How many universities are in Accra?

17 universities on the register in the districts that make up Accra, matched by district or by the town they are listed under. 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded, so this is a floor.

Which universities in Accra are public and which are private?

5 are public and 9 private, with 3 not stated. Each school's page shows its owner and where the record came from.

How do I find universities near me in Accra?

Use the schools near me page: allow your location or choose a town, then choose universities. It lists the closest ones from the schools whose position we trust. The district column on this page shows where each one is.

Are the universities in Accra accredited?

15 of the 17 carry an accredited status from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission on the register. Each page says what the commission publishes, with its dates, and nothing more.

What is the best university in Accra?

We do not rank schools, because no source we can name measures them against each other. Compare them on what the register holds, and ask the school for its fees, results and open days.

Universities in Accra

17 universities are on the register for Accra, Greater Accra Region: 5 public and 9 private. That is 1.2% of the 1,457 schools in the districts that make up Accra. It is a floor, because 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded.

29% public

53% private

18% not stated

Universities

of 1,457 schools in Accra

Public

35.7% of those with an owner

Private

64.3% of those with an owner

Districts or towns

in Accra

Where they are

Universities by district or town. Click a district for every school in it.

AMA7
Accra5
Dansoman1
Burma Camp, Accra1
Teshie1
Tesano1
Achimota1

Source: Ministry of Education school register, 2023/24.

By level

Universities16 · 94%
Technical universities1 · 6%

Every university in Accra

17 listed, by name.

Universities in Accra
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Accra Metropolitan University	University	private	Accra
Accra Technical University	Technical university	public	AMA
Academic City University	University	private	Accra
African University of Communication and Business	University	private	Accra
Central University	University	private	AMA
Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College	University	public	Burma Camp, Accra
Ghana Communication Technology University	University	not stated	Tesano
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration	University	not stated	Achimota
Ghana Technology University College (GTUC)	University	private	AMA
Knutsford University College	University	private	AMA
Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre	University	public	Teshie
Methodist University	University	private	Accra
Methodist University College Ghana	University	private	Dansoman
Regional Maritime University	University	not stated	Accra
Trinity Theological Seminary	University	private	AMA
University of Ghana	University	public	AMA
University of Professional Studies	University	public	AMA

University colleges and other colleges in Accra

25 tertiary colleges and colleges of education, matched the same way. They are not universities, but they are where many people searching for a university end up.

Colleges in Accra
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Accra College of Education, Accra	College of education	public	Accra
Accra College of Medicine	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Accra Institute of Technology (AIT)	Tertiary college	private	AMA
Baldwin College	Tertiary college	private	Osu
Bluecrest College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
China Europe International Business School (Africa Campus)	Tertiary college	private	Accra
College of Medicine and Allied Sciences	Tertiary college	private	North Legon
CSIR College of Science and Technology	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Duffuor University College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Entrepreneurship Training Institute	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Fanaka International University College, Accra	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Global Theological Seminary, Adenta-Accra	Tertiary college	private	Adenta
Islamic University College	Tertiary college	private	AMA
Jayee University College	Tertiary college	private	Osu
Mountcrest University College	Tertiary college	private	Kanda
National Defence University	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Pharmatrust Professional College, Accra	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Radford University College	Tertiary college	private	East Legon
Regent University College of Science and Technology	Tertiary college	private	Dansoman
Rosebank International University College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
SALT University College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
School of Social Work	Tertiary college	private	Osu
SIIMT University College	Tertiary college	private	Accra
Wisconsin International University College	Tertiary college	private	AMA
Zenith University College	Tertiary college	private	La - Accra

Universities near me in Accra

Looking for universities near you, or near Accra? Open the near me tool and, if you choose to share your location, it lists the closest universities to where you are. Your position is used once to work out the list and is not stored. You can pick a town instead.

Find universities near me

The closest universities to the centre of Accra, from schools with a position we trust:

Accra Technical University, 3.7 km
Central University, 4.5 km
University of Ghana, 6.5 km
Knutsford University College, 7.0 km
Institute of Chartered Accountants (GHANA), 7.4 km

Questions people ask about universities in Accra

How many universities are in Accra?: 17 universities on the register in the districts that make up Accra, matched by district or by the town they are listed under. 490 schools in Greater Accra Region have no district recorded, so this is a floor.
Which universities in Accra are public and which are private?: 5 are public and 9 private, with 3 not stated. Each school's page shows its owner and where the record came from.
How do I find universities near me in Accra?: Use the schools near me page: allow your location or choose a town, then choose universities. It lists the closest ones from the schools whose position we trust. The district column on this page shows where each one is.
Are the universities in Accra accredited?: 15 of the 17 carry an accredited status from the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission on the register. Each page says what the commission publishes, with its dates, and nothing more.
What is the best university in Accra?: We do not rank schools, because no source we can name measures them against each other. Compare them on what the register holds, and ask the school for its fees, results and open days.