University of Ghana has been ranked as the best tertiary institution in Ghana. The second best position was picked by KNUST.

Webometrics, places the University of Ghana as first in Ghana, 12th in Sub-Saharan Africa and 1,124 in the world – out of 31,000 Higher Education Institutions from more than 200 countries:

https://www.webometrics.info/en/Ranking_africa/Sub_saharan_Africa

The indicators for the ranking are presence (public knowledge shared), impact (web contents impact), openness (top cited researchers) and excellence (top cited papers).

The aim of the Webometrics Ranking is to improve the presence of academic and research institutions on the Web and to promote the open access publication of scientific results. The Rankings, which began in 2004, is updated every January and July and provides Web indicators for universities worldwide.

Congratulations to all members of the University community who continue to put in so much to ensure University of Ghana sustains its image and premier position not only in Ghana and West Africa, but maintaining a forceful presence globally.

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Sub-Saharan Africa

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Country	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*

ranking	World Rank	University	Det.	Country	Impact Rank*	Openness Rank*	Excellence Rank*
1	245	University of Cape Town			283	244	292
2	393	University of the Witwatersrand			642	388	407
3	437	Stellenbosch University			695	341	470
4	447	University of Pretoria			618	488	510
5	596	University of Kwazulu Natal			1290	551	513
6	663	University of Johannesburg			1765	724	449
7	805	University of South Africa			1213	1041	885
8	921	University of the Western Cape			1165	936	1154
9	1092	Makerere University			1836	1289	1136
10	1101	University of Nairobi			1091	808	1694
11	1114	University of the Free State			2610	1113	974
12	1124	University of Ghana			2166	875	1196
13	1133	Rhodes University			1484	1169	1430
14	1207	University of Ibadan			2623	816	1226
15	1331	Addis Ababa University			3287	1218	1189
16	1353	Covenant University Ota			2709	1172	1410
17	1385	Obafemi Awolowo University			1749	1136	1930
18	1498	University of Nigeria			3834	941	1421
19	1514	University of Port Harcourt			725	1541	2996
20	1532	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology			3997	1125	1396
21	1699	University of Lagos			3522	1090	1817
22	1757	Nelson Mandela University			3746	1859	1683
23	1760	North West University			2349	7521	733
24	1771	Tshwane University of Technology			5608	1711	1281
25	1911	Durban University of Technology			3734	1825	1996
26	1969	University of Dar Es Salaam			2997	1540	2481
27	2140	Universidade Eduardo Mondlane			1275	5881	2708
28	2149	Kenyatta University			2041	1489	3345
29	2167	Federal University of Technology Akure			7740	1226	1635
30	2191	University of Zimbabwe			5107	2252	2063
31	2205	University of Cape Coast			5777	1431	2111
32	2244	Ahmadu Bello University			5745	1482	2181
33	2275	Kampala International University			963	1723	4433
34	2295	Cape Peninsula University of Technology			4117	1664	2721
35	2343	University of Mauritius			6003	2195	2095
36	2353	Jimma University			5516	2225	2228
37	2353	Federal University of Technology Minna			4064	1490	2877
38	2358	University of Fort Hare			5339	1797	2404
39	2385	University of Zambia			5351	1636	2503
40	2421	Landmark University			6254	2134	2193
41	2428	Egerton University			1802	2881	3712
42	2514	Sokoine University of Agriculture			5240	1282	2863
43	2518	Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology			4744	1525	2969
44	2598	University for Development Studies			5463	2117	2721
45	2609	Moi University			4430	1834	3136
46	2633	Bayero University Kano			8783	1679	2102
47	2683	University of Botswana			5023	3769	2642
48	2710	Mekelle University			8948	2218	2070
49	2716	Bahir Dar University			8812	2318	2087
50	2719	University of Limpopo			6126	2236	2740
51	2852	University of Rwanda			6294	3930	2551
52	2968	University of Venda			7089	2365	2877
53	2983	Nnamdi Azikiwe University			8496	1413	2828
54	2993	University of Gondar			11899	2477	1920
55	3011	Haramaya University (Alemaya)			8555	3403	2416
56	3018	Botswana International University of Science & Technology			7789	2556	2778
57	3023	Adekunle Ajasin University			2709	2853	4366
58	3026	Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences			8602	2656	2589
59	3075	University of Calabar			8506	1309	3043
60	3116	Mbarara University of Science and Technology			6312	3551	3104
61	3143	Ladoke Akintola University of Technology			9396	1415	2934
62	3160	Vaal University of Technology			5631	3593	3377
63	3164	Université d’Abomey Calavi			9077	3060	2642
64	3186	Université de Dschang			10779	3391	2257
65	3193	Ekiti State University Ado Ekiti (University of Ado Ekiti)			4739	1762	4151
66	3198	Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar			3625	7521	2421
67	3259	University of Ilorin			6123	7521	1790
68	3290	University of Zululand			7893	3085	3089
69	3294	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University			10482	3352	2508
70	3297	Olabisi Onabanjo University (Ogun State University)			4797	1839	4292
71	3339	Namibia University of Science and Technology (Polytechnic of Namibia)			4995	3494	3909
72	3360	Federal University of Technology Owerri			7846	1807	3569
73	3384	Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration			6585	3653	3491
74	3432	Lagos State University			8425	2118	3491
75	3434	Hawassa University (Debub University)			11419	3455	2541
76	3482	University of Jos			7811	1578	3827
77	3482	University of Uyo			9407	1794	3428
78	3511	Université de Yaounde I			12096	6679	1621
79	3531	Federal University Oye Ekiti Ekiti State			6861	2031	4037
80	3544	Maseno University			4729	2095	4664
81	3581	Kwara State University			5987	2719	4205
82	3588	Central University of Technology			7077	3261	3781
83	3596	University of Buea			10530	3009	3076
84	3602	University of Education Winneba			8348	3073	3569
85	3606	Federal University Dutse Jigawa State			13010	3289	2551
86	3651	University of Namibia			4928	7521	2733
87	3685	Strathmore University Nairobi			3199	4364	4860
88	3736	Midlands State University			5230	3206	4558
89	3769	Technical University of Kenya			5057	2811	4738
90	3855	Walter Sisulu University			8675	3269	3845
91	3873	University of Abuja			8967	1959	4123
92	3961	University of Maiduguri			10889	2138	3797
93	3970	Redeemer’s University			10266	2785	3781
94	3972	Arba Minch University			13089	3531	3032
95	3981	Usmanu Danfodiyo University			10948	2081	3845
96	4058	Université de Ngaoundéré			10254	5513	3234
97	4139	Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University			9531	2677	4292
98	4139	(1) Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta			6722	7521	3018
99	4152	Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun			9218	3419	4205
100	4193	Ebonyi State University			12759	2122	3845

Written by Ghana Education News Editorial Staff

The Ghana Education News Editorial Staff is comprised of seasoned education consultants, policy analysts, and verified journalists dedicated to providing accurate, timely, and credible updates on the Ghanaian GES curriculum, WAEC updates, and academic leadership.