Covenant University Ranked Nigeria’s Best Varsity In 2025 (SEE FULL LIST)

Covenant University has emerged as the top-ranked university in Nigeria, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) ranking for 2025.

The ranking, which evaluates universities based on various criteria, including teaching, research, and international outlook, placed Covenant University at the top of the list, followed closely by Ahmadu Bello University and Landmark University.

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The University of Ibadan and the University of Lagos also made it to the top five, ranking fourth and fifth respectively.

Other notable universities that made it to the top 20 include Bayero University, Federal University of Technology Akure, and the University of Benin.

The full list of the top 44 universities in Nigeria, according to the THE 2025 ranking, is as follows:

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 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
23. Akwa Ibom State University
24. Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike
25. Ambrose Alli University
26. Baze University
27. Bells University of Technology
28. Benson Idahosa University
29. Bowen University
30. Delta State University, Abraka
31. Evangel University, Akaeze
32. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
33. Godfrey Okoye University
34. Lagos State University of Education
35. Lagos State University of Science and Technology
36. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
37. Niger Delta University
38. Nile University of Nigeria
39. Osun State University
40. Rivers State University
41. Thomas Adewumi University
42. University of Cross River State
43. University of Maiduguri
44. Veritas University, Abuja