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The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd in Ghana, 2505th in the global 2025 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 88 research topics. The University of Cape Coast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,179 academic publications and 117,138 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 40 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2505 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 67 In Ghana
#1 of 2 In Cape Coast
#409 of 1,002 For Optometry
#542 of 1,089 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#598 of 1,028 For Occupational Safety and Health
#2953 of 7,918 For Alumni Impact
#4172 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 85 other topics

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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Ghana and 1548th in the World with 7,048 publications made and 83,059 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Ghana
#34 of 369 In Africa
#1548 of 7,081 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
1992 3 11
1993 11 16
1994 7 24
1995 3 20
1996 5 26
1997 8 13
1998 14 32
1999 17 37
2000 13 26
2001 7 43
2002 10 51
2003 8 76
2004 13 81
2005 11 74
2006 31 93
2007 16 93
2008 30 94
2009 52 152
2010 64 235
2011 99 294
2012 108 464
2013 169 662
2014 181 893
2015 245 1184
2016 244 1388
2017 306 1765
2018 335 2175
2019 480 3436
2020 704 5788
2021 944 8949
2022 980 12329
2023 1037 16083
2024 792 16425

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences.

Medicine rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Medicine in Ghana and 1499th in the World with 5,838 publications made and 72,284 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#54 of 364 In Africa
#1499 of 6,775 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
1992 3 6
1993 4 11
1994 4 6
1995 0 13
1996 5 12
1997 11 16
1998 13 28
1999 12 23
2000 11 28
2001 5 38
2002 7 45
2003 9 59
2004 10 75
2005 11 75
2006 19 71
2007 16 77
2008 24 95
2009 28 112
2010 35 148
2011 69 221
2012 79 322
2013 123 446
2014 154 630
2015 173 894
2016 222 1174
2017 282 1585
2018 300 2089
2019 397 3306
2020 624 5818
2021 792 8798
2022 842 11438
2023 815 13348
2024 665 13619

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Medicine.

Medicine subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Optometry 1 12 409
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 29 690
Toxicology 3 51 740
Public Health 3 30 765
Epidemiology 3 58 855
Family medicine 3 58 899
Health Science 2 21 901
Ophthalmology 1 24 904
Nursing 3 39 924
Critical Care Nursing 2 27 939
Pediatrics 4 65 959
Veterinary 4 97 1058
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 43 1114
Pharmacology 2 39 1195
Virology 3 75 1296
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 77 1303
Gerontology 4 39 1401
Pathology 3 57 1449
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1461
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 78 1469
Immunology 3 74 1587
Oncology and Cancer research 3 51 1693
Surgery 3 75 1751
Psychiatry 3 55 1787
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 75 2023
Anesthesiology 3 85 2127
Physical Therapy 4 67 2430
Anatomy and Physiology 4 80 2474
Cardiology 4 127 2876

Biology rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Biology in Ghana and 1994th in the World with 5,560 publications made and 72,762 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 25 In Ghana
#75 of 366 In Africa
#1994 of 6,833 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1992 7 22
1993 11 19
1994 5 27
1995 5 26
1996 7 28
1997 15 22
1998 11 55
1999 18 44
2000 16 51
2001 7 57
2002 9 69
2003 12 84
2004 11 112
2005 10 123
2006 25 135
2007 19 126
2008 28 157
2009 43 181
2010 52 269
2011 75 360
2012 86 432
2013 117 567
2014 159 798
2015 188 1051
2016 211 1339
2017 266 1705
2018 292 2340
2019 358 3628
2020 585 6060
2021 723 8855
2022 754 11414
2023 751 13774
2024 590 14222

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Biology.

