The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has once again been named the best tertiary institution in Ghana and West Africa in the 2024 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
This marks the third consecutive year that UCC has received this global recognition, having previously been named the best university in Ghana, best in West Africa, 4th best in Africa, and the best university globally for research influence in both the 2022 and 2023 rankings.
Despite slipping from 4th to 7th place in the Africa ranking, UCC has managed to maintain its number one spot in Ghana and West Africa in the 2024 rankings.
The Times Higher Education World Universities Ranking is widely regarded as a trusted source by students, teachers, governments, and industry experts worldwide.
The 2024 league table provides valuable insights into how the global higher education landscape is shifting.
This year’s rankings saw 2,673 institutions submit data, with 411,789 data points collected. Over 134 million citations were analyzed across 16.5 million research publications, including a global survey response from 68,402 scholars.
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The University of Oxford retained its top spot for the eighth year in a row, followed by Stanford University, which moved up to second place and pushed Harvard University down to fourth.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) climbed from fifth to third place this year.
The Catholic University of the Sacred Heart from Italy is the highest new entry ranked in the 301-350 bracket, with most of the new entries emerging from Asia.
The United States remains the most represented country overall, with 169 institutions, including 56 in the top 200.
India has overtaken China (86) from the fourth position as the most represented country in the world with 91 institutions.
Four countries from Europe – Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia, and Armenia – entered the ranking for the first time, compared to last year’s new entrants who were all from Africa.
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Stanford University leads the teaching pillar, while the universities of Oxford and Cambridge come top for research environment.
The research quality pillar, which is the newly renamed citations pillar, sees MIT in first place.
The University of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates scores highest in international outlook, while 28 institutions receive a top score of 100 for the industry pillar.
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In addition to the 1,904 ranked institutions, a further 769 universities are listed with “reporter” status, meaning that they provided data but did not meet The Times Higher Education’s eligibility criteria to receive a rank, and agreed to be displayed as a reporter in the final table.
UCC’s continued success in these rankings is a testament to its commitment to providing quality education and research opportunities to its students and faculty.