REGENT RANKED 3RD BEST UNIVERSITY IN GHANA

By: Airdem Kojo Shuta
In the 14th edition of the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities, Regent University College of Science & Technology is ranked 3rd best university in Ghana. It came after Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology (ranked first) and the University of Ghana, Legon (ranked 2nd). The ranking considered the global performance of the universities based on indices including, teaching commitment, international prestige, community engagement, knowledge and technological transfer. It also considered website based variables such as number of potential web authors, open access mandates and technological focus.

On the international scene, judging from the global rankings, it is quite evident that the Ghanaian institutions will have to double up their efforts in order to be counted among the best institutions in the world.

WORLD RANK	UNIVERSITY	SIZE	VISIBILITY	RICH FILES	SCHOLAR
2564	Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology	2,877	6,748	6,471	673
4940	University of Ghana	3,271	3,793	7,868	5,068
8618	Regent University College of Science & Technology	9,932	10,916	5,226	6,898
10335	University of Cape Coast	6,086	11,048	15,802	6,898
10341	Presbyterian University College	11,410	3,789	14,220	6,898
10504	Ashesi University *	9,388	10,428	11,619	6,898
10516	University of Education Winneba	7,219	13,166	12,035	6,898
11741	Valley View University	11,538	13,900	8,966	6,898
11958	Central University College	15,060	10,107	7,901	6,898

Source: http://www.webometrics.info/rank_by_country.asp?country=gh