Covenant University Ranks First in Nigeria in 2024 Times Higher Education World Rankings
Covenant University has emerged as Nigeria’s top-ranked university in the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings, placing in the 801-1000 category globally, alongside the University of Ibadan (UI).
Chris Oyeoku Okafor 
Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked university in Nigeria, according to the 2024 Times Higher Education (THE) World Rankings. The Ota-based institution ranked between 801-1000 globally, sharing this position with the University of Ibadan (UI).
The Times Higher Education World Rankings is a prestigious and comprehensive global evaluation of universities published annually, covering 1,907 institutions across 108 countries and regions. The rankings are based on 18 performance indicators that assess universities across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry income, and international outlook.
This year’s evaluation analysed over 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications and gathered feedback from 68,402 scholars globally. The rankings were formulated using 411,789 data points submitted by 2,673 participating institutions.
Globally, the University of Oxford retained its top spot for the eighth consecutive year. Stanford University climbed to second place, pushing Harvard University down to fourth. Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) secured the third spot, with the University of Cambridge sliding to fifth.
Top 10 Universities Globally:
- University of Oxford, UK
- Stanford University, US
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, US
- Harvard University, US
- University of Cambridge, UK
- Princeton University, US
- California Institute of Technology, US
- Imperial College London, UK
- University of California, Berkeley, US
- Yale University, US
Top 10 Universities in Nigeria:
- 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
Other notable Nigerian universities featured in the rankings include Lagos State University (LASU), Obafemi Awolowo University, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, and Babcock University.
