23 Best universities for Psychology in Ghana

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Ghana ranked based on their research performance in Psychology. A graph of 353K citations received by 24.9K academic papers made by 23 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

For Psychology

#17 in Africa

#933 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Psychology

#36 in Africa

#1442 in the World

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

3. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Psychology

#37 in Africa

#1447 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

4. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Psychology

#64 in Africa

#2084 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

5. University for Development Studies

For Psychology

#103 in Africa

#2820 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 13,132
Founded: 1992

6. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Psychology

#105 in Africa

#2835 in the World

Founded: 2011

7. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Psychology

#163 in Africa

#3955 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Psychology

#166 in Africa

#3999 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 26,703
Founded: 1965

9. Ho Technical University

For Psychology

#221 in Africa

#4721 in the World

Founded: 1968

10. Kumasi Technical University

For Psychology

#232 in Africa

#4917 in the World

Founded: 1954

11. University of Energy and Natural Resources

Ghana | Sunyani

For Psychology

#237 in Africa

#4992 in the World

Founded: 2011

12. Pentecost University College

For Psychology

#249 in Africa

#5265 in the World

Founded: 2003

13. Ghana Technology University College

For Psychology

#250 in Africa

#5268 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2006

14. Catholic University College of Ghana

Ghana | Sunyani

For Psychology

#253 in Africa

#5294 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

15. Presbyterian University College

Ghana | Abetifi

For Psychology

#256 in Africa

#5323 in the World

Founded: 2003

16. Central University

For Psychology

#257 in Africa

#5326 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1997

17. University of Mines and Technology

For Psychology

#270 in Africa

#5463 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 19%
Enrollment: 15,570
Founded: 2004

18. Methodist University College

For Psychology

#283 in Africa

#5654 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2000

19. Accra Technical University

For Psychology

#286 in Africa

#5719 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1949

20. Cape Coast Technical University

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Psychology

#297 in Africa

#5834 in the World

Founded: 1986

21. Islamic University College, Ghana

For Psychology

#304 in Africa

#5892 in the World

Founded: 1988

22. Christian Service University College

Ghana | Santasi-Kumasi

For Psychology

#327 in Africa

#6278 in the World

Founded: 1974

23. Garden City University College

For Psychology

#334 in Africa

#6368 in the World

Founded: 2001

The best cities to study Psychology in Ghana based on the number of universities and their ranks are Legon, Kumasi, Cape Coast, and Winneba.

Psychology subfields in Ghana

Child Psychology9

Clinical Psychology6

Cognitive Science7

Education Majors13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Social Psychology21

Special Education4