The universities listed below offer free scholarships for Ghanaian students to study abroad.
According to Quartz, just about 6% of children in Sub-Saharan Africa will enroll for some form of tertiary education. Some of these children that are not able to attend tertiary are as a result of poverty- even though they may be very brilliant.
These schools in the USA are willing to remove the barrier of poverty that prevents such brilliant talents from success.
Below is the list of Universities that offer free scholarships to for Ghanaian students to study abroad.
NB: Their scholarships are sometimes enough to cover your traveling expenses, and learning materials.
| School | 25th Percentile SAT Score | 75th Percentile SAT Score | Average SAT Score | Average Financial Aid & Cost of Attendance | Admission Rate (2018) |
| Princeton University | 1470 | 1590 | 1520 | $54,310( $70,010) | 5.5% |
| Harvard College | 1470 | 1600 | 1540 | $55,354( $67,580) | 4.6% |
| University of Chicago | 1490 | 1590 | 1540 | $54,438( $77,331) | 7.2% |
| Yale University | 1490 | 1600 | 1540 | $56,320( $73,180) | 6.3% |
| Columbia University | 1470 | 1590 | 1530 | $59,830( $74,173) | 5.5% |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 1480 | 1590 | 1520 | $47,524( $64,612) | 6.7% |
| Stanford University | 1450 | 1590 | 1520 | $53,337( $71,587) | 4.3% |
| University of Pennsylvania | 1450 | 1570 | 1510 | $49,401( $75,303) | 8.4% |
| Duke University | 1480 | 1590 | 1540 | $53,831( $75,350) | 8.3% |
| Caltech | 1530 | 1600 | 1560 | $46,321( $72,084) | 8.1% |
| Dartmouth College | 1410 | 1580 | 1500 | $52,069( $65,523) | 8.7% |
| Johns Hopkins University | 1460 | 1570 | 1510 | $52,670( $71,023) | 9.9% |
| Northwestern University | 1480 | 1580 | 1510 | $50,668( $75,753) | 8.4% |
| Brown University | 1440 | 1580 | 1500 | $47,438( $73,892) | 7.2% |
| Cornell University | 1410 | 1570 | 1480 | $47,860( $72,754) | 10.3% |
| Rice University | 1450 | 1570 | 1510 | $46,077( $65,145) | 11% |
| Vanderbilt University | 1480 | 1590 | 1530 | $50,356( $70,146) | 7.3% |
| University of Notre Dame | 1410 | 1550 | 1490 | $39,100( $71,801) | 17.6% |
| Washington University in St. Louis | 1460 | 1570 | 1510 | $48,169( $74,361) | 15% |
| Georgetown University | 1390 | 1550 | 1460 | $46,703( $72.496) | 12% |
| Emory University | 1350 | 1520 | 1430 | $44,118( $69,502) | 16% |
| UC Berkeley | 1330 | 1540 | 1440 | $17,284( $33,700) | 17.3% |
| UCLA | 1250 | 1500 | 1370 | $24,345( $34,677) | 16% |
| University of Southern California | 1360 | 1540 | 1450 | $52,795( $74,825) | 13% |
| Carnegie Mellon University | 1430 | 1560 | 1490 | $37,691( $74,623) | 19% |
| University of Virginia | 1300 | 1510 | 1410 | $28,872( $61,994) | 27% |
| Tufts University | 1440 | 1550 | 1490 | $46,348( $65,100) | 14.6% |
| Claremont McKenna College | 1420 | 1560 | 1490 | $51,688( $71,745) | 8.9% |
| Pomona College | 1430 | 1560 | 1500 | $52,748( $69,496) | 7% |
| Swarthmore College | 1420 | 1560 | 1490 | $52,104( $68,062) | 9% |
| Harvey Mudd College | 1470 | 1570 | 1520 | $42,654( $74,428) | 10% |
| Carleton College | 1390 | 1550 | 1470 | $47,776( $68,844) | 19.4% |
| Grinnell College | 1370 | 1540 | 1460 | $47,058( $65,202) | 29% |
| Stevens Institute of Technology | 1330 | 1480 | 1400 | $31,639( $56,230) | 39% |
| New York University | 1320 | 1500 | 1410 | $37,805( $74,676) | 19% |
| Lafayette College | 1280 | 1460 | 1370 | $49,946( $69,270) | 28% |
| University of Rochester | 1320 | 1500 | 1410 | $51,612( $72,554) | 34% |
| Villanova University | 1280 | 1470 | 1380 | $38,853( $67,738) | 29% |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 1390 | 1530 | 1460 | $14,735( $48,566) | 22% |
| Rhodes College | 1260 | 1460 | 1360 | $39,190( $59,250) | 51% |
| Tulane University | 1320 | 1470 | 1400 | $45,405( $72,296) | 17% |
| University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | 1280 | 1460 | 1370 | $17,732( $23,734) | 27% |
| University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | 1380 | 1530 | 1460 | $17,394( $47,922) | 60% |
UNIVERSITIES IN USA THAT OFFER FREE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR GHANAIAN STUDENTS THAT WANT TO STUDY ABROAD AND THEIR ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS.
Princeton University
Test Scores (ACT or SAT with writing)
High School GPA
Recommendations
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Harvard College
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University of Chicago
Dropped Test Scores **14/06/18
High School GPA
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Yale University
Test Scores (ACT or SAT with writing)
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SAT Subject Tests
Columbia University
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Stanford University
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University of Pennsylvania
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Duke University
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Caltech
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Dartmouth College
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Johns Hopkins University
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Northwestern University
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Brown University
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Cornell University
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Rice University
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Vanderbilt University
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University of Notre Dame
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Washington University in St. Louis
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Georgetown University
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Emory University
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UC Berkeley
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UCLA
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University of Southern California
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Carnegie Mellon University
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University of Virginia
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Tufts University
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Claremont McKenna College
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High School GPA
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SAT Subject Tests (required for some)
Pomona College
Test Scores (ACT or SAT with writingrecommended)
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SAT Subject Tests
Swarthmore College
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Harvey Mudd College
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Carleton College
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SAT Subject Tests (recommended)
Grinnell College
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Essay
Stevens Institute of Technology
Test Scores (ACT or SAT required for some)
High School GPA
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Essay (recommended)
SAT Subject Tests (required for some)
New York University
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Essay
Lafayette College
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University of Rochester
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Villanova University
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Georgia Institute of Technology
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Rhodes College
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Tulane University
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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