The University of Ghana (UG) has been ranked the best tertiary institution in Ghana in the January 2022 Webometrics Rankings and the World Scientific Index for 2022 by the Alper-Doger (AD) Scientific Index.

Webometrics places the University of Ghana as first in Ghana, 11th in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1,121 in the world – out of 31,000 Higher Education Institutions from more than 200 countries:

The 2022 AD Scientific Index, which has more focus on the biophysical sciences, places the University of Ghana as first in Ghana, 15th out of the 2,049 universities in Africa, and at 1,704 out of 14,284 universities surveyed globally.

Both Webometrics and the AD Scientific Index rank institutions based on their performance across standard indicators of excellence. These include the quality of education, the quality of faculties within an individual university, international collaborations, the number of highly cited researchers selected by Clarivate Analytics, the total number of research in the Science Citation Index-Expanded and Social Science Citation Index, as well as the number of research articles receiving a high number of citations among others.

University Of Ghana Overview

Established in 1948, University of Ghana is a non-profit public higher-education institution located in the urban setting of the metropolis of Legon (population range of 1,000,000-5,000,000 inhabitants), Greater Accra. This institution also has branch campuses in the following locations: Korle-Bu, Accra City. Officially recognized by the National Accreditation Board, Ghana (National Accreditation Board of Ghana), University of Ghana (UG) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational Ghanaian higher education institution. University of Ghana (UG) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as pre-bachelor degrees (i.e. certificates, diplomas, associate or foundation), bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. This 72 years old Ghanaian higher-education institution has a selective admission policy based on entrance examinations and students’ past academic record and grades. The admission rate range is 30-40% making this Ghanaian higher education organization a very selective institution. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment. UG also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, housing, sports facilities, financial aids and/or scholarships, study abroad and exchange programs, online courses and distance learning opportunities, as well as administrative services.

University of Ghana Ranking 2019-2020 – Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)

Institution Name	University of Ghana
Location	Ghana
World Rank	1307
National Rank	1
Quality of Education Rank	–
Alumni Employment Rank	1439
Quality of Faculty Rank	–
Research Performance Rank	1254
Overall Score	68.6
Domain	ug.edu.gh

University of Ghana 2021-2022 Ranking

Institution Name	University of Ghana
Country	Ghana
World Rank	1341
National Rank	1
Quality of Education Rank	–
Alumni Employment Rank	1543
Quality of Faculty Rank	–
Research Performance Rank	1280
Overall Score	68.4
Domain	ug.edu.gh

University of Ghana

University of Ghana, Legon LG 25 Ghana|Website

#908 in Best Global Universities (tie)

University of Ghana Rankings

University of Ghana is ranked #908 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.

University of Ghana Rankings

• #908inBest Global Universities (tie)

• #24inBest Global Universities in Africa

University of Ghana Subject Rankings

• #548inClinical Medicine (tie)
• #239inPublic, Environmental and Occupational Health (tie)
• #387inSocial Sciences and Public Health

2021 Indicator Rankings

Thirteen indicators were used to calculate University of Ghana’s overall Best Global Universities rank. Here is a breakdown of how this institution ranked relative to other schools for each indicator.READ THE METHODOLOGY

Global Universities

• #908inBest Global Universities (tie)

Global score

38.5

Global research reputation

#852

Regional research reputation

#8

Publications

#1155

Books

#764

Conferences

#1568

Normalized citation impact

#1135

Total citations

#1200

Number of publications that are among the 10% most cited

#1259

Percentage of total publications that are among the 10% most cited

#1313

International collaboration – relative to country

#917

International collaboration

#59

Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#1290

Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1% most cited

#1260

Top 3 Universities in Ghana Now (2020)

What are the top 3 Universities in Ghana now? CratesHub.com brings to you the answer to this question by publishing the 2020 top 3 Ghanaian University Ranking fetched out of the recently released 2020 Webometrics World Universities Ranking.

In the recently released Webometrics World Universities Rankings on May 12, 2020, the University of Ghana popularly known as Legon ranked 17th among the top 100 in Africa for January to June 2020 making it rank number one (1) amongst the six public universities in Ghana.

The University of Ghana, the oldest and largest of the six public universities in Ghana began in 1948 as an affiliate of the College of London and in 1961, was granted degree-awarding status by an act of parliament. With a mission to develop world-class human resources to meet global development challenges. The University offers unique courses in the arts, business, law, agriculture, physical and biological sciences, nuclear and allied sciences, and engineering sciences.

Ranking 24th amongst the top 100 universities in Africa comes the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, popularly known as TECH or KNUST making it rank second (2nd) amongst universities in Ghana.

Established in 1951, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology currently has a student population of nearly 23,000 and offers courses ranging from art, business, law, science, and technology. The university was affiliated to the University of London and in 1961, was granted full university status. In November 2019, KNUST was ranked as the best university in Ghana and West Africa by the U.S News and World Report.

Ranking 72nd, amongst the top 100 universities in Africa comes the University of Cape Coast, popularly known as UCC making it rank third and last amongst the top three universities in Ghana.

The University of Cape Coast is a public collegiate research university located in Cape Coast, Ghana. The University of Cape Coast was established in 1962 out of a dire need for highly qualified and skilled manpower in education. It was established to train graduate teachers for second cycle institutions such as teacher training colleges and technical institutions, a mission that the two existing public universities at the time were unequipped to fulfill. 

The university has since added to its functions the training of doctors and health care professionals, as well as education planners, administrators, legal professionals, and agriculturalists.