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Ghanaian Students Studying In US Increase By 45%, Ghana In Top 10 For Graduate Students
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Ghanaian Students Studying In US Increase By 45%, Ghana In Top 10 For Graduate Students

by  Delali Adogla-Bessa 2 min read
  • The number of Ghanaian students studying in the US has risen by 45% for the 2023-2024 academic year
  • Ghana is now ranked number 18 among countries with students pursuing higher education in the US
  • Ghanaian students earned about $9.2 million in scholarships to more than 680 schools in the US

The number of Ghanaian students studying in the US rose by 45% for the 2023-2024 academic year.

This saw total number of Ghanaian students studying in the US increase from 6,468 to 9,394.

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Ghana is now among the top 20 countries with the most students in the United States.
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The US embassy announced that Ghana is now ranked number 18 among countries with students in the US.

For the second year in a row, Ghana ranked among the top 25 countries globally sending students to the US.

The embassy cited data from the Open Doors Report, published annually by the Institute of International Education.

Ghanaians in graduate degree programs totalled 6,337, representing a 54% increase and making Ghana the 9th largest sender of graduate students to the United States globally.

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Ghanaian students earned about $9.2 million in scholarships to more than 680 schools in the US.

Pre-screening for US visas

The US embassy recently rolled out a new pre-screening process for applicants in Ghana from September 2024.

All applicants with immigrant visa interviews scheduled for September 2024 and beyond will be required to attend a pre-screening appointment between three and four hours before their visa interview.

The embassy also explained that a document review will be conducted, and applicants will be notified beforehand if they are missing any documents.

This development came as the US Embassy in Accra moved to a new visa services provider.

US opens 2026 Diversity Visa Lottery programme

YEN.com.gh reported that the US Department of State opened registration for the 2026 Diversity Visa Lottery on October 2, 2024.

The visa lottery programme will provide up to 55,000 green cards through a random selection process.

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The lottery is targeted at those people born in countries with historically low immigration rates to the US.

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Delali Adogla-Bessa (Current Affairs Editor) Delali Adogla-Bessa is a Current Affairs Editor with YEN.com.gh. Delali previously worked as a freelance journalist in Ghana and has over seven years of experience in media, primarily with Citi FM, Equal Times, Ubuntu Times. Delali also volunteers with the Ghana Institute of Language Literacy and Bible Translation, where he documents efforts to preserve local languages. He graduated from the University of Ghana in 2014 with a BA in Information Studies. Email: delali.adogla-bessa@yen.com.gh.

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