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Cost of a year

What will a year really cost?

From the country guide: tuition, living costs and the visa fee, plus the money you must show. The part you lose if the visa is refused is marked.

A year in Ghana

In GHS as publishedIn EUR
Tuition, one year USD 1,779 to 5,362 EUR 1,590 to 4,800
Public university, international student
Living costs, twelve monthsNot published
Visa or permit feeNot published
Money you must show for the visaNot published
Held in your account before you apply; most of it then pays your living costs
Work while you study
Not allowed on a student visa
Stay after you graduate
No post-study route
Worth knowing. Everyone studying longer than a trimester needs a student residence permit from the Ghana Immigration Service; ECOWAS citizens need no visa to enter.

The full Ghana guide, with every source →

Leaves out flights, deposits and insurance unless the guide includes them. Currency: Rates by Exchange Rate API, 8 November 2026.