University of Ghana: Statistics

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#1041 of 14,131 In the World
#15 of 1,104 In Africa
#1 of 67 In Ghana
#171 of 1,008 For Veterinary
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Acceptance rate
28%
Enrollment
67,914
Male:Female Ratio
51:49
Type
Non-profit
Funding
Public-private
partnership
Highest Degree
Doctorate
Website
www.ug.edu.gh
Languages
English

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Acceptance Rate28%
Admissions RequirementsGeneral Certificate of Education (GCE) with 5 credits including English, Mathematics, Arts and Science or West Africa School Certificate (WASC) Ordinary ('O') level and three passes at Advanced ('A') level, with a minimum grade D for one. Senior Secondary School Certificate with passes in core English, Mathematics and any 3 elective subjects, with aggregate score of 24 in the WAEC entrance examination
Academic CalendarAugust to July (August - December; January-July)
Enrollment67,914
Full time employee1,451
Student:staff ratio47:1

We've calculated the 28% acceptance rate for University of Ghana based on the ratio of admissions to applications and other circumstantial enrollment data. Treat this information as a rough guide and not as a definitive measure of your chances of admission. Different programs may have significantly varying admissions rates.

Research profile

University of Ghana is a world-class research university with 10,338 scientific papers published and 204,902 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Biology, Environmental Science, Economics, Business, Demography, Public Health, Chemistry, and Psychology.

Publications
10,338
Citations
204,902

University of Ghana majors

by publication & citation count

Medicine
3,761 / 99,452
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
3,000 / 54,805
Biology
2,464 / 72,328
Environmental Science
2,007 / 40,345
Economics
1,288 / 34,706
Business
1,219 / 31,690
Demography
1,149 / 35,143
Public Health
1,054 / 30,724
Chemistry
736 / 14,558
Psychology
721 / 10,088
Development Studies
677 / 18,350
Healthcare Management (MHA)
634 / 27,752
Geography and Cartography
633 / 12,336
Political Science
607 / 6,077
Agricultural Science
557 / 8,998
Engineering
499 / 7,033
Sociology
470 / 5,734
Computer Science
401 / 7,361
Environmental Management
332 / 9,051
Communications and Public Relations
322 / 4,244
Family medicine
319 / 18,772
Immunology
313 / 24,758
Pediatrics
309 / 8,964
Ecology
302 / 8,245
Health Science
287 / 16,752
Nursing
278 / 6,539
Virology
266 / 7,701
Epidemiology
235 / 8,503
Mathematics
231 / 3,491
Physics
225 / 1,917
Geology
222 / 4,812
Veterinary
221 / 3,639
Marketing
208 / 5,876
Finance
192 / 9,015
Social Psychology
189 / 3,168
Genetics
185 / 7,106
Nutrition and Food Science
184 / 5,854
Materials Science
180 / 1,577
Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB-GYN)
170 / 2,398
Art & Design
157 / 1,033

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1991 38 316
1992 45 296
1993 34 286
1994 62 337
1995 60 313
1996 60 401
1997 67 468
1998 74 503
1999 77 623
2000 120 655
2001 77 885
2002 78 1150
2003 69 1391
2004 126 1666
2005 145 1896
2006 141 2290
2007 170 2863
2008 177 3253
2009 228 4337
2010 278 5504
2011 331 6822
2012 453 8730
2013 521 11261
2014 628 14854
2015 675 15705
2016 780 16138
2017 903 17923
2018 1048 18801
2019 1079 23130
2020 1420 29531
2021 1555 35930
Academic rankings

Programs and Degrees

The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Ghana.

Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.

