The College of Ibadan, UI, has emerged because the highest-ranked Nigerian college within the July 2026 version of the Webometrics Rating of International Universities.
The College of Lagos, UNILAG, ranked 2d in Nigeria, adopted through the College of Nigeria, UNN, whilst Covenant College, Ota, occupied the fourth place nationally.
The July 2026 Webometrics rating assessed 32,148 universities and better training establishments globally.
UI ranked 1,291st on the planet, whilst UNILAG positioned 1,355th. UNN ranked 1,397th globally, with Covenant College occupying the 1,522nd place.
Landmark College ranked 5th in Nigeria and 1,659th globally, whilst the College of Ilorin got here 6th nationally and 1,883rd globally.
The Webometrics Rating of International Universities is printed two times a yr and evaluates upper training establishments the use of signs together with visibility, openness and excellence.
The symptoms are designed to replicate establishments’ virtual presence, accessibility of scholarly assets and analysis affect.
Best 50 Nigerian establishments
- College of Ibadan — 1,291 globally
- College of Lagos — 1,355
- College of Nigeria — 1,397
- Covenant College, Ota — 1,522
- Landmark College — 1,659
- College of Ilorin — 1,883
- Obafemi Awolowo College — 1,986
- Ahmadu Bello College — 2,068
- College of Port Harcourt — 2,077
- Federal College of Generation, Akure — 2,203
- Nnamdi Azikiwe College — 2,308
- Bayero College Kano — 2,543
- College of Calabar — 2,592
- Ladoke Akintola College of Generation — 2,728
- Olabisi Onabanjo College — 2,865
- Federal College of Generation, Minna — 2,930
- College of Benin — 3,078
- Federal College of Agriculture, Abeokuta — 3,279
- College of Uyo — 3,470
- Lagos State College — 3,482
- Nationwide Open College of Nigeria — 3,553
- Federal College of Generation, Owerri — 3,572
- Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Umudike — 3,736
- College of Abuja — 3,764
- Federal College Oye-Ekiti — 3,787
- Usmanu Danfodiyo College — 3,793
- Adekunle Ajasin College — 3,823
- College of Jos — 4,018
- Federal College Dutse — 4,074
- Abubakar Tafawa Balewa College — 4,118
- College of Maiduguri — 4,167
- Osun State College — 4,208
- Pan African College Lagos — 4,256
- Redeemer’s College — 4,334
- Delta State College, Nigeria — 4,368
- Kwara State College — 4,368
- Ekiti State College, Ado Ekiti — 4,558
- Ebonyi State College — 4,776
- Federal College of Petroleum Assets, Effurun — 4,930
- African College of Science and Generation, Abuja — 5,385
- American College of Nigeria — 5,398
- Imo State College, Owerri — 5,674
- Ambrose Alli College, Ekpoma — 5,702
- Kogi State College — 5,870
- Niger Delta College — 5,888
- Rivers State College — 6,016
- Joseph Ayo Babalola College — 6,104
- Federal College of Agriculture, Makurdi — 6,424
- Igbinedion College, Okada — 6,533
- Kebbi State College of Science and Generation — 6,629
Globally, American universities ruled the rating, occupying seven of the highest 10 positions.
Harvard College retained the number 1 place, adopted through Stanford College.
The College of Oxford and the College of Cambridge ranked 3rd and fourth respectively, giving the UK two establishments within the world most sensible 4.
The Massachusetts Institute of Generation (MIT) finished the worldwide most sensible 5.
The College of Toronto was once the highest-ranked Canadian establishment, striking twelfth globally.
The newest rating puts UI and UNILAG as Nigeria’s main establishments, even though Nigeria’s best-performing college was once ranked outdoor the worldwide most sensible 1,000 within the July 2026 Webometrics version.