In the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings of 2025, Covenant University (CU), Ota, Ogun State, Nigeria, has once again, and for the third time, secured the topmost position among all the Universities in Nigeria.
THE rankings, which surveyed 1,907 universities across 108 countries across the world, assessed the institutions based on 18 performance indicators across five key areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
Covenant University emerged as Nigeria’s best, outperforming Ahmadu Bello University, Landmark University, and the University of Ibadan, which ranked second, third, and fourth respectively.
The ranking, which evaluates universities across various performance metrics, placed the Ota-based institution ahead of other leading Nigerian universities, reaffirming its position as a leader in higher education.
The 2025 list also reflected a shift in the global higher education landscape, with more than 134 million citations from 16.5 million research publications analyzed and survey responses from over 68,000 scholars collected globally.
Other Nigerian Universities making the top ten include the University of Lagos, Bayero University, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Federal University of Technology, Minna, University of Benin, and University of Ilorin also earned a spot in the top tier, securing 10th place.
See the full Nigerian list below:
- Covenant University
- Ahmadu Bello University
- Landmark University
- University of Ibadan
- University of Lagos
- Bayero University
- Federal University of Technology, Akure
- Federal University of Technology, Minna
- University of Benin
- University of Ilorin
- University of Nigeria, Nsukka
- Ekiti State University
- Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
- Federal University of Technology, Owerri
- Federal University of Oye-Ekiti
- Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
- Lagos State University
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- University of Port Harcourt
- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
- Abia State University