The management of the University of Ghana (UG) has explained that the over 25% increase in academic fees for the 2025/2026 academic year is due to the Students’ Representative Council (SRC) and the Graduate Students’ Association of Ghana (GRASAG).
According to the management of the University of Ghana, the fee hike is attributed to fees imposed by the SRC and GRASAG to support their activities.
The UG management urged students to communicate their grievances to their respective student leadership bodies.
Speaking to Citi News, the Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Gordon Awandare, stated, “What is being reported as fee increases relates to third-party fees imposed by student leadership. These are fees approved through their own governance structures and communicated to students over two weeks ago.
University management did not impose these fees. If students have issues with these charges, they should take them up with their SRC or GRASAG leadership. These fees are meant to support student programmes and activities”.
He added, “When you look at the fees about GHS2000 for an entire academic year at Ghana’s premier university, it is difficult to describe them as excessive. Utilities and operational costs have increased significantly, yet university fees have largely remained unchanged since 2022.
Even the students themselves recognise that the previous fee levels were no longer realistic under current economic conditions, which is why they have adjusted their component of the fees to match the cost of running their activities.” he said.
His comments follow news of the provisional schedule of academic fees for University of Ghana students for the 2025/26 academic year, which shows a substantial upward adjustment.
According to the provisional schedule of academic fees, the adjustments affect both fresh and continuing students.
The 2025/2026 academic year fee increase sees students paying over 25 per cent more across all colleges.
Firstly, at the College of Humanities, “approved fees indicate that Level 100 students will pay GH¢3,110 for the 2025/26 academic year, representing a 34 per cent increase from the GH¢2,319 charged in the 2024/25 academic year. Continuing students at the college will pay GH¢2,253, reflecting a 27 per cent increase from the previous GH¢1,777”.
Also, the University of Ghana School of Law freshers are paying an increase of 33 per cent. “University of Ghana School of Law, undergraduate freshers under the College of Humanities will pay GH¢3,226, a 33 per cent increase from GH¢2,435 last academic year. Continuing law students will also see their fees rise from GH¢1,890 to GH¢2,396”.
Subsequently, “Health Sciences, Basic and Applied Sciences, and Education, have also recorded fee hikes ranging between 25 and 35 per cent. The increases have generated agitation among students and parents, many of whom say the changes were introduced without prior notice”.
Additionally, there has been a rise in third-party fees. In the 2024/25 academic year, third-party fees stood at GH¢255 but have now been increased to GH¢767 for freshmen and GH¢455 for continuing students.
The breakdown includes,
“SRC Hostel Development Levy – GHS 300
75th Anniversary Legacy Project – GHS 100
SRC Welfare – GHS 50
Reprographic Fees – GHS 5
Telecel Data (optional for continuing students)”
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