21 Best universities for Social 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 Social Psychology. A graph of 132K citations received by 8.82K academic papers made by 21 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 Social Psychology

#9 in Africa

#786 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 18%
Founded: 1948

2. University of Cape Coast

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Social Psychology

#19 in Africa

#1143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Founded: 1962

3. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

For Social Psychology

#23 in Africa

#1293 in the World

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

4. University of Education, Winneba

Ghana | Winneba

For Social Psychology

#42 in Africa

#1837 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 79%
Founded: 1992

5. University for Development Studies

For Social Psychology

#86 in Africa

#2646 in the World

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

6. University of Professional Studies, Accra

For Social Psychology

#89 in Africa

#2717 in the World

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

7. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration

For Social Psychology

#93 in Africa

#2775 in the World

Founded: 1961

8. Ho Technical University

For Social Psychology

#131 in Africa

#3644 in the World

Founded: 1968

9. University of Health and Allied Sciences

For Social Psychology

#133 in Africa

#3683 in the World

Founded: 2011

10. Kumasi Technical University

For Social Psychology

#167 in Africa

#4156 in the World

Founded: 1954

11. Ghana Technology University College

For Social Psychology

#173 in Africa

#4263 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Founded: 2006

12. Central University

For Social Psychology

#200 in Africa

#4561 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Founded: 1997

13. Catholic University College of Ghana

Ghana | Sunyani

For Social Psychology

#221 in Africa

#4830 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Founded: 2003

14. Methodist University College

For Social Psychology

#222 in Africa

#4841 in the World

Enrollment: 4,000
Founded: 2000

15. Cape Coast Technical University

Ghana | Cape Coast

For Social Psychology

#223 in Africa

#4847 in the World

Founded: 1986

16. University of Energy and Natural Resources

Ghana | Sunyani

For Social Psychology

#224 in Africa

#4849 in the World

Founded: 2011

17. Accra Technical University

For Social Psychology

#226 in Africa

#4908 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Founded: 1949

18. Pentecost University College

For Social Psychology

#229 in Africa

#4954 in the World

Founded: 2003

19. University of Mines and Technology

For Social Psychology

#234 in Africa

#5029 in the World

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

20. Presbyterian University College

Ghana | Abetifi

For Social Psychology

#247 in Africa

#5139 in the World

Founded: 2003

21. Islamic University College, Ghana

For Social Psychology

#274 in Africa

#5436 in the World

Founded: 1988

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

Psychology subfields in Ghana

Child Psychology9

Clinical Psychology6

Cognitive Science7

Education Majors13

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

Occupational Therapy2

Organizational / Business / IO Psychology4

Special Education4