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The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd in Ghana, 2015th in the global 2026 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 91 research topics. The University of Cape Coast ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 10,886 academic publications and 137,966 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 47 notable alumni.

Ranking Category
#2015 of 14,131 In the World
#45 of 1,104 In Africa
#3 of 67 In Ghana
#1 of 2 In Cape Coast
#396 of 1,001 For Optometry
#506 of 1,105 For Radio and Television broadcasting
#549 of 1,021 For Occupational Safety and Health
#2440 of 8,074 For Alumni Impact
#3050 of 14,131 For Non-academic Prominence
Top50% For 88 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 1505th in the World with 7,499 publications made and 97,259 citations received. Main research topics: Political Science, Sociology, Law, Philosophy, History.

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking Location
#3 of 26 In Ghana
#35 of 369 In Africa
#1505 of 7,088 In the World

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

Year Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations
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 52 153
2010 64 235
2011 99 294
2012 107 464
2013 168 661
2014 181 892
2015 245 1184
2016 245 1393
2017 303 1755
2018 336 2181
2019 479 3420
2020 707 5773
2021 943 8936
2022 974 12340
2023 1038 16089
2024 804 16645
2025 574 15570

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 1464th in the World with 6,269 publications made and 84,907 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Public Health, Nursing, Psychiatry, Health Science.

Medicine ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#53 of 364 In Africa
#1464 of 6,793 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Medicine Publications & Citations

Year Medicine publications Medicine citations
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 35 149
2011 69 221
2012 77 321
2013 124 446
2014 154 630
2015 173 894
2016 223 1169
2017 281 1579
2018 301 2090
2019 396 3305
2020 628 5805
2021 791 8787
2022 837 11428
2023 814 13348
2024 675 13799
2025 554 13960

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 12 396
Healthcare Management (MHA) 3 28 659
Toxicology 3 51 719
Public Health 3 30 735
Epidemiology 3 57 804
Family medicine 3 56 876
Health Science 2 21 877
Ophthalmology 1 24 884
Nursing 3 38 886
Pediatrics 4 64 934
Critical Care Nursing 2 27 948
Medical Physics 2 27 1018
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 49 1033
Veterinary 4 97 1044
Paramedicine and Emergency medicine 3 41 1093
Pharmacology 2 36 1148
Virology 3 70 1235
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN) 3 74 1272
Gerontology 3 37 1346
Gastroenterology and Hepatology 3 68 1374
Pathology 3 57 1405
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1434
Immunology 3 68 1539
Oncology and Cancer research 3 50 1668
Surgery 3 74 1722
Psychiatry 3 53 1746
Radiology and Nuclear medicine 3 75 2053
Anesthesiology 3 86 2094
Physical Therapy 4 66 2381
Anatomy and Physiology 4 80 2459
Cardiology 4 132 2922

Biology rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Biology in Ghana and 1963rd in the World with 5,908 publications made and 85,575 citations received. Main research topics: Genetics, Biochemistry, Paleontology, Botany, Immunology.

Biology ranking Location
#3 of 25 In Ghana
#74 of 366 In Africa
#1963 of 6,841 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Biology Publications & Citations

Year Biology publications Biology citations
1993 11 19
1994 5 27
1995 5 26
1996 7 28
1997 15 22
1998 11 55
1999 18 45
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 75 359
2012 85 432
2013 117 566
2014 160 798
2015 188 1051
2016 213 1344
2017 265 1705
2018 292 2337
2019 356 3609
2020 588 6018
2021 721 8838
2022 753 11424
2023 753 13743
2024 591 14368
2025 449 13897

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 51 719
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 3 49 1033
Forestry 4 77 1064
Animal Science 3 70 1145
Pharmacology 2 36 1148
Agricultural Science 4 73 1221
Virology 3 70 1235
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 54 1347
Immunology 3 68 1539
Horticulture 4 101 1556
Oncology and Cancer research 3 50 1668
Nutrition and Food Science 4 103 1768
Neuroscience 2 42 1811
Zoology 3 91 1836
Botany 3 110 2000
Biotechnology 4 105 2088
Paleontology 3 96 2200
Microbiology 5 137 2232
Evolutionary Biology 3 53 2249
Genetics 3 86 2254
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 75 2294
Molecular Biology 3 80 2642
Biochemistry 3 106 2682
Nanotechnology 4 165 3609

Environmental Science rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Environmental Science in Ghana and 1750th in the World with 5,591 publications made and 72,748 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Ecology, Geology, Paleontology, Agricultural Science.

