 232 reviews. Ranking reflects Google rating and review signals weighted for recency and profile completeness, with paid placement kept out of the order. The list refreshes as new reviews land and businesses update their details.

## What the data shows for universities in Yola

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

- Ranked: 12
- With five or more Google reviews: 7
- Total Google reviews: 827
- Rated 4.5 or higher: 3; 4.0 to 4.4: 7; below 4.0: 0; unrated: 2
- Median reviews per business: 26
- Phone listed: 9; website: 6; opening hours: 9; photo on file: 7
- Most reviewed: American University of Nigeria (291, 4.4); ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY (ADSU) (232, 4.1); Modibbo Adama University, Yola (129, 4.1)
- Median published city for universities on Ranked: 21 listed, across 21 cities
- Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-05

## Ranking (top 12 of 12)

| # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American University of Nigeria | 4.4 | 291 | 0805 821 8790 | Wuro Hausa, Yola 640101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/american-university-of-nigeria--mnfde |
| 2 | ADAMAWA STATE UNIVERSITY (ADSU) | 4.1 | 232 |  | Mubi 650101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/adamawa-state-university-adsu-zynola |
| 3 | Directorate of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) F.C.E YOLA | 4.5 | 24 | 0903 901 6969 | 6FR6+MRG, Jalingo, Jimeta 640102, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/directorate-of-undergraduate-studies-dus-f-c-e-yola-9frnm0 |
| 4 | Vice Chancellor, MAU | 4.3 | 28 | 0703 124 3868 | Sangere futy Girei, Local government area, Yola 652101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/vice-chancellor-mau-rlh0ya |
| 5 | National Open University Of Nigeria | 5.0 | 1 | 0803 582 8761 | Army, Barracks Road, Yola, Namtari 640284, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/national-open-university-of-nigeria-yuo2nm |
| 6 | American University Of Nigeria, Adamawa | 5.0 | 1 | 0806 884 1201 | 98 Lamido Zubairu Way, Township, Yola 640101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/american-university-of-nigeria-adamawa-dulvzg |
| 7 | National open University Of Nigeria, Yola Study Centre | 4.0 | 4 | 0806 799 1883 | Karewa, Jimeta 640101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/national-open-university-of-nigeria-yola-study-centre-vnnykk |
| 8 | Adamawa State Polytechnic |  | 0 |  | Adamawa State Polytechnic, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/adamawa-state-polytechnic |
| 9 | Modibbo Adama University of Technology |  | 0 |  | Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/modibbo-adama-university-of-technology-osm573837 |
| 10 | Nigerian Law School Yola | 4.1 | 61 | 0813 333 9564 | 5GW3+7VP, Lamido Zubairu Way, Wuro Hausa, Yola 640230, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/nigerian-law-school-yola-ne_zgc |
| 11 | Modibbo Adama University, Yola | 4.1 | 129 | 0814 657 9798 | Sangerei Girei, Yola 652101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/modibbo-adama-university-yola-fk-r1w |
| 12 | Federal Polytechnic, Yola | 4.2 | 56 | 0906 055 1653 | 7FXF+R33, A 13, Jabura 652101, Adamawa, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/federal-polytechnic-yola-uqfh3k |

## Frequently asked questions

### Which university ranks highest in Yola?

American University of Nigeria ranks first with a 4.4 Google rating from 291 reviews, ahead of the other 11 universities listed here.

### How many universities are listed in Yola?

Ranked currently lists 12 universities in Yola, Adamawa State. The count changes as new businesses are added.

### How does Ranked order universities?

Order is set by Google rating, how many reviews a business has, how recent those reviews are, and how complete its profile is. Featured and Sponsored labels are marked as paid and never move a business up. Ranking position isn't for sale.

## 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/yola.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/universities/yola, as accessed on 2026-09-06.