2024 Ranking: List of Top 20 Best Universities in The World

  • The QS World University Rankings has released the 2024 edition of its top global universities rankings
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) University of Cambridge and the University of Oxford were ranked the top three universities in the world
  • The ranking featured 1,500 institutions across 104 locations with an emphasis on employability and sustainability

Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 5 years of experience covering basic and tertiary education in Nigeria and worldwide

London, United Kingdom - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has emerged as the number one institution of higher learning in the world.

This is according to the 20th edition of the QS World University Rankings which featured 1,500 institutions across 104 locations.

Two British universities, Cambridge and Oxford came second and third respectively to make up the top three best universities in the world.

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The QS World University Rankings is the only ranking of its kind to emphasise employability and sustainability.

Other metrics used in the ranking are: Sustainability, Employment Outcomes and International Research Network.

Top 20 best universities in the world

1. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

2. University of Cambridge

3. University of Oxford

4. Harvard University

5. Stanford University

6. Imperial College London

7. ETH Zurich

8. National University of Singapore

9. University College London

10. University of California, Berkeley

11. University of Chicago

12. University of Pennsylvania

13 Cornell University

14. University of Melbourne

15. California Institute of Technology

16. Yale University

17. Peking University

17. Princeton University

19. University of New South Wales

19. University of Sydney

List of top 15 best universities in Nigeria emerges

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Times Higher Education (THE) released the 2024 edition of its Nigerian university rankings, which this year rates over 35 Nigerian universities.

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The British magazine said it used carefully calibrated indicators to provide comprehensive and balanced comparisons across three vital areas: teaching, research, and societal impact.

The Nigerian list is led by Covenant University, Ota, Ogun state, while the University of Ibadan (UI), is second, and the Federal University of Technology, Akure, Ondo state, emerged third.

List of top 10 state universities in Nigeria

According to the latest Webometrics ranking, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH) is the best state-owned university in Nigeria.

In the latest ranking released in January 2023, Adekunle Ajasin University and Olabisi Onabanjo University made the top three.

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