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Covenant University has once again secured the top spot among Nigerian institutions in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.

The Ota-based university outperformed other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its status as a leader in higher education.

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The global ranking evaluated 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 emerged as Nigeria’s best, 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 ranking reflects a shift in the global higher education landscape, with data from more than 134 million citations and 16.5 million research publications, as well as responses from over 68,000 scholars worldwide.

The following Nigerian universities made it to the top 40:

  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 Technology, Minna
  30. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
  31. Fountain University
  32. Landmark University
  33. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
  34. Niger Delta University
  35. Plateau State University, Bokkos
  36. Thomas Adewumi University
  37. Veritas University, Abuja
  38. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
  39. Federal University of Technology, Akure
  40. Imo State University

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