Covenant University has secured the title of the best university in Nigeria and ranks seventh in Africa, surpassing notable institutions such as Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) and the University of Ibadan (UI), according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.
This ranking solidifies Covenant University’s status as a leader in Nigerian higher education, evaluated against various performance metrics. The assessment involved a survey of 1,907 universities from 108 countries, utilizing 18 performance indicators across five critical areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook.
The 2024 rankings illustrate a changing global higher education landscape, incorporating over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and feedback from more than 68,000 scholars worldwide.
Other Nigerian institutions featured in the rankings include the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta at 26th, Benson Idahosa University at 30th, and Nnamdi Azikiwe University at 31st in Africa.
**Top Universities in Nigeria:**
1. Covenant University
2. University of Ibadan
3. Federal University of Technology, Akure
4. University of Lagos
5. Bayero University
6. University of Ilorin
7. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
8. Afe Babalola University
9. University of Benin
10. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
12. Lagos State University
13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
14. Obafemi Awolowo University
15. University of Port Harcourt
16. Abia State University
17. Akwa Ibom State University
18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
19. Babcock University
20. Baze University
21. Bells University of Technology
22. Benson Idahosa University
23. Delta State University, Abraka
24. Edo State University, Uzairue
25. Edwin Clarke University
26. Elizade University
27. Evangel University, Akaeze
28. Federal University of Kashere
29. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
30. Federal University of Technology, Minna
31. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
32. Fountain University
33. Landmark University
34. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
35. Niger Delta University
36. Plateau State University, Bokkos
37. Thomas Adewumi University
38. Veritas University, Abuja
39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