Biology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Toxicology 3 51 740
Forestry 4 79 1076
Animal Science 3 69 1146
Pharmacology 2 39 1195
Agricultural Science 4 75 1252
Virology 3 75 1296
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 54 1392
Horticulture 4 102 1585
Immunology 3 74 1587
Oncology and Cancer research 3 51 1693
Nutrition and Food Science 4 105 1790
Neuroscience 2 43 1840
Zoology 3 94 1907
Botany 3 112 2023
Biotechnology 3 106 2140
Paleontology 3 98 2234
Microbiology 5 138 2255
Genetics 3 88 2291
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 78 2359
Evolutionary Biology 3 71 2470
Molecular Biology 3 78 2618
Biochemistry 3 110 2724
Nanotechnology 4 161 3608

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Ghana and 1793rd in the World with 5,318 publications made and 62,364 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 25 In Ghana
#73 of 368 In Africa
#1793 of 6,876 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1992 10 23
1993 12 23
1994 6 31
1995 6 29
1996 12 30
1997 9 20
1998 13 56
1999 22 44
2000 17 45
2001 9 43
2002 10 67
2003 10 83
2004 12 107
2005 14 139
2006 26 155
2007 19 131
2008 33 150
2009 55 209
2010 71 330
2011 82 376
2012 88 488
2013 138 641
2014 146 899
2015 173 1076
2016 187 1294
2017 269 1614
2018 252 1971
2019 354 3021
2020 535 4926
2021 683 7370
2022 690 9826
2023 707 12657
2024 540 13084

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Environmental Science.

Environmental Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hydrology and Water resources management 5 106 941
Forestry 4 79 1076
Agricultural Science 4 75 1252
Environmental Engineering 4 75 1380
Environmental Management 3 65 1384
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 54 1392
Ecology 3 71 1496
Geography and Cartography 3 61 1649
Environmental Chemistry 3 76 1802
Geotechnical Engineering 3 99 1814
Oceanography 3 77 1868
Geology 3 92 2180
Paleontology 3 98 2234
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 132 2262
Earth science and Geophysics 3 118 2284
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 108 2394

Computer Science rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Ghana and 2236th in the World with 3,665 publications made and 44,421 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#68 of 360 In Africa
#2236 of 6,845 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1992 3 6
1993 3 6
1994 5 12
1995 1 9
1996 3 9
1997 4 10
1998 7 21
1999 8 13
2000 6 17
2001 3 29
2002 4 32
2003 4 28
2004 6 32
2005 7 46
2006 17 34
2007 9 33
2008 13 49
2009 23 72
2010 30 133
2011 37 159
2012 59 254
2013 88 330
2014 86 470
2015 112 640
2016 112 725
2017 167 921
2018 162 1249
2019 234 1864
2020 398 3304
2021 542 5252
2022 543 7163
2023 554 9221
2024 361 8585

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Computer Science.

Computer Science subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Information Technology 2 35 812
Multimedia 2 27 1359
Management Information Systems 3 43 1449
Machine Learning 3 54 1673
Neuroscience 2 43 1840
Library and Information science 3 55 2147
Cyber Security 3 85 2332
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 78 2359
Data Science 3 94 2615
Cognitive Science 4 76 2662
Human-Computer Interaction 4 75 2690
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 91 2709
Computational Linguistics 4 99 2735
Telecommunications 3 108 2773
Computer Networking 4 112 2866
Computer Vision 3 98 2922

Mathematics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Ghana and 1482nd in the World with 3,657 publications made and 38,934 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#42 of 357 In Africa
#1482 of 6,418 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
1992 1 3
1993 1 3
1994 3 4
1995 0 3
1996 3 5
1997 0 3
1998 9 9
1999 7 7
2000 4 5
2001 0 10
2002 4 20
2003 1 26
2004 4 23
2005 9 25
2006 22 26
2007 8 26
2008 15 41
2009 13 46
2010 28 81
2011 31 132
2012 64 202
2013 93 262
2014 88 374
2015 100 521
2016 105 557
2017 157 720
2018 170 989
2019 242 1678
2020 406 2811
2021 543 4476
2022 559 6601
2023 547 8275
2024 377 6825

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Mathematics.

Mathematics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Math Teachers 2 14 712
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 28 1216
Statistics 3 47 1527
Applied Mathematics 4 135 2632

Psychology rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Psychology in Ghana and 1497th in the World with 3,419 publications made and 36,374 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#38 of 354 In Africa
#1497 of 6,645 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1992 2 8
1993 2 4
1994 3 4
1995 0 10
1996 3 10
1997 5 12
1998 11 16
1999 8 16
2000 6 14
2001 2 27
2002 3 27
2003 3 23
2004 7 37
2005 7 31
2006 16 36
2007 4 33
2008 16 55
2009 19 63
2010 30 104
2011 37 134
2012 49 198
2013 73 285
2014 88 376
2015 106 569
2016 120 599
2017 134 830
2018 158 1054
2019 232 1578
2020 331 2594
2021 453 3977
2022 502 5554
2023 553 7437
2024 397 7149

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Psychology.

