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Top Public Universities in Ghana

What are the top public Universities in Ghana? uniRank answers this question by publishing a complete list of 25 public Ghanaian higher education institutions ranked by the 2026 uniRank University Ranking and meeting uniRank's :

  • Official Recognition: institutions must be officialy chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Ghana.
  • Degree Authority: they must be authorised to grant bachelor's degrees of at least three years' duration and/or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees.
  • Delivery Mode: they must deliver courses predominantly in a traditional, face-to-face, non-distance education format.

The uniRank University Ranking aims to provide a non-academic league table of the top public Ghanaian Universities based on valid and unbiased web metrics provided by independent web intelligence sources rather than data submitted by the Universities themselves, which might not be independently audited.

Top Public Universities in Ghana


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List of Ghanaian public universities by university country ranking position
# University Town/City
1 University of Ghana Legon
2 Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Kumasi
3 University of Cape Coast Cape Coast
4 University for Development Studies Tamale
7 University of Education, Winneba Winneba
10 Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration Accra
11 University of Health and Allied Sciences Ho
12 Koforidua Technical University Koforidua
13 University of Skills Training and Entrepreneurial Development Kumasi
14 Accra Technical University Accra
15 University of Mines and Technology Tarkwa
16 University of Energy and Natural Resources Sunyani
18 Kumasi Technical University Kumasi
20 University of Media, Arts and Communication Accra
22 University of Professional Studies, Accra Accra
25 Tamale Technical University Tamale
29 Simon Diedong Dombo University of Business and Integrated Development Studies Wa
31 Takoradi Technical University Takoradi
32 Ho Technical University Ho
38 University of Environment and Sustainable Development Somanya
42 Sunyani Technical University Sunyani
43 University of Technology and Applied Sciences Navrongo
44 Cape Coast Technical University Cape Coast
57 Bolgatanga Technical University Bolgatanga
65 Dr. Hilla Limann Technical University Wa
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Frequently Asked Questions

How many public universities are there in Ghana?

There are 25 officially chartered, licensed or accredited public Ghanaian higher-education institutions that meet uniRank's selection criteria.

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