Covenant University (CU) has again been named as Nigeria’s overall best university in Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 Rankings.
Globally, Oxford maintains the top spot for the ninth consecutive year.
The Times Higher Education World Rankings published annually is a comprehensive global ranking of universities. THE said its 2025 rankings covered over 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.
Top 10 ranked universities globally
- University of Oxford
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Harvard University
- Princeton University
- University of Cambridge
- Stanford University
- California Institute of Technology
- University of California, Berkeley
- Imperial College London
- Yale University
Top 22 ranked Nigerian universities
- 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
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