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EDUCATION

Covenant University ranked Nigeria’s best varsity in 2025

January 21, 2025 • 2 min read

January 21, 2025

By Ayinde Adeleke

Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked university in Nigeria, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking for 2025.

The ranking, which evaluates universities based on various criteria, including teaching, research, and international outlook, placed Covenant University at the top of the list, followed closely by Ahmadu Bello University and Landmark University.

The University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos also made it to the top five, ranking fourth and fifth respectively. Other notable universities that made it to the top 20 include Bayero University, Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Benin.

The full list of the top 44 universities in Nigeria, according to the THE 2025 ranking, is as follows:

  1. Covenant University
  2. Ahmadu Bello University
  3. Landmark University
  4. University of Ibadan
  5. University of Lagos
  6. Bayero University
  7. Federal University of Technology Akure
  8. Federal University of Technology, Minna
  9. University of Benin
  10. University of Ilorin
  11. University of Nigeria Nsukka
  12. Ekiti State University
  13. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
  14. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
  15. Federal University Oye-Ekiti
  16. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
  17. Lagos State University
  18. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
  19. Obafemi Awolowo University
  20. University of Port Harcourt
  21. Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
  22. Abia State University
  23. Akwa Ibom State University
  24. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
  25. Ambrose Alli University
  26. Baze University
  27. Bells University of Technology
  28. Benson Idahosa University
  29. Bowen University
  30. Delta State University, Abraka
  31. Evangel University, Akaeze
  32. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
  33. Godfrey Okoye University
  34. Lagos State University of Education
  35. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
  36. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
  37. Niger Delta University
  38. Nile University of Nigeria
  39. Osun State University
  40. Rivers State University
  41. Thomas Adewumi University
  42. University of Cross River State
  43. University of Maiduguri
  44. Veritas University, Abuja