Covenant University leads UNILAG, UI in latest world varsities rankings [FULL LIST]

Covenant University (CU) has emerged as Nigeria’s overall best university in Times Higher Education (THE) 2024 Rankings, affirming the institution’s reputation in learning, research and innovation.

Times Higher Education is a comprehensive global assessment of university performances and rankings published annually.

The 2024 edition evaluated 1,907 universities from 108 countries and regions.

THE based its rankings on 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators, assessing institutions across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.

Covenant University highest-ranked Nigerian varsity in the world

Covenant University, Nigeria’s highest-ranking institution on the 2024 list found itself within the 8001-1000 global scale alongside the prestigious University of Ibadan (UI), which follows as the second-highest-ranked institution from the West African country.

The Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA), University of Lagos (UNILAG), and Bayero University, Kano completed Nigeria’s top five universities in the rankings.

“We are thrilled by this recognition. Covenant University’s commitment to excellence in education and research has always been our driving force,” said a Covenant University representative.

This year’s ranking analysed over 134 million citations across 16.5 million research publications and included survey responses from 68,402 scholars globally.

“Overall, we collected 411,789 data points from more than 2,673 institutions that submitted data,” THE said.

Meanwhile, the University of Oxford retains its top ranking for the eighth consecutive year, but there have been shifts in other institutions making up the top five.

Stanford University moves up to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth, while the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) climbs up two places to third this year.

The University of Cambridge slips to fifth place, after being in joint third place last year.

The feat by Covenant University reaffirms the potential of Nigerian tertiary institutions to compete with peers across the globe, highlighting their growing influence on the world stage.

Top 10 ranked universities globally

1. University of Oxford, UK
2. Stanford University, US
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
4. Harvard University, US
5. University of Cambridge, UK
6. Princeton University, US
7. California Institute of Technology, US
8. Imperial College London, UK
9. University of California, Berkeley US
10. Yale University, US

Top 10 ranked Nigerian universities

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
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, Bokkos
37. Thomas Adewumi University
38. Veritas University, Abuja
39. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano

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