In the recently released inaugural 2023 Times Higher Education's (THE), Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), a 35-year-old second generation university and a leading university of agriculture in Africa, came in second place out of Nigeria's 258 universities and ranked 26th best in Sub-Saharan Africa.
A wide range of performance indicators covering five pillars including—
access and fairness, impact on Africa, teaching skills, student engagement, resources and finances, were used to evaluate the best universities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
The Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings were formally unveiled on Monday, June 26, 2023, during the organization's inaugural summit, which was held in collaboration with Ghana's Ashesi University.
The Sub-Saharan Africa University Rankings, created in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation, placed 88 universities from 17 different countries in the region.
Professor Olusola Babatunde Kehinde, the vice chancellor, has since commended every member of the university community on their outstanding achievement and expressed the hope that it will spur even greater dedication to duty.
