🇬🇭 How to apply to university in Ghana

There is no central application system: you apply to each institution directly. Programmes usually start: Once a year; each university announces its start date for new students.

Checked on 20 October 2026 against the official sources listed below.

The essentials

Application system: None — apply to each institution on its own website.
When programmes start: Once a year; each university announces its start date for new students.
International applicants: International students apply to each university directly through its online portal, with qualifications equivalent to the WASSCE.
Language: English — universities ask for English at WASSCE level or an equivalent.

Key dates

Each university announces its own application window; check the university's admissions page.

The dates for the next intake haven't been published yet. We add them once the official source does.

Your checklist

The usual steps for an international student applying to a bachelor's in Ghana, in order. Tick them off as you go — your ticks stay in this browser, with no account.

1.Choose a university and check that your school-leaving qualification is accepted (WASSCE or an equivalent such as IB, A-levels or American Grade 12).
2.Have a foreign qualification evaluated for its Ghanaian equivalent by the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission if the university asks for it.
3.Apply online on the university's portal and pay the application fee.
4.Upload your certificates and results.
5.Accept your admission offer.
6.Apply for a student visa and, after arrival, a residence permit with the Ghana Immigration Service.

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Next steps

Sources

Written by CollegeMatcher in our own words from these official pages, checked on 20 October 2026. Dates change every year.

University of Ghana, International Programmes Office — Undergraduate study