Three Nigerian institutions- the University of Ibadan, Lagos State University, and the University of Lagos – have been ranked among the top 800 universities in the world.
According to the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Ranking UI, LASU, and UNILAG are ranked first, second and third respectively in Nigeria.
Covenant University, Ota, Ogun State, came fourth, while the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, came fifth and sixth respectively.
A breakdown of the ranking further showed that UI ranked within 401-500 bracket; LASU, 501–600th; and UNILAG 601–800th.
Covenant University ranked within the band of 801–1000th; the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, and Obafemi Awolowo University placed 1001+.
The ranking showed that of the six Nigerian universities listed in THE 2021 Emerging Economies University Rankings, UI and UNN scored one per cent in international student enrollment, while LASU, UNILAG, CU, and OAU had no record of students’ enrollment in this category.
The University of Oxford tops the rankings for the fifth consecutive year, while mainland China’s Tsinghua University becomes the first Asian university to break into the top 20 under the current methodology (launched in 2011).
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2021 includes more than 1,500 universities across 93 countries and regions.
The rating is based on 13 carefully calibrated performance indicators that measure an institution’s performance across four areas – teaching, research, knowledge transfer and international outlook.
