The Times Higher Education has released the 2024 World Universities Rankings across 108 countries and regions.
In Nigeria, 39 universities appeared on the list with Covenant University taking the number one spot.
The University of Ibadan came second while Federal University of Technology, Akure and University of Lagos took third and fourth positions respectively.
Globally, the University of Oxford tops the ranking for the eighth year in a row, but others in the top five have seen shifts in their ranks.
Stanford University moves up to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth.
This year’s ranking analysed more than 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 Times Higher Education stated.
Here is a list of best Nigerian universities in Nigeria 2024
- Covenant University
- University of Ibadan
- Federal University of Technology, Akure
- University of Lagos
- Bayero University
- University of Ilorin
- University of Nigeria
- 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
- Babcock University
- Baze University
- Bells University of Technology
- Benson Idahosa University
- Delta State University, Abraka
- Edo State University
- Edwin Clark 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
- Thomas Adewumi University
- Veritas University
- Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
