University of Ghana releases 2025/2026 fees : Students to pay more next academic year

A coalition of student leaders has called on the University of Ghana to explain what they describe as steep and rapid increases in academic fees announced for the 2025/2026 academic year.

Provisional fee schedules for the College of Humanities show increases across both regular and fee-paying undergraduate programmes, including Bachelor of Arts, Administration and Law, as well as Post-First Degree Law programmes.

For the 2024/2025 academic year, approved fees for regular Humanities students admitted to Level 100 were GHS 2,064, with third-party charges of GHS 255, bringing the total to GHS 2,319. Continuing students in Levels 200, 300 and 400 paid GHS 1,519 in approved fees plus GHS 255 in third-party charges, amounting to GHS 1,774.

Meanwhile, Level 200 and 300 Humanities students placed in a different fee category paid up to GHS 2,383 after third-party charges were added.

Under the same academic year, full fee-paying Level 100 Humanities students paid GHS 5,295, while continuing students paid GHS 4,750. Level 200 and 300 students paid GHS 5,359. For Humanities Administration and Law programmes, Level 100 fee-paying students paid GHS 6,378, inclusive of third-party charges.

The proposed 2025/2026 fee structure reflects further increases. Regular Level 100 Humanities students are expected to pay GHS 3,110. Continuing students at Levels 200, 300 and 400 will pay GHS 2,253, while Level 200 and 300 students in a different category will pay GHS 3,174.

Fee-paying Humanities students in 2025/2026 will pay GHS 6,086 at Level 100, GHS 5,229 for continuing students, and GHS 6,150 for Level 200 and 300 students. In the Administration and Law category, Level 100 fee-paying students will pay GHS 7,169.

In addition to tuition, students are required to pay third-party charges, including GHS 300 for the SRC Hostel Development Levy, GHS 100 for the 75th Anniversary Legacy Project, GHS 50 for SRC Welfare, GHS 5 for reprographic fees, and optional Telecel data charges for continuing students.

Student representatives have expressed concern that the rising fees and additional charges could increase financial pressure on families. They warn that affordability challenges may lead to delayed registration, deferred studies, or higher dropout risks if the issues are not addressed…CONTINUE MORE READING>>>