Environmental Science ranking Location
#3 of 25 In Ghana
#70 of 369 In Africa
#1750 of 6,888 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Environmental Science Publications & Citations

Year Environmental Science publications Environmental Science citations
1993 12 23
1994 6 31
1995 6 29
1996 12 30
1997 9 20
1998 13 56
1999 22 45
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 81 373
2012 88 489
2013 138 640
2014 147 897
2015 174 1076
2016 188 1291
2017 270 1618
2018 251 1978
2019 353 3040
2020 533 4956
2021 681 7376
2022 685 9816
2023 708 12664
2024 545 13254
2025 360 12684

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 5 106 946
Forestry 4 77 1064
Agricultural Science 4 73 1221
Wildlife and Fisheries Management & Conservation 3 54 1347
Environmental Engineering 4 75 1351
Environmental Management 3 62 1353
Ecology 3 68 1467
Geography and Cartography 3 61 1606
Environmental Chemistry 3 76 1794
Geotechnical Engineering 3 99 1802
Oceanography 3 76 1841
Geology 3 89 2162
Paleontology 3 96 2200
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 129 2235
Earth science and Geophysics 3 116 2268
Meteorology and Atmospheric Science 3 110 2400

Computer Science rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Computer Science in Ghana and 2173rd in the World with 3,878 publications made and 52,949 citations received. Main research topics: Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Neuroscience, Cyber Security, Computer Networking.

Computer Science ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#64 of 361 In Africa
#2173 of 6,855 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Computer Science Publications & Citations

Year Computer Science publications Computer Science citations
1993 3 6
1994 5 12
1995 1 9
1996 3 9
1997 4 10
1998 7 21
1999 8 13
2000 6 18
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 73
2010 30 133
2011 36 156
2012 58 254
2013 90 331
2014 86 467
2015 111 639
2016 112 724
2017 166 921
2018 164 1248
2019 232 1837
2020 384 3247
2021 533 5189
2022 543 7137
2023 556 9196
2024 371 8701
2025 305 8112

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 35 813
Multimedia 2 25 1332
Management Information Systems 3 38 1364
Machine Learning 3 52 1623
Neuroscience 2 42 1811
Library and Information science 3 50 2095
Cyber Security 3 85 2254
Bioinformatics and Computational biology 3 75 2294
Data Science 3 90 2610
Cognitive Science 4 75 2633
Artificial Intelligence (AI) 3 88 2639
Human-Computer Interaction 4 74 2713
Telecommunications 3 108 2746
Computational Linguistics 4 100 2747
Computer Networking 3 107 2779
Computer Vision 3 97 2868

Mathematics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Mathematics in Ghana and 1426th in the World with 3,838 publications made and 46,304 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Applied Mathematics.

Mathematics ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#41 of 357 In Africa
#1426 of 6,434 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Mathematics Publications & Citations

Year Mathematics publications Mathematics citations
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 30 129
2012 63 203
2013 95 262
2014 88 372
2015 100 522
2016 106 556
2017 157 717
2018 171 984
2019 238 1650
2020 395 2752
2021 530 4395
2022 555 6553
2023 542 8247
2024 380 6924
2025 277 6041

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 14 666
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 28 1183
Statistics 3 40 1462
Applied Mathematics 4 136 2645

Psychology rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Psychology in Ghana and 1447th in the World with 3,664 publications made and 43,482 citations received. Main research topics: Psychiatry, Social Psychology, Education Majors, Neuroscience, Child Psychology.

Psychology ranking Location
#3 of 23 In Ghana
#37 of 355 In Africa
#1447 of 6,663 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Psychology Publications & Citations

Year Psychology publications Psychology citations
1993 2 4
1994 3 4
1995 0 10
1996 3 10
1997 5 12
1998 11 16
1999 8 16
2000 6 15
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 48 200
2013 74 284
2014 88 376
2015 105 569
2016 118 600
2017 132 826
2018 157 1049
2019 232 1565
2020 327 2577
2021 453 3946
2022 500 5532
2023 553 7419
2024 404 7227
2025 325 6779

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 19 637
Organizational / Business / IO Psychology 2 22 731
Education Majors 1 14 736
Special Education 4 20 946
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution 4 28 979
Social Psychology 2 19 1143
Child Psychology 3 33 1421
Clinical Psychology 3 34 1434
Psychiatry 3 53 1746
Neuroscience 2 42 1811
Cognitive Science 4 75 2633

Economics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Economics in Ghana and 967th in the World with 3,585 publications made and 47,985 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
#26 of 354 In Africa
#967 of 6,188 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Economics Publications & Citations

Year Economics publications Economics citations
1993 1 4
1994 1 10
1995 1 7
1996 2 6
1997 4 3
1998 8 16
1999 7 14
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 41 98
2011 45 133
2012 63 208
2013 97 319
2014 80 400
2015 110 567
2016 102 610
2017 164 777
2018 162 957
2019 232 1542
2020 326 2553
2021 483 4101
2022 487 6037
2023 509 8035
2024 358 7422
2025 230 6766

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 39 427
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 19 574
Development Studies 3 26 688
International Relations and Diplomacy 2 23 816
International Economics 3 23 1074
Finance 3 30 1119
Econometrics and Mathematical Economics 3 28 1183
Political Economy 3 52 1197
Environmental Economics 4 47 1296
International Trade 4 46 1599

Engineering rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Engineering in Ghana and 2685th in the World with 3,182 publications made and 47,121 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 356 In Africa
#2685 of 6,795 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Engineering Publications & Citations

