A Ghanaian university application begins with an e-voucher: a serial number and PIN, bought from a bank or the university’s own payment page, that unlocks the online form. There is no paper form to buy any more, whatever a vendor outside the campus says.
What a form costs
Each university sets its own price every year and publishes it in its admissions advert. Two published examples:
| University | Voucher |
|---|---|
| University for Development Studies, undergraduate, 2026/2027 | ₵200 |
| University for Development Studies, postgraduate, 2026/2027 | ₵250 |
| University of Ghana, graduate, 2025/2026 | ₵220 for Ghanaians; $110 from abroad |
Applicants abroad, including Ghanaians, usually pay a dollar price and apply through the international route. Check the current year’s advert on the university’s own site before paying anything: prices change every cycle.
Where to buy one
- The banks named in the advert. The University of Ghana’s graduate advert lists ten, including GCB, Ecobank, Fidelity, Zenith and Access. Each university names its own.
- The university’s own payment page, for those that sell online.
- Not from a vendor, a WhatsApp seller or a “consultant” who offers to buy and fill it for you. A voucher is a PIN; once you hand someone else the PIN and your details, you cannot see what they submitted.
Keep the voucher. The University of Ghana tells applicants that the serial number and PIN are needed later to read the admission letter.
When
The cycle runs roughly the same way each year:
- Forms go on sale early in the year. UDS put its 2026/2027 vouchers on sale on 16 January 2026.
- Applications close in the middle of the year, before or around the WASSCE results. Candidates still writing WASSCE can usually apply with their index number and add the results when they come.
- Admissions are released from about September. Check your status on the same portal, with the voucher’s details.
Colleges of education, nursing training colleges and the technical universities run their own admissions, with their own vouchers and dates.
Before you buy
- Check you can meet the entry requirements, in the core subjects and the electives the programme names. Each university’s advert lists them. A form will not refund itself. — Is D7 a credit?
- Choose programmes honestly. Popular programmes take the lowest aggregates; a realistic second and third choice is how a good candidate avoids missing out.
- Have your documents ready: your WASSCE index number or results, a passport photograph, and your Ghana Card details.