The latest rankings from Times Higher Education have been published, utilizing an updated methodology (WUR 3.0) that assesses institutions across five key areas: teaching quality, research environment, research impact, industry collaboration, and global perspective.
This year's rankings evaluated 1,907 universities from 108 countries, providing insight into the evolving global higher education landscape. The rankings were based on 18 performance indicators, including over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and survey responses from 68,402 academics worldwide.
In Nigeria, the top universities are:
- Covenant University
- University of Ibadan
- Federal University of Technology Akure
- University of Lagos
- Bayero University
- University of Ilorin
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- Afe Babalola University
- University of Benin
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- Lagos State University
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- 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
- Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
- Federal University of Technology, Minna
- Federal University of Technology, Owerri
- Fountain University
- Landmark University
- Nasarawa State University, Keffi
- Niger Delta University
- Plateau State University, Bokkos
- Thomas Adewumi University
- Veritas University, Abuja
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
Notably, Covenant University emerged as Nigeria's top institution, excelling in teaching, research, and international outlook.
The Times Higher Education rankings serve as a crucial benchmark for prospective students, employers, and governments to evaluate university performance.
