Students of the University of Ghana (UG) have raised concerns following a sharp increase in academic fees for the 2025/2026 academic year, with increments exceeding 25 percent across all colleges.
Although university management has yet to officially communicate the reasons for the upward review, a provisional academic fee schedule for the 2025/26 year indicates significant increases for both fresh and continuing students.
At the College of Humanities, Level 100 students will pay GH¢3,110, representing a 34 percent rise from the GH¢2,319 charged in the 2024/25 academic year.
Continuing students at the college will pay GH¢2,253, up from GH¢1,777, reflecting a 27 percent increase.
Similarly, undergraduate fresh students at the University of Ghana School of Law, which operates under the College of Humanities, will pay GH¢3,226 for the 2025/26 academic year—an increase of 33 percent from the GH¢2,435 charged last year.
Fees for continuing law students have also been increased from GH¢1,890 to GH¢2,396.
Other colleges, including Health Sciences, Basic and Applied Sciences, and Education, have also recorded fee hikes ranging between 25 and 35 percent.
The increases have sparked discontent among students and parents, many of whom say the new fees were introduced without prior consultation or adequate notice.
The revised fee structure further reveals a substantial increase in third-party charges, which appear to be a key driver of the overall rise.
Third-party fees, which stood at GH¢255 in the 2024/25 academic year, have increased to GH¢767 for freshmen and GH¢455 for continuing students in the 2025/26 academic year.
These charges include an SRC Hostel Development Levy of GH¢300, a GH¢100 contribution towards the University’s 75th Anniversary Legacy Project, SRC welfare dues of GH¢50, and reprographic fees of GH¢5. In addition, fresh Level 100 and diploma students are required to pay GH¢312 for a Telecel data package, while continuing students may opt into a Telecel data and airtime package at GH¢10.22 per month.
Students are calling on university authorities to provide clearer justification for the sudden fee increases, warning that the adjustments could place added financial pressure on students and their families, particularly amid prevailing economic challenges.
