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Covenant emerges Nigeria’s best university for 2024 (FULL LIST)

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

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