Times Higher Education Releases 2024 Global University Rankings: Covenant University Leads in Nigeria

The Times Higher Education has unveiled its 2024 World Universities Rankings, encompassing institutions from 108 countries and regions. In Nigeria, 39 universities have made the list, with Covenant University leading as the top-ranked institution.

Following closely are the University of Ibadan and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, which secured the second and third spots, respectively. The University of Lagos ranked fourth.

On a global scale, the University of Oxford remains the leader for the eighth consecutive year, while Stanford University has risen to second place, relegating Harvard University to fourth position.

The evaluation for this year’s rankings involved analyzing over 134 million citations found in 16.5 million research publications, alongside survey responses from 68,402 scholars worldwide. In total, the Times Higher Education collected 411,789 data points from 2,673 participating institutions.

Below is the complete list of the top Nigerian universities in 2024 according to the 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