University of Ibadan (UI), Ibadan, has ranked as the 6th best tertiary institution in the Africa according to the 2019 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
In the new ranking, three Nigerian Universities made the ranking – Covenant University, University of Ibadan, and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.
The list, launched on Wednesday at Times Higher Education’s World Academic Summit at the National University of Singapore, featured 86 countries, up from 81.
Covenant University and University of Ibadan occupy fifth and sixth position respectively on the table of all the 28 African ranked institutions for the 2019 ranking.University of Nigeria, Nsukka, is 23 on the African table.
The ranking is now in its 15th year.
The universities are graded in the core areas like teaching, research, knowledge transfer, and international outlook.
