LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)-Covenant University has once again attained the highest ranking in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.
This evaluation of universities, which considers a range of performance metrics, has positioned the Ota, Ogun State based institution above other prominent Nigerian universities, reinforcing its status as a leader in higher education.
The rankings surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries, assessing them on 18 performance indicators in five main areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry engagement, and international outlook.
Covenant University emerged as Nigeria’s top institution, surpassing the University of Ibadan, the Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Lagos, which ranked second, third, and fourth, respectively.
The 2024 rankings also highlighted a transformation in the global higher education landscape, analyzing over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and gathering survey responses from more than 68,000 scholars worldwide.
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Other Nigerian universities in the top ten include Bayero University, the University of Ilorin, the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Afe Babalola University, with the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, also making the list at tenth place.
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 ofAgriculture, 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