Academic Year | Number of Applications | Successful Applicants | | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | Total | 2005-06 | 171 | 10 | 181 | 113 | 8 | 121 | 2006-07 | 218 | 12 | 230 | 117 | 5 | 122 | 2007-08 | 505 | 51 | 556 | 293 | 26 | 319 | 2008-09 | 335 | 27 | 362 | 154 | 18 | 172 | 2009-10 | 176 | 26 | 202 | 114 | 17 | 131 | 2010-11 | 174 | 31 | 205 | 111 | 22 | 133 | 2011-12 | 280 | 60 | 340 | 201 | 53 | 254 | 2012-13 | 282 | 79 | 361 | 231 | 68 | 299 | 2013-14 | 388 | 93 | 481 | 317 | 104 | 421 | 2014-15 | 490 | 165 | 655 | 350 | 137 | 487 | 2015-16 | 477 | 177 | 654 | 345 | 135 | 480 | 2016-17 | 476 | 170 | 646 | 312 | 108 | 420 | 2017-18 | 605 | 268 | 873 | 413 | 175 | 588 | 2018-19 | 662 | 311 | 973 | 459 | 249 | 708 | 2019-20 | 848 | 522 | 1370 | 615 | 366 | 981 | 2020-21 | 771 | 474 | 1245 | 540 | 328 | 868 | 2021-22 | 836 | 497 | 1333 | 717 | 453 | 1170 | 2022-23 | 721 | 528 | 1249 | 571 | 398 | 1205 | Total | 8458 | 3508 | 11966 | 5990 | 2674 | 8900 |
Since 2003 the University of Ghana has admitted and awarded scholarships in the form of academic fee waivers for several students from Less-Endowed Senior Secondary Schools. |