The University of Ibadan, Covenant University, and Obafemi Awolowo University have been ranked top in Nigeria by Webometrics in its latest rating.

Analysis of the latest ranking showed that no Nigerian university was among the top 1,000 in the world.

Though ranked first in Nigeria, UI rated 1,196 in the world.

Private-owned covenant University, which is second in Nigeria emerged 1,314 in the world; and OAU, third in Nigeria, but 1,503 in global ranking.

The University of Nigeria and the University of Lagos emerged fourth and fifth in Nigeria respectively.

The Ranking Web or Webometrics is the “largest academic ranking of Higher Education Institution” based on the assessment of Composite Indicators and Web Impact Factors”.

“The original aim of the Ranking is to promote academic web presence, supporting the Open Access initiatives for increasing significantly the transfer of scientific and cultural knowledge generated by the universities to the whole Society.

“In order to achieve this objective, the publication of rankings is one of the most powerful and successful tools for starting and consolidating the processes of change in the academia, increasing the scholars’ commitment and setting up badly needed long term strategies,” Webometrics said on its website.

Here is a full list of top 100 Nigerian universities, according to Webometrics

Nigeria ranking	World Rank	University	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	1196	University of Ibadan	2628	837	1364
2	1314	Covenant University Ota	3823	1109	1192
3	1503	Obafemi Awolowo University	2228	1326	2020
4	1554	University of Nigeria	3816	881	1839
5	1711	University of Lagos	3873	1204	2053
6	2102	University of Port Harcourt	1886	1626	3615
7	2127	Ahmadu Bello University	6296	1486	2182
8	2172	Federal University of Technology Akure	7979	1355	1989
9	2298	Landmark University	4420	2070	2807
10	2748	Federal University of Technology Minna	7597	1573	3173
11	2805	Bayero University Kano	9658	1891	2690
12	2848	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology	9466	1430	3054
13	2878	University of Calabar	8908	1184	3416
14	2919	University of Benin	7428	1456	3694
15	2947	Adekunle Ajasin University	2223	3276	4559
16	3018	Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)	4305	2209	4391
17	3149	Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)	5670	2550	4075
18	3167	University of Uyo	9937	1982	3331
19	3226	Nnamdi Azikiwe University	9230	1350	3980
20	3331	Federal University of Technology Owerri	7375	1827	4341
21	3374	Lagos State University	9029	2281	3860
22	3438	University of Abuja	8874	2211	4041
23	3447	University of Jos	7785	2471	4187
24	3663	Redeemer’s University	10772	2853	3764
25	3714	Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State	7702	2303	4700
26	3774	Federal University Dutse Jigawa State	13566	3506	3038
27	3902	University of Ilorin	5915	6492	2498
28	4104	Ebonyi State University	13377	3427	3801
29	4241	Osun State University	11381	2869	4700
30	4257	Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun	9047	4008	4700
31	4283	Delta State University Nigeria	11297	1810	5118
32	4334	University of Agriculture Abeokuta	6878	6492	3089
33	4368	Rivers State University of Science & Technology	1230	6492	5118
34	4911	Modibbo Adama University of Technology Yola (Federal University of Technology)	14377	3156	5051
35	5024	Federal University Lokoja Kogi State	3139	3506	6650
36	5054	Niger Delta University	13180	3816	5180
37	5189	Benue State University	11750	3792	5519
38	5244	Usmanu Danfodiyo University	11783	6492	3764
39	5274	University of Maiduguri	11091	6492	3980
40	5284	Imo State University Owerri	12215	5093	5118
41	5365	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University	8223	6492	4700
42	5425	American University of Nigeria	9623	4573	5782
43	5439	African University of Science & Technology Abuja	13672	5327	4984
44	5561	Cross River State University of Science & Technology Calabar	13610	4290	5519
45	5671	Babcock University	9993	1866	6650
46	5772	Kogi State University	14929	4385	5519
47	5791	Kwara State University	11109	6492	4762
48	5819	Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi	12677	3904	5973
49	5957	Enugu State University of Science & Technology	10861	4134	6216
50	6006	Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo FUNAI	11062	2438	6650
51	6095	Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma	10601	6492	5118
52	6179	National Open University of Nigeria	7812	6492	5519
53	6247	Federal University Kashere Gombe State	7750	4502	6650
54	6427	Nigerian Defence Academy Kaduna	10756	3573	6650
55	6443	Nasarawa State University	12596	4378	6216
56	6565	Federal University Dutsin Ma	12334	3031	6650
57	6597	Umaru Musa Yar’Adua University (Katsina State University)	10756	3844	6650

58	6850	Skyline University Nigeria	2711	6492	6650
59	7035	Southwestern University Oku Owa	3010	6492	6650
60	7095	Akwa Ibom State University of Technology	13316	3319	6650
61	7130	Kaduna State University	13121	3455	6650
62	7158	Edo University Iyamho	12930	3577	6650
63	7216	Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (Anambra State University of Science & Technology Uli)	14287	2975	6650
64	7258	Igbinedion University Okada	10949	4527	6650
65	7306	University of Medical Sciences Ondo	13762	3363	6650
66	7451	Abia State University Uturu	13316	5093	6216
67	7468	Nile University of Nigeria (Nigerian Turkish Nile University Abuja)	13566	3632	6650
68	7503	(3) Lagos State University College of Medicine	15414	2779	6650
69	7503	Bowen University	14618	3159	6650
70	7805	Baze University Kuchigoro	13030	4192	6650
71	7934	Federal University Otuoke Bayelsa	13061	4333	6650
72	8084	Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University Lapai	14522	3856	6650
73	8162	Mountain Top University	13121	4498	6650
74	8310	Tai Solarin University of Education	12615	4771	6650

75	8399	Elizade University Ilara Mokin	14883	3985	6650
76	8474	Bells University of Technology Otta	14711	4109	6650
77	8593	Adeleke University Ede	14522	4282	6650

78	8739	(1) Kebbi State University of Science and Technology KSUSTA	17765	6492	5118
79	8764	Kano University of Science & Technology Wudil	13523	4754	6650
80	8792	Lead City University Ibadan	14452	4466	6650
81	8827	Lagos Business School Pan Atlantic University	8940	6030	6650
82	8921	Federal University Lafia Nasarawa State	14496	4516	6650
83	8933	Pan African University Lagos	9039	6055	6650
84	9023	Federal University Wukari Taraba State	16758	3635	6650

85	10146	Benson Idahosa University	14252	5219	6650
86	10187	Technical University Ibadan	12539	5701	6650

87	10199	Gombe State University Gombe	16758	4414	6650
88	10686	Ajayi Crowther University Oyo	13163	5693	6650
89	10761	Edwin Clark University Kiagbodo	8187	6492	6650
90	10886	Bauchi State University Gadau	14618	5399	6650
91	10886	Godfrey Okoye University	12697	5891	6650
92	11135	Joseph Ayo Babalola University	14452	6492	5973

93	11927	Taraba State University Jalingo	14313	5814	6650
94	11987	Bingham University New Karu	13647	5990	6650


95	12182	Federal University Birnin Kebbi	15579	5598	6650
96	13095	Anchor University Lagos	16576	5632	6650
97	13239	Yobe State University (Bukar Abba Ibrahim University Damaturu)	15521	5943	6650
98	13588	Sule Lamido University	17004	5670	6650




99	14422	Caleb University	14496	6354	6650

100	14609	Augustine University Ilara Epe	18077	5756

(Source, excluding headline: Sunday PUNCH)

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