The Times Higher Education (THE) has released the 2025 World universities rankings across 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.
Covenant University (CU) again took the top spot as Nigeria’s overall best university.
Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria came second, while Landmark University and University of Ibadan were ranked third and fourth respectively.
Globally, the University of Oxford tops the ranking for the ninth year in a row but others in the top five have seen shifts in their ranks. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) moved to second place, overtaking Stanford, which drops to sixth.
The ratings were done based on 18 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
In 2024, Covenant University took the top spot while University of Ibadan, Federal University of Technology, Akure (FUTA) and University of Lagos took second, third and fourth positions respectively.
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The Times Higher Education World Rankings is a comprehensive global ranking of universities published annually.
Here is the list of top 22 Nigerian universities in Nigeria 2025
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 of 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
Top 10 ranked universities globally
1. University of Oxford
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3. Harvard University
4. Princeton University
5. University of Cambridge
6. Stanford University
7. California Institute of Technology
8. University of California, Berkeley
9. Imperial College London
10. Yale University