Year Engineering publications Engineering citations
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 42 187
2011 54 230
2012 47 340
2013 72 392
2014 89 498
2015 111 681
2016 114 811
2017 176 991
2018 146 1266
2019 189 1856
2020 293 3038
2021 376 4630
2022 394 6000
2023 398 7630
2024 282 7814
2025 215 7577

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 4 42 678
Petroleum Engineering 3 48 1049
Transportation Engineering 2 34 1320
Environmental Engineering 4 75 1351
Renewable Energy Engineering 4 103 1669
Geotechnical Engineering 3 99 1802
Civil Engineering 4 72 1881
Biotechnology 4 105 2088
Remote Sensing 3 106 2199
Mechanical Engineering 3 97 2577
Optical Engineering 3 98 2669
Metallurgical Engineering 3 123 2692
Human-Computer Interaction 4 74 2713
Telecommunications 3 108 2746
Computer Networking 3 107 2779
Systems Engineering 3 114 2795
Electrical Engineering 3 122 2829
Chemical Engineering 4 133 3004
Materials Science 3 125 3053
Acoustical Engineering 4 112 3111
Nanotechnology 4 165 3609
Aerospace Engineering 4 162 3693
Structural Engineering 4 166 3759

Business rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Business in Ghana and 1338th in the World with 3,090 publications made and 39,185 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management Information Systems.

Business ranking Location
#3 of 24 In Ghana
#37 of 356 In Africa
#1338 of 6,366 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Business Publications & Citations

Year Business publications Business citations
1993 1 5
1994 4 10
1995 2 6
1996 1 6
1997 2 3
1998 9 11
1999 6 6
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 51
2010 34 98
2011 44 129
2012 58 204
2013 71 299
2014 83 436
2015 80 522
2016 92 590
2017 140 746
2018 148 922
2019 230 1361
2020 273 2187
2021 385 3530
2022 436 5304
2023 447 7260
2024 276 6696
2025 196 5957

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 13 351
Occupational Safety and Health 3 18 549
Investment Banking and Stock trading 2 19 574
Tax Law 2 20 645
Entrepreneurship 2 26 737
Human Resource Management 2 16 794
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 826
Accounting 3 27 958
Public Policy / Administration 3 53 1000
Supply Chain Management 2 25 1006
Finance 3 30 1119
Marketing 3 28 1142
International Business 3 31 1208
Management Information Systems 3 38 1364
Advertising 2 27 1418
International Trade 4 46 1599
Management 3 58 1766
Project Management 4 74 2153

Chemistry rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Chemistry in Ghana and 2718th in the World with 2,880 publications made and 42,822 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 349 In Africa
#2718 of 6,561 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Chemistry Publications & Citations

Year Chemistry publications Chemistry citations
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 39 252
2012 47 288
2013 65 368
2014 80 475
2015 98 676
2016 120 851
2017 149 1024
2018 149 1387
2019 166 2105
2020 289 3388
2021 317 4937
2022 346 6432
2023 340 7676
2024 265 8337
2025 214 8221

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 4 103 1768
Environmental Chemistry 3 76 1794
Petrology and Geochemistry 5 129 2235
Radiochemistry 4 143 2564
Biochemistry 3 106 2682
Organic Chemistry 3 129 2804
Physical chemistry 4 135 2924
Inorganic Chemistry 5 141 2963
Chemical Engineering 4 133 3004
Materials Science 3 125 3053
Nanotechnology 4 165 3609

Physics rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Physics in Ghana and 2488th in the World with 2,735 publications made and 42,097 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
#95 of 353 In Africa
#2488 of 6,729 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Physics Publications & Citations

Year Physics publications Physics citations
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 24 110
2010 37 184
2011 47 214
2012 53 294
2013 68 353
2014 78 425
2015 102 571
2016 106 649
2017 139 810
2018 135 994
2019 154 1470
2020 244 2261
2021 291 3553
2022 340 4800
2023 350 5911
2024 252 6162
2025 154 5798

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
Medical Physics 2 27 1018
Quantum and Particle physics 3 85 2349
Optical Engineering 3 98 2669
Astrophysics and Astronomy 4 105 2802
Nuclear Physics 4 113 2805
Condensed Matter Physics 3 120 2946
Materials Science 3 125 3053
Acoustical Engineering 4 112 3111
Nanotechnology 4 165 3609

Art & Design rankings

The University of Cape Coast ranked 3rd for Art & Design in Ghana and 1848th in the World with 873 publications made and 8,092 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
#47 of 302 In Africa
#1848 of 6,010 In the World

University of Cape Coast
Art & Design Publications & Citations

Year Art & Design publications Art & Design citations
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 35 154
2017 47 200
2018 43 207
2019 61 279
2020 84 548
2021 114 942
2022 107 1215
2023 116 1609
2024 75 1678
2025 46 1448

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
Entertainment Industry Business 1 15 826
Creative Writing 2 29 1291
Multimedia 2 25 1332
Aesthetics 3 38 1537
Literature 3 59 1937
Fashion Design 4 66 2269