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Below is the list of the top 10 best ranking universities
in West Africa. According to the list, Nigeria tops the
ranking with 7 universities, Ghana with 3 universities.

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The University of Cape Coast is ranked the best
university in West Africa and the fourth best in Africa
according to the THE rankings 2022.

The university is located in Cape Coast with two

campuses; Southern and Northern Campus. There are
four colleges at the university: the College of
Humanities and Legal Studies, College of Education
Studies, College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences,
and the College of Health and Allied Sciences.

The School of Graduate Studies is home to around

7,500 students studying at graduate level. The school
is known for its innovative teaching and research and
academic excellence

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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 also one of the largest Nigerian
universities in terms of landmass and population.
Besides being one of the best and most competitive
South-Western universities, the University of Ibadan is
highly regarded for its impressive academic standards.

The University of Ibadan began with just three

departments – science, medicine and the arts – but
has since expanded to take in 13 faculties, including
social sciences, agriculture and forestry, education,
technology, law and dentistry.

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The University of Lagos is located in the commercial
capital of Nigeria. It was established in 1962 by the
federal government and is popularly known as UNILAG.
The University of Ghana is the 6th best university in
West Africa.

The University of Lagos is one of the most populous

universities in Nigeria. In the aspect of enrolment, the
university enrolls nearly 10,000 candidates per year

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Covenant University, is one of the best and most
ranking university in West Africa. The University is a
private Pentecostal Christian university located in Ota,
Nigeria. Covenant University of the fastest growing
university in the West Africa region.

It has four colleges, mostly dedicated to vocational

studies: the College of Business and Social Sciences;
the College of Leadership and Development Studies;
the College of Engineering; and the College of Science
and Technology.

Covenant 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.

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Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
is the second best university in Ghana. The university
is located in Kumasi, a city in southern Ghana. Kumasi
is the capital of the Ashanti Region and is the second
largest city in Ghana after Accra, the capital.

There are six colleges within the university: the college

of agriculture and natural resources, college of art and
built environment, college of humanities and social
sciences, college of engineering, college of health
sciences and the college of science. These colleges are
comprised of faculties, which are subdivided into
departments offering a range of undergraduate and
graduate degree programmes.

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Established in 1948, the University of Ghana located in
Accra is the best university in Ghana and the 5th best
in West Africa. The University was founded as
‘University College of the Gold Coast’ – an affiliated
college of the University of London. It is also the oldest
and largest of Ghana’s 10 public universities.

The university is run on a collegiate system and is

divided into four colleges: the College of Basic and
Applied Sciences, the College of Education, the College
of Health Sciences, and the College of Humanities.

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The University of Ilorin (Unilorin) is located in the city
of Ilorin, the state capital of Kwara State in Western
Nigeria.

Originally a small university offering just a few

subjects, Unilorin now has over 48,000 undergraduate
and over 5,000 postgraduate students studying 90
academic programmes across 15 different faculties.

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Subjects on offer include: agriculture, clinical sciences,

medical sciences, law, education, engineering and
technology, physical sciences, arts, pharmaceutical
science, social sciences, veterinary medicine and
management sciences.

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The University of Nigeria Nsukka sits at 8th among the
top-ranking universities in West Africa.

The University of Nigeria Nsukka was established in

October, 7th 1960. It is one of the foremost
Universities in the eastern part of Nigeria. The
university has 102 academic departments across 15
faculties, and it offers 82 undergraduate programmes
and 211 postgraduate programmes.
Research activity is undertaken across the institution in
the areas of African studies, education, developmental
studies and herbal medicine and drugs research and
development. There are also centres established to
explore climate change, space science and energy
research.

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Obafemi Awolowo University is located in the ancient
city of Ile Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. Popularly known as
OAU, the University was established in 1962 and is the
5th most ranking university in West Africa.

As part of the prestigious universities owned and

financed by the Nigerian government, OAU makes
provisions for candidates to enroll for post-graduate
and undergraduate programmes. Meanwhile, these
programmes are offered in various fields of study
including medical sciences, the arts, engineering, social
sciences, natural sciences, the humanities and so forth.

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Lagos State University is a public university and the
second-best university in West Africa according to THE.
The University was established in 1983 and is operating
three major campuses, namely: Ojo, Ukeja and Epa.

LASU, as it is fondly called, has over 35,000 non-

residential students enrolling for full time in courses at
diploma, undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

The Ojo campus is the main campus and the location of

the central administration. It houses the faculties of
arts, education, law, management sciences, science
and social sciences, school of transport, school of
communication, centre for environment studies and
sustainable development, centre for general Nigerian
studies, centre for planning studies, information and
communication technology centre, online and distance
learning and research institute and centre for
entrepreneurial studies.

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