How many universities are in Tamale?

3 universities on the register in the districts that make up Tamale, matched by district or by the town they are listed under. 51 schools in Northern Region have no district recorded, so this is a floor.

Which universities in Tamale are public and which are private?

2 are public and 1 private. Each school's page shows its owner and where the record came from.

How do I find universities near me in Tamale?

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 Tamale accredited?

2 of the 3 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 Tamale?

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 Tamale

3 universities are on the register for Tamale, Northern Region: 2 public and 1 private. That is 0.5% of the 647 schools in the districts that make up Tamale. It is a floor, because 51 schools in Northern Region have no district recorded.

67% public

33% private

Universities

of 647 schools in Tamale

Public

66.7% of those with an owner

Private

33.3% of those with an owner

Districts or towns

in Tamale

Where they are

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

Tamale Metro3

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

By level

Universities2 · 67%
Technical universities1 · 33%

Every university in Tamale

3 listed, by name.

Universities in Tamale
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Tamale Technical University	Technical university	public	Tamale Metro
Technical University College of Tamale	University	private	Tamale Metro
University For Development Studies (UDS)	University	public	Tamale Metro

University colleges and other colleges in Tamale

3 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 Tamale
School	Level	Ownership	Where
Advance Global University College	Tertiary college	private	Tamale
New Life College	Tertiary college	private	Tamale
Tamale College of Education	College of education	public	Tamale

Universities near me in Tamale

Looking for universities near you, or near Tamale? 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 Tamale, from schools with a position we trust:

Tamale Technical University, 2.6 km
Bolgatanga Technical University, 156.8 km
Sunyani Technical University, 284.3 km
Ghana Baptist University College, 314.7 km
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, 314.8 km

Questions people ask about universities in Tamale

How many universities are in Tamale?: 3 universities on the register in the districts that make up Tamale, matched by district or by the town they are listed under. 51 schools in Northern Region have no district recorded, so this is a floor.
Which universities in Tamale are public and which are private?: 2 are public and 1 private. Each school's page shows its owner and where the record came from.
How do I find universities near me in Tamale?: 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 Tamale accredited?: 2 of the 3 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 Tamale?: 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.