Based on information from the Times Higher Education 2023 ranking, we show you the best 11 universities in West Africa. The ranking evaluates the performance of universities using 13 different indicators that measure teaching, research, research impact, innovation and international perspective.
1. University of Cape Coast
The University of Cape Coast is the best university in West Africa and fourth in Africa according to the 2023 ranking. The university is located on two campuses in Cape Coast; South and North Campus. The university has four colleges: College of Humanities and Law, College of Education, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, and College of Health and Allied Sciences.
The School of Graduate Studies has approximately 7,500 graduate students. The school is known for its innovative teaching and research activities and academic excellence
2. University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan is located in Ibadan, the famous and populous capital of Oyo State, Nigeria. The University of Ibadan is the first and best public university in Nigeria. It is also one of the largest universities in Nigeria in terms of area and population. Apart from being one of the best and most competitive universities in the South West, the University of Ibadan is also highly regarded for its impressive academic standards.
The University of Ibadan started with only three faculties – Science, Medicine and Arts – but later expanded to 13 faculties including Social Sciences, Agriculture and Forestry, Education, Engineering, Law and Dentistry.
3. University of Lagos
The University of Lagos is located in the commercial capital of Nigeria. It was established in 1962 by the Federal Government and is known as UNILAG. The University of Ghana is the sixth best university in West Africa.
The University of Lagos is one of the most populous universities in Nigeria. In terms of registration, nearly 10,000 applicants register for the university every year
4. Covenant University
Covenant University is one of the best and most prestigious universities in West Africa. The university is a private Pentecostal Christian university located in Ota, Nigeria. Covenant University is the fastest growing university in the West African region.
It has four colleges mainly dedicated to professional studies: the College of Commerce and Social Sciences; College of Management and Development Studies; University of Technology; and University of Science and Technology.
Pacto is affiliated with the Living Faith Church Worldwide and is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the Association of African Universities and the National Universities Commission.
5. University of Benin
The University of Benin is located in Benin City, Edo State. It was founded as an institute of technology in 1970, became a university in 1971, received its current name in 1972, and became a federal agency in 1975.
Students study at two campuses, the Ekehuene campus and the Ugbowo capital. The university is home to the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, which has various facilities and medical departments. The Ugbowo campus is also home to the John Harris Library. Each faculty also has a library.
6. University of Ilorin
The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) is located in the city of Ilorin, the capital of Kwara State in Western Nigeria.
Originally a small university offering only a few departments, Unilorin now has more than 48,000 students and more than 5,000 postgraduates studying 90 academic programs in 15 different faculties. Subjects offered include: Agriculture, Clinical Sciences, Medicine, Law, Education, Engineering and Technology, Physical Sciences, Arts, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Social Sciences, Veterinary Medicine and Management Sciences.
7. University of Nigeria Nsukka
The University of Nigeria Nsukka is 8th among leading universities in West Africa.
The University of Nigeria, Nsukka was established on October 7, 1960. It is one of the leading universities in the eastern part of Nigeria. The university has 102 academic departments in 15 faculties and 82 undergraduate programs and 211 graduate programs. Throughout the institution, research activities are carried out in the fields of African science, education, development research and research and development of medicinal plants and medicines. Research centers for climate change, space science and energy research have also been established.
8. Obafemi Awolowo University
Obafemi Awolowo University is located in the ancient city of Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. The university, popularly known as OAU, was established in 1962 and is the fifth most prestigious university in West Africa.
As part of the prestigious universities owned and funded by the Nigerian government, OAU provides provisions for the recruitment of candidates into postgraduate and undergraduate programmes. At the same time, these programs are offered in various fields including medicine, arts, engineering, social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, etc.
9. Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta
The Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta is one of the three Federal Universities of Agriculture established by the Nigerian government in 1988. It moved to its current location on an area of ??10,000 hectares 10 miles from Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State, in 1997. It is divided into Colleges of Environmental Studies, Zoology and Animal Husbandry, Agricultural Management and Rural Development and Botany. and plant breeding, biological science, food science and human ecology, engineering, physics and veterinary medicine.
The School of Veterinary Medicine was established at the Isale-Igbein mini-campus in 2005 to allow local access and expanded with the opening of the Veterinary Hospital in 2014. Two more rural satellite veterinary clinics are planned.
10. Ladoke Akintola University of Technology
Ladoke Akintola University of Technology was originally established in 1990 as the Oyo State University of Technology, Ogbomoso (OSUTECH). Only a year later, it was renamed. The university is located in Ogbomoso, a town in Oyo State in South West Nigeria.
The university has 12 faculties: agricultural sciences, basic medical sciences, basic clinical sciences, clinical sciences, nursing sciences, data processing and informatics, environmental sciences, technical and technological sciences, food and consumer sciences, pure and applied science, management sciences and renewables. natural science resources Each faculty is divided into different sections that offer variety
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