Programs Bachelor Master Doctoral
Art & Design Yes Yes Yes
Biology Yes Yes Yes
Business Yes Yes Yes
Chemistry Yes Yes Yes
Computer Science Yes Yes Yes
Economics Yes Yes Yes
Engineering Yes Yes Yes
Environmental Science Yes Yes Yes
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Yes Yes Yes
Mathematics Yes Yes Yes
Medicine Yes Yes Yes
Physics Yes Yes Yes
Psychology Yes Yes Yes
Bachelor of Dental Surgery Dentistry
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery Medicine, Surgery
Bachelor's Degree Administration, Agriculture, Home Economics, Information Technology, Law, Music, Natural Sciences, Nursing
Master's Degree Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Administration, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archiving, Biochemistry, Business Administration, Business Computing, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Dietetics, Distance Education, Economic and Finance Policy, Educational Administration, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fishery, French, Geochemistry, Geology, Geophysics, Health Administration, Human Resources, Human Rights, International Relations and Diplomacy, Law, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Medical Technology, Mineralogy, Museum Studies, Music, Nursing, Occupational Health, Philosophy, Public Administration, Public Health, Russian, Social Policy, Soil Science, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation
Master of Philosophy Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Anatomy, Animal Husbandry, Aquaculture, Arabic, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Botany, Business Computing, Chemistry, Coastal Studies, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Economics, English, Entomology, Environmental Studies, Finance, Food Science, French, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Haematology, Health Administration, History, Home Economics, Human Resources, Immunology, Insurance, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Management, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nursing, Nutrition, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Russian, Safety Engineering, Social Work, Sociology, Soil Science, Spanish, Statistics, Sustainable Development, Theatre, Zoology
Doctorate Accountancy, Adult Education, African Studies, Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Agricultural Management, Animal Husbandry, Archaeology, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Crop Production, Demography and Population, Development Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, English, Entomology, Environmental Management, Finance, Fishery, Food Science, French, Geography, Health Administration, History, International Relations and Diplomacy, Linguistics, Marine Science and Oceanography, Marketing, Materials Engineering, Molecular Biology, Museum Studies, Nuclear Engineering, Nuclear Physics, Nutrition, Parasitology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Religious Studies, Safety Engineering, Social Policy, Sociology, Soil Science, Statistics

University of Ghana alumni

  1. Nana Akufo-Addo

    Nana Akufo-Addo
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1944-.. (age 79)
    Enrolled in the University of Ghana
    1964-1967 graduated with Bachelor of Science in economics
    Occupations
    lawyerdiplomatpoliticianinternational forum participant
    Biography

    Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is a Ghanaian politician who has served as the president of Ghana since 2017. He previously served as Attorney General from 2001 to 2003 and as Minister for Foreign Affairs from 2003 to 2007 under the Kufuor-led administration.

  2. John Evans Atta Mills

    John Evans Atta Mills
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1944-2012 (aged 68)
    Occupations
    lawyeruniversity teacherpoliticianeconomist
    Biography

    John Evans Fiifi Atta Mills was a Ghanaian politician and legal scholar who served as President of Ghana from 2009 until his death in 2012. He was inaugurated on 7 January 2009, having defeated the governing party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in the 2008 Ghanaian presidential election. He was previously the Vice-President from 1997 to 2001 under President Jerry Rawlings, and he contested unsuccessfully in the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections as the candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He was the first Ghanaian head of state to die in office.

  3. John Dramani Mahama

    John Dramani Mahama
    Born in
    Ghana Flag Ghana
    Years
    1958-.. (age 65)
    Enrolled in the University of Ghana
    In 1981 graduated with Bachelor of Arts in study of history
    Occupations
    historianinternational forum participantpoliticiancivil servantwriter
    Biography

    John Dramani Mahama is a Ghanaian politician who served as President of Ghana from 24 July 2012 to 7 January 2017. He previously served as Vice President of Ghana from January 2009 to July 2012, and took office as president on 24 July 2012 following the death of his predecessor John Evans Fiifi Attah Mills. Mahama is a communication expert, historian, and writer. A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), he was Member of Parliament for Bole Bamboi from 1997 to 2009 and served as Deputy Minister for Communication between 1997 and 1998 before becoming the substantive Minister for Communications from 1998 to. Dramani is the first vice president to take over the presidency from the death of his predecessor, John Evans Atta Mills, and is the first head of state of Ghana to have been born after Ghana's independence. He was elected after December 2012 election to serve as full-time President. He contested re-election for a second term in the 2016 election, but lost to the New Patriotic Party candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, in 2012. This made him the first President in the history of Ghana to not have won a second term.

