• Emerges only Muslim private university to make list
Fountain University, Osogbo, Osun State is one of the 40 best universities in Nigeria, according to the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024.
The Osogbo-based tertiary institution is the only Muslim private university that made the list.
It placed 33rd on the list that includes first generation federal universities, a couple of state-owned universities, and some private institutions.
Muslim News gathered that the Times Higher Education World University Rankings evaluates universities using a wide range of performance metrics.
The ranking surveyed a total of 1,907 universities in 108 countries of the world. They were assessed based on 18 key performance indicators covering five areas: teaching, research environment, research quality, industry, and international outlook.
Fountain University outperformed some state-owned universities and fellow private universities, including Nasarawa State University, Keffi; Plateau State University, Bokkos; Landmark University, Omu-Aran; and Veritas University, Abuja.
Muslim News reports that apart from Fountain University that got a spot in the ranking, there are many other private Muslim universities scattered across Nigeria. Some of them are: Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin; Summit University, Offa; Crescent University, Abeokuta; and Al-Qalam University Katsina (AUK), the first Islamic University and the only not-for-profit university in Nigeria.
See the full list of the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 for Nigeria:
1. Covenant University
2. University of Ibadan
3. Federal University of Technology Akure
4. University of Lagos
5. Bayero University, Kano
6. University of Ilorin
7. University of Nigeria, Nsukka
8. Afe Babalola University
9. University of Benin
10. Federal University ofAgriculture, Abeokuta
11. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
12. Lagos State University
13. Nnamdi Azikiwe University
14. Obafemi Awolowo University
15. University of Port Harcourt
16. Abia State University
17. Akwa Ibom State University
18. Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike
19. Babcock University
20. Baze University
21. Bells University of Technology
22. Benson Idahosa University
23. Delta State University, Abraka
24. Edo State University, Uzairue
25. Edwin Clarke University
26. Elizade University
27. Evangel University, Akaeze
29. Federal University of Kashere
30. Federal University of Petroleum Resources, Effurun
31. Federal University of Technology, Minna
32. Federal University of Technology, Owerri
33. Fountain University
34. Landmark University
35. Nasarawa State University, Keffi
36. Niger Delta University
37. Plateau State University, Bokkos
38. Thomas Adewumi University
39. Veritas University, Abuja
40. Yusuf Maitama Sule University, Kano
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