By Abigail Philip David
Covenant University has once again claimed the top spot as Nigeria’s best university in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024. The Ota-based institution outperformed other leading Nigerian universities, reinforcing its position as a leader in higher education.
The rankings assessed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, using 18 performance indicators across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook. Covenant University excelled in these categories, securing the number one position ahead of the University of Ibadan, Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Lagos, which ranked second, third, and fourth respectively.
The 2024 rankings, which analyzed more than 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and gathered feedback from over 68,000 scholars worldwide, highlighted changes in the global higher education landscape.
Other Nigerian universities in the top ten include Bayero University, University of Ilorin, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Afe Babalola University. The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta also made the list, securing the 10th spot.
### Full List of Nigeria’s Top Universities in 2024:
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
