While there are several public and private universities in Ghana where students can enrol for their diploma, certificate, and degree programs, many would-be candidates struggle to find their sites online. There are students who will often have to go through Google to know the credible sites to visit.
To make things easy for readers, we have compiled the 15 top universities in Ghana and their official websites in this post to help you. Students who just completed WASSCE are encouraged to visit these sites and learn more about the programs offered and how they match their SHS programs studied. Check out their respective cut-off points for admission as well.
Students and potential students can find all the programs offered in these universities, their fees for the year, student updates and news, the grading system, and research works, among others.
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The universities captured here are also either technical or traditional universities scattered across the country.
What are the 15 top universities in Ghana and their official websites?
Here’s a list of major universities in Ghana along with their official websites
1. University of Ghana
Website: [www.ug.edu.gh](https://www.ug.edu.gh)
2. Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)
Website: [www.knust.edu.gh](https://www.knust.edu.gh)
3. University of Cape Coast (UCC)
Website: [www.ucc.edu.gh](https://www.ucc.edu.gh)
4. University of Education, Winneba (UEW)
Website: [www.uew.edu.gh](https://www.uew.edu.gh)
5. University for Development Studies (UDS)
Website: [www.uds.edu.gh](https://www.uds.edu.gh)
6. University of Mines and Technology (UMaT)
Website: [www.umat.edu.gh](https://www.umat.edu.gh)
7. University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS)
Website: [www.uhas.edu.gh](https://www.uhas.edu.gh)
8. Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA)
Website: [www.gimpa.edu.gh](https://www.gimpa.edu.gh)
9. Ashesi University
Website: [www.ashesi.edu.gh](https://www.ashesi.edu.gh)
10. Central University
Website: [www.central.edu.gh](https://www.central.edu.gh)
11. Accra Technical University (ATU)
Website: [www.atu.edu.gh](https://www.atu.edu.gh)
12. Koforidua Technical University (KTU)
Website: [www.ktu.edu.gh](https://www.ktu.edu.gh)
13. Tamale Technical University (TaTU)
Website: [www.tatu.edu.gh](https://www.tatu.edu.gh)
14. Presbyterian University College
Website: [www.presbyuniversity.edu.gh](https://www.presbyuniversity.edu.gh)
15. Valley View University (VVU)
Website: [www.vvu.edu.gh](https://www.vvu.edu.gh)
These universities represent a wide range of public and private institutions in Ghana, with diverse offerings in terms of academic programs and degrees.
If you had difficulty with a subject during the exams, the information provided here should make it easy now.
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