The United States (US) Embassy in Ghana has stated that 6,468 Ghanaians travelled to study graduate programmes at American universities for the 2022-2023 academic year.
This number, the embassy indicated, is unprecedented and represents an over 31 percent increase of Ghanaian students who took graduate programmes in the US for the 2021-2022 academic year (4,140).
The embassy, in a post shared on X on Monday, November 13, 2023, also stated that 4,916 Ghanaians travelled to the US to take university undergraduate programmes.
It indicated that Ghana is now the 14th largest contributor to the number of graduate foreign students in the US, rising from its previous 18th position.
In terms of the overall number of foreign students in America, Ghana ranked 23rd in terms of countries with the largest number of students.
“A record-breaking 6,468 Ghanaians studied in the United States in 2022-2023! That's a massive 31.6% increase!” part of the post reads.
The embassy also stated that Ghanaian students received scholarships worth almost $9 million.
“Also, Ghanaian students earned nearly $9 million in scholarships to more than 700 higher educational institutions in all 50 states.”
View the post by the embassy below:
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