Psychology subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Sexology 2 19 649
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 26 760
Education Majors 1 15 780
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 28 969
Special Education 4 23 981
Social Psychology 2 19 1201
Child Psychology 3 32 1456
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1461
Psychiatry 3 55 1787
Neuroscience 2 43 1840
Cognitive Science 4 76 2662

Economics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Economics in Ghana and 998th in the World with 3,417 publications made and 42,935 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Investment Banking and Stock trading, Agricultural Economics.

Economics ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#28 of 351 In Africa
#998 of 6,167 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1992 1 4
1993 1 4
1994 1 10
1995 1 7
1996 2 6
1997 4 3
1998 8 16
1999 7 13
2000 3 9
2001 0 6
2002 5 19
2003 2 27
2004 4 29
2005 3 20
2006 12 45
2007 10 31
2008 21 32
2009 30 55
2010 40 96
2011 45 134
2012 64 209
2013 95 319
2014 80 400
2015 110 567
2016 104 616
2017 164 777
2018 162 957
2019 235 1548
2020 331 2574
2021 481 4103
2022 487 6060
2023 512 8049
2024 352 7307

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Economics.

Economics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Economics 4 39 424
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 19 606
Development Studies 3 28 724
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 23 815
International Economics 3 25 1130
Finance 3 30 1150
Political Economy 2 50 1188
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 28 1216
Environmental Economics 4 48 1328
International Trade 4 47 1608

Engineering rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Engineering in Ghana and 2718th in the World with 3,009 publications made and 40,841 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Optical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering, Electrical Engineering.

Engineering ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Ghana
#109 of 355 In Africa
#2718 of 6,782 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
1992 6 10
1993 6 8
1994 5 16
1995 4 17
1996 10 16
1997 7 16
1998 10 27
1999 5 20
2000 13 28
2001 8 34
2002 5 36
2003 11 40
2004 10 65
2005 11 87
2006 16 100
2007 17 65
2008 13 86
2009 30 122
2010 41 186
2011 54 230
2012 47 340
2013 72 392
2014 89 500
2015 111 680
2016 113 810
2017 176 990
2018 147 1268
2019 190 1867
2020 291 3040
2021 375 4645
2022 398 6003
2023 398 7634
2024 275 7715

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Engineering.

Engineering subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Agricultural Engineering 3 39 677
Petroleum Engineering 3 49 1081
Transportation Engineering 2 34 1321
Environmental Engineering 4 75 1380
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 103 1673
Geotechnical Engineering 3 99 1814
Civil Engineering 4 72 1896
Biotechnology 3 106 2140
Remote Sensing 3 107 2205
Mechanical Engineering 3 98 2614
Human-Computer Interaction 4 75 2690
Metallurgical Engineering 3 121 2698
Optical Engineering 3 102 2715
Telecommunications 3 108 2773
Computer Networking 4 112 2866
Electrical Engineering 3 123 2873
Systems Engineering 3 115 2880
Chemical Engineering 4 132 3007
Materials Science 3 125 3055
Acoustical Engineering 4 113 3191
Nanotechnology 4 161 3608
Aerospace Engineering 4 164 3727
Structural Engineering 4 164 3769

Business rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Business in Ghana and 1388th in the World with 2,936 publications made and 33,176 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Ghana
#39 of 353 In Africa
#1388 of 6,339 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1992 1 3
1993 1 5
1994 4 10
1995 2 6
1996 1 6
1997 2 3
1998 9 11
1999 6 5
2000 4 2
2001 3 5
2002 3 10
2003 3 20
2004 7 17
2005 4 29
2006 11 24
2007 10 29
2008 19 22
2009 28 50
2010 34 98
2011 44 129
2012 58 204
2013 70 299
2014 83 435
2015 80 522
2016 92 591
2017 140 749
2018 147 924
2019 231 1360
2020 269 2204
2021 386 3559
2022 437 5320
2023 448 7280
2024 274 6615

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Business.

