Earth science / Geoscience / Geophysics in Ghana: Best universities Ranked

Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Earth science and Geophysics. A graph of 29.3K citations received by 1.93K academic papers made by 7 universities in Ghana was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. University of Ghana

Ghana | Legon

For Earth science and Geophysics

#36 in Africa

#1145 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Enrollment: 67,914
Male:Female: 51:49
Founded: 1948

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Ghana | Kumasi

For Earth science and Geophysics

#40 in Africa

#1216 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Enrollment: 85,000
Founded: 1951

3. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Earth science and Geophysics

#118 in Africa

#2284 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

4. University for Development Studies

Ghana | Tamale

For Earth science and Geophysics

#151 in Africa

#2689 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Founded: 1992

5. University of Mines and Technology

Ghana | Tarkwa

For Earth science and Geophysics

#166 in Africa

#2909 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Founded: 2004

6. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Earth science and Geophysics

#186 in Africa

#3317 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

7. University of Energy and Natural Resources

Ghana | Sunyani

For Earth science and Geophysics

#202 in Africa

#3570 in the World

Founded: 2011

The best cities to study Earth science and Geophysics in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon, Kumasi, Cape Coast, and Tamale.