The 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings have been released, featuring universities from 108 countries and regions. In Nigeria, 29 institutions made the prestigious list, with Covenant University taking the top spot as the best university in the country.
University of Ibadan ranked second, while Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and University of Lagos (UNILAG) secured third and fourth positions respectively.
Globally, the University of Oxford continued its dominance, holding the top position for the eighth consecutive year. However, changes occurred in the other top ranks, with Stanford University moving up to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth.
The 2024 rankings analyzed over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and included responses from over 68,000 scholars worldwide. Data was gathered from more than 2,673 institutions across the globe, making this year’s rankings one of the most comprehensive ever.
Best Nigerian Universities 2024 (Times Higher Education Ranking):
- Covenant University
- University of Ibadan
- Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA)
- University of Lagos (UNILAG)
- Bayero University, Kano
- University of Ilorin
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- Afe Babalola University
- University of Benin
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB)
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH)
- Lagos State University (LASU)
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU)
- University of Port Harcourt
- Abia State University
- Akwa Ibom State University
- Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike
- Babcock University
- Baze University
- Bells University of Technology
- Benson Idahosa University
- Delta State University, Abraka
- Edo State University, Uzairue
- Edwin Clarke University
- Elizade University
- Evangel University, Akaeze
- Federal University of Kashere
