The Times Higher Education World Rankings is a comprehensive global ranking of universities published annually.
The Times Higher Education (THE) 2025 Rankings once again name Covenant University (CU) as Nigeria’s best university overall.
The University of Ibadan, which held the top spot in the 2024 rankings, was replaced by Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, which came in second in the 2025 rankings.A comprehensive worldwide ranking of universities, the Times Higher Education World Rankings are released once a year.
The 2025 rankings THE said it ranked more than 2,000 institutions from 115 countries and territories.
Oxford maintains its top ranking for the ninth year in a row globally, helped by notable advancements in teaching and industry engagement. Stanford falls to sixth place, and MIT jumps up to second.Based on eighteen carefully calibrated performance indicators—which assess an institution’s performance in five domains: industry, international outlook, research quality, research environment, and teaching—the ratings were determined.
Covenant And ABU Are Ranked Highest In Nigeria In The World University Rankings 2025 (Full List).
Top 10 universities in the world rankings
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
Nigeria’s top 22 university rankings
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