Business subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Hospitality and Hotel Management 1 13 356
Occupational Safety and Health 3 22 598
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 19 606
Tax Law 2 20 644
Entrepreneurship 2 27 741
Human Resource Management 2 17 813
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 828
Accounting 3 27 984
Public Policy / Administration 3 53 1007
Finance 3 30 1150
Marketing 3 31 1173
International Business 3 32 1260
Advertising 2 27 1401
Management Information Systems 3 43 1449
International Trade 4 47 1608
Management 3 62 1828
Project Management 4 77 2183

Chemistry rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Ghana and 2767th in the World with 2,739 publications made and 36,303 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Organic Chemistry, Materials Science, Nutrition and Food Science, Environmental Chemistry.

Chemistry ranking Location
#3 of 20 In Ghana
#110 of 347 In Africa
#2767 of 6,545 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
1992 6 13
1993 4 12
1994 4 24
1995 4 15
1996 8 18
1997 10 15
1998 4 41
1999 8 27
2000 12 27
2001 7 39
2002 4 35
2003 9 49
2004 6 76
2005 5 81
2006 14 119
2007 15 102
2008 14 107
2009 23 126
2010 35 200
2011 39 253
2012 47 288
2013 64 368
2014 82 477
2015 98 674
2016 119 852
2017 150 1027
2018 155 1391
2019 167 2115
2020 292 3413
2021 320 4961
2022 352 6452
2023 341 7718
2024 264 8264

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Chemistry.

Chemistry subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Nutrition and Food Science 4 105 1790
Environmental Chemistry 3 76 1802
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 132 2262
Radiochemistry 4 141 2543
Biochemistry 3 110 2724
Organic Chemistry 3 128 2842
Physical chemistry 4 136 2945
Inorganic Chemistry 5 141 2961
Chemical Engineering 4 132 3007
Materials Science 3 125 3055
Nanotechnology 4 161 3608

Physics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Physics in Ghana and 2511th in the World with 2,621 publications made and 36,818 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Acoustical Engineering, Astrophysics and Astronomy.

Physics ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Ghana
#94 of 352 In Africa
#2511 of 6,713 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
1992 5 11
1993 5 7
1994 3 14
1995 4 12
1996 11 14
1997 5 15
1998 10 28
1999 6 16
2000 12 23
2001 8 34
2002 4 39
2003 9 40
2004 8 59
2005 8 62
2006 18 122
2007 15 71
2008 16 68
2009 24 109
2010 36 183
2011 48 217
2012 53 294
2013 68 352
2014 78 426
2015 101 570
2016 105 649
2017 139 806
2018 137 999
2019 154 1483
2020 246 2277
2021 289 3554
2022 347 4807
2023 350 5909
2024 247 6103

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Physics.

Physics subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Quantum and Particle physics 3 84 2365
Optical Engineering 3 102 2715
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 105 2799
Nuclear Physics 4 112 2806
Condensed Matter Physics 3 116 2903
Materials Science 3 125 3055
Acoustical Engineering 4 113 3191
Nanotechnology 4 161 3608

Art & Design rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Ghana and 1868th in the World with 836 publications made and 7,030 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Creative Writing, Multimedia.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

Art & Design ranking Location
#3 of 19 In Ghana
#48 of 296 In Africa
#1868 of 5,966 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
1992 1 4
1993 2 2
1994 1 7
1995 1 8
1996 3 5
1997 0 2
1998 0 2
1999 3 1
2000 3 6
2001 1 18
2002 1 7
2003 0 7
2004 2 8
2005 1 12
2006 3 10
2007 2 14
2008 5 11
2009 4 25
2010 6 33
2011 13 37
2012 12 68
2013 25 84
2014 22 91
2015 28 134
2016 35 152
2017 47 199
2018 43 208
2019 61 277
2020 83 553
2021 113 938
2022 108 1216
2023 116 1595
2024 73 1646

The following table provides academic rankings for The University of Cape Coast in various areas of Art & Design.

Art & Design subfield Ghana ranking Africa ranking World rank
Singing and Vocal Performance 3 19 813
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 828
Creative Writing 2 30 1288
Multimedia 2 27 1359
Aesthetics 3 38 1550
Literature 3 62 1968
Fashion Design 4 68 2297