Covenant University has once again claimed the top position in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2024.
This ranking, which measures universities across various performance metrics, placed the institution in Ota ahead of other prestigious Nigerian universities, reinforcing its leadership in the field of higher education.
The rankings, which evaluated 1,907 universities from 108 countries, were based on 18 different performance indicators, covering five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry collaboration, and global outlook.
Covenant University emerged as the highest-ranked Nigerian university, outperforming the University of Ibadan, the Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Lagos, which secured second, third, and fourth places, respectively.
The 2024 rankings highlighted changes in the global academic landscape, analyzing over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and gathering responses from more than 68,000 academics worldwide.
Other Nigerian universities in the top ten include Bayero University, the University of Ilorin, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Afe Babalola University. The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, rounded out the list by securing the 10th position.
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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
29. Federal University of Kashere
30. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
31. Federal University of Technology, Minna
32. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
33. Fountain University
34. Landmark University
35. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
36. Niger Delta University
37. Plateau State University, Bokkos
38. Thomas Adewumi University
39. Veritas University, Abuja
40. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kan