The University of Ibadan (UI) has been ranked as Nigeria’s best university in the 2026 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings released on Thursday, October 8, 2025.
The global ranking, which featured 2,191 universities from 115 countries, evaluated institutions using 18 performance indicators across five key areas — teaching quality, research impact, research environment, international outlook, and industry collaboration.
UI’s strong showing reaffirms its leadership in Nigeria’s higher education sector and its growing global academic influence.
