Why Study At Covenant?

Covenant University is a private Pentecostal Christian University, which has been operating with official status since 2002 in Ota, Nigeria.

Covenant University is one of the leading universities in Africa found on Christian Mission Ethos. It has the vision to raise a new generation of leaders and reinstate the black race's dignity. The University is committed to remaining at the cutting-edge of learning based on enlightening the Total Man.

The university has four colleges, primarily dedicated towards vocational studies: The College of Business and Social Sciences; College of Leadership and Development Studies; College of Engineering, and the College of Science and Technology.

Covenant University has had a rapid rise in reputation in the decade and a half it has been operating. The Nigerian Universities Commission named it the best private university in Nigeria in its 2021 rankings and the 2nd best university overall.

STATE-OF-THE-ART
FACILITIES

Facilities at Covenant University include its extensive three-story library, known as the Centre for Learning Resources. In addition, the ten halls of residence on campus can accommodate over 9,000 students.

As a Covenant University student, you will learn and live in Africa with Africans and build capacity as a leader to look at today's actions differently. You will rethink your assumptions about the future, gain insights into how to best approach unforeseeable challenges, and address the myriad problems facing humanity.

COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATION AT
COVENANT UNIVERSITY

Degree programmes at Covenant University are all-encompassing. The University has developed custom-built courses. These are to specially package the student and deliver him to his world upon graduation as an agent of change. Students are set to take charge of their environment and break the barriers of limitation confronting our nation and the continent at large. The custom-built courses include Towards a Total Graduate (TTG), Entrepreneurial Development Studies (EDS), Total Man Concept (TMC), and Leadership Development. Students who complete the Leadership Development course will receive a certificate (CLD).

Affiliate Membership of MIT’s Higher-Education @ J-WEL
African Development Bank’s Center of Excellence and partner on the Coding for employment project (2018)
First Nigerian University to win NAFSA’s Global fellows Award (2018)
Best Delegate Award for the 2018 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA, New York)
Best Position Paper Award for General Assembly 1(GA1).
The only African-based institution qualified for the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Material and Data Science (MATDAT) Hackathon 2018
We have robust international linkages to 50 top-ranked global Institutions across Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. Examples are MIT, Sciences Po, Centrale Nantes, University of Johannesburg.

AWARDS, PARTNERSHIPS,
AND MEMBERSHIPS

Affiliate Membership of MIT’s Higher-Education @ J-WEL
African Development Bank’s Center of Excellence and partner on the Coding for employment project (2018)
First Nigerian University to win NAFSA’s Global fellows Award (2018)
Best Delegate Award for the 2018 United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA, New York)
Best Position Paper Award for General Assembly 1(GA1).
The only African-based institution qualified for the US National Science Foundation (NSF) Material and Data Science (MATDAT) Hackathon 2018
Robust International Linkages with over 50 top-ranked global Institutions across Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa. E.g., MIT, Sciences Po, Centrale Nantes, University of Johannesburg.

ACTIVE ALUMNI
NETWORK

Alumni network with more than 10,000 engaged members in more than 50 countries.
Exclusive alumni platform and job opportunities
More than 15% of Alumni are Entrepreneurs (Job Creators)
Graduates Excel as Ivy League Postgraduate students

GLOBAL RANKINGS (TIMES HIGHER EDUCATION)

Covenant Ranks 401 - 600 in 2021 THE SDGs Impact Rankings to Emerge First in Nigeria (Times Higher Education THEWUR2021)
Covenant Best Nigerian University in Global Subject Rankings 2021
Covenant Ranks 2nd Best in 2021 Webometrics Rankings among Nigerian Universities
Covenant Africa’s Best World Class Private Varsity of the Decade in Quality Education
Covenant First African University to Win the International Sustainable Campus Network (ISCN) Award in 9 Years, under the Whole Systems Approach with her PET City Bricks Submission.
Covenant University ranks 401 - 500 in the world (THEWUR2020)
Ranks No. 4 University in Africa (Times Higher Education THEWUR2020)
Ranks No. 1 University in West Africa (Times Higher Education THEWUR2020)
Covenant remains Best Private Varsity in Quality Education
Covenant Bags Gold Medals at 2020 World Creativity Olympic
Covenant Emerged Best Nigerian Varsity in Association of Professional Women in Engineering (APWEN) Projects Contest (2020)
Covenant Wins Enactus National Championship 2 Years in a Row (2019, 2020)
Covenant emerges Best Research Institution in Nigeria!
Covenant Researcher Leads Top 500 in Nigeria
Covenant Dominant in Scival's Top 500 Nigeria Authors’ Ranking
World Bank, AAU, NUC approve Covenant’s Africa Centre of Excellence Team
Covenant Blazes the Trail again, Ranks Top 200 among World’s Young Universities
Covenant Graduate Bagged Presidential Award for Outstanding National Service (2019)
Covenant Best Entrepreneurship Development University of the Year 2019
AfDB Launches Coding for Employment Centre in Covenant

Covenant is the university with the most employable graduates in Nigeria

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