The University of Ibadan, Lagos State University and University of Lagos have been ranked among the top 1,000 universities in the world.
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In a ranking released in the 2021 Times Higher Education World University Ranking on Wednesday, also included private institution, Covenant University as one of the Nigerian universities in the top 1000.
A breakdown of the ranking further showed that UI rose to the 401- 500 bracket to overtake CU, which witnessed a drop from 2018’s 636 position to remain at the top 1,000.
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CU was ranked as Nigeria’s best university in THE’s 2020 report after usurping UI since 2018.
LASU placed between 501 and 600 bands, while UNILAG ranked 601–800.
University of Oxford remains at number one 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 US claims a record eight places in the top 10, after the University of California, Berkeley, climbed six places to seventh, but US universities outside the top 200 show signs of decline.
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There were 141 first-time entrants in the rankings this year, topped by France’s recently merged Paris-Saclay University (joint 178th).
India has the highest number of new entries (14) and as a result, boasts a record number of ranked institutions (63).
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In Nigeria, UI, LASU, UNILAG are ranked first, second and third respectively. Covenant; University of Nigeria, Nsukka; and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, are ranked fourth, fifth and sixth respectively.
