KNUST maintains spot as best University in Ghana

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been ranked the best in Ghana by the US News and World Report rankings.

KNUST has maintained the spot as the most prestigious tertiary institution in the country for the second time in a row

According to the rankings, KNUST after being subjected to some thirteen indicators emerged number 12 in best global universities in Africa, which is an improvement from last year’s 14th position.

The school also made a major leap to 580th position globally from 706th position chalked in 2019.

A press statement issued by the University today, [November 4, 2020] indicated that, the school “obtained a global score of 48.2, as against 42.4 last year, a global reputation for research at 1,075, an improvement on last year’s score of 1,044, a regional research reputation of 20 and 1,522 publications.”

On the other hand, the nation’s premier tertiary institution, University of Ghana managed to obtain a global score of 38.5, pegging it at 24th best in Africa and 908th globally.