  4. Dag Heward-Mills

    Dag Heward-Mills
    Born in
    United Kingdom Flag United Kingdom
    Years
    1963-.. (age 60)
    Occupations
    evangelistpastorpreacher
    Biography

    Dag Heward-Mills is an evangelist, pastor, author, and conference speaker based in Accra, Ghana. He is the founder and presiding Bishop of the United Denominations Originating from the Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC), formerly known as Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI) and the United Organization of FirstLove Churches in 190 nations (UO-FLC 190).

All 100 notable alumni

University of Ghana faculties and divisions

College : Basic and Applied Sciences - Institute for Environment and Sanitation Studies Environmental Studies
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - Institute of Applied Science and Technology Natural Sciences, Technology
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Agriculture Agricultural Business, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Crop Production, Soil Science
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Biological Sciences Biochemistry, Biological and Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Food Science, Marine Biology, Marine Engineering, Molecular Biology, Nutrition, Plant and Crop Protection
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Engineering Sciences Agricultural Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Engineering, Food Technology, Materials Engineering
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Information Technology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - School of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Science
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens Cell Biology
College : Basic and Applied Sciences - West African Centre for Crop Improvement Crop Production
College : Education - School of Continuing and Distance Education Adult Education
College : Education - School of Education and Leadership Educational Sciences, Leadership, Physical Education, Sports, Teacher Training
College : Education - School of Information and Communication Studies Communication Studies, Information Management, Information Sciences, Information Technology
College : Health Sciences - School of Public Health Biological and Life Sciences, Demography and Population, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Health Administration, Health Education, Health Sciences, Public Health, Social Sciences, Statistics
College : Health Sciences - Centre for Tropical Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Pharmacology, Physical Therapy, Tropical Medicine
College : Health Sciences - Dental School Dental Hygiene, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Orthodontics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Stomatology
College : Health Sciences - Medical School Anaesthesiology, Child Care and Development, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery
College : Health Sciences - Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research Medicine
College : Health Sciences - Nursing and Midwifery Child Care and Development, Community Health, Health Sciences, Nursing, Psychiatry and Mental Health
College : Health Sciences - School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences Anatomy, Biochemistry, Biomedicine, Dietetics, Haematology, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Pathology, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Radiology, Speech Therapy and Audiology
College : Health Sciences - School of Continuing and Distance Education Adult Education, Education, Human Resources
College : Health Sciences - School of Pharmacy Pharmacology, Pharmacy
College : Health Sciences - West African Genetic Medicine Centre (WAGMC) Genetics, Medicine
College : Humainities - School of Social Sciences Economics, Geography, Natural Resources, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology
College : Humanities - Centre for Asian Studies Asian Studies
College : Humanities - Business School (UGBS) Accountancy, Administration, Banking, Finance, Health Administration, Human Resources, Information Management, Information Sciences, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Public Administration
College : Humanities - Centre for Gender Studies and Advocacy Gender Studies
College : Humanities - Centre for Latin American Studies Latin American Studies
College : Humanities - Centre for Migration Studies Demography and Population
College : Humanities - Centre for Social Policy Studies International Relations and Diplomacy, International Studies, Political Sciences, Social Sciences
College : Humanities - Institute for Statistical, Social and Economic Research Economics, Social Studies, Statistics
College : Humanities - Institute of African Studies African Studies
College : Humanities - Maria Sibylla Merian Institute for Advanced Studies in Africa Sustainable Development
College : Humanities - Regional Institute for Population Studies Demography and Population
College : Humanities - School of Arts Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Heritage Preservation, History, Philosophy, Religious Studies
College : Humanities - School of Languages Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Linguistics, Modern Languages, Russian, Spanish, Translation and Interpretation
College : Humanities - School of Law Constitutional Law, Environmental Studies, Family Studies, Human Rights, International Business, International Law, Law
College : Humanities - School of Performing Arts Dance, Music, Performing Arts, Theatre
College : Humanitites - Centre for European Studies European Studies

General information

Alternative names UG
Founded 1948
Accreditation National Accreditation Board
Motto Integri Procedamus
Colors blue, gold

Location and contacts

Address P.O. Box LG 25 Legon
Accra
Ghana

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