Covenant University Leads Nigerian Universities in 2024 World Rankings

The Times Higher Education has published its 2024 World University Rankings, covering 108 countries and regions. In Nigeria, 39 universities made the list, with Covenant University securing the top spot. The University of Ibadan followed closely in second place, with the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and the University of Lagos claiming the third and fourth positions, respectively.

Globally, the University of Oxford maintained its leading position for the eighth consecutive year. However, there were changes in the top five rankings, with Stanford University moving up to second place and Harvard University dropping to fourth.

This year's ranking considered over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars worldwide. The Times Higher Education collected 411,789 data points from more than 2,673 institutions.

Here is a list of the top 39 universities in Nigeria according to the 2024 rankings:

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
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
19. Babcock University
20. Baze University
21. Bells University of Technology
22. Benson Idahosa University
23. Delta State University, Abraka
24. Edo State University
25. Edwin Clark 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
37. Thomas Adewumi University
38. Veritas University
39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano