This study investigated the relationship between culture and university goal achievement in South west geo-political zone, Nigeria. Specifically, the purpose was to find out the nature of the corporate culture and university goal achievement as well as to determine the relationship between corporate culture and university goal achievement in South west geo-political zone, Nigeria. Three research questions were raised to guide the study. Survey research design was adopted in carrying out this study. The sample of the study was 1361 lecturers and 96,595 graduate of the five federal universities in South west geo-political zone between 2008/2009-2012/2013 academic sessions. The sample was selected using proportional sampling technique for the lecturers while purposive sampling technique was used for selecting the students. A questionnaire titled corporate culture questionnaire and student academic performance pro-forma were used to collect information for this study. The instruments were validated and the reliability value was 0.69. The research questions were answered using percentage and Pearson moment correlation statistic. The findings of the study include; that the corporate culture in South west universities is both collegial and bureaucratic in nature; that university goals have been achieved to a high extent in South west geo-political zone, Nigeria and; there is significant relationship between corporate culture and university goal achievement in South west geo-political zone, Nigeria. Based on the findings of the study, it is therefore recommended that university administration should ensure that team work, lecturers' development and research collaborations strive in the universities to ensure high university goal achievement.