Universities Colleges

Name: Ghana Universities Colleges
Creator: OpenStreetMap contributors
License: https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/

Universities, colleges of education and tertiary institutions in Ghana with location details. Derived from OpenStreetMap. 214 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 26, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 26, 2026GH₵19.00214 recordsEducation

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
name	TEXT NOT NULL
institution_type	TEXT
ownership	TEXT
operator	TEXT
region	TEXT
district	TEXT
locality	TEXT
latitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
longitude	DECIMAL(9,6)
phone	TEXT
website	TEXT
osm_id	TEXT
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Universities Colleges
nameTEXT NOT NULL	institution typeTEXT	ownershipTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
Kings University College	College	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Weija Gbawe Municipal	—	5.536106	-0.325963	—	—	node/1720438402	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Institute For Environment & Sanitation Studies	College	—	—	Greater Accra Region	Ayawaso West	—	5.653515	-0.181987	—	—	node/1986177615	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
Goethe-Institut	College	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.58344	-0.163903	+233 59 387 7909	https://www.goethe.de/ins/gh/acc/enindex.htm	node/2921809692	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
National Film And Television Institute	College	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.583959	-0.163344	—	https://www.nafti.edu.gh/	node/2921809693	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
School of Ordnance	College	—	—	Greater Accra Region	La Dade-kotopon	—	5.588095	-0.176126	—	—	node/3797170450	OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL	institution typeTEXT	ownershipTEXT	operatorTEXT	regionTEXT	districtTEXT	localityTEXT	latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)	phoneTEXT	websiteTEXT	osm idTEXT	sourceTEXT
example-name-1	example-institution_type-1	example-ownership-1	example-operator-1	example-region-1	example-district-1	example-locality-1	10	10	example-phone-1	example-website-1	10	example-source-1
example-name-2	example-institution_type-2	example-ownership-2	example-operator-2	example-region-2	example-district-2	example-locality-2	20	20	example-phone-2	example-website-2	20	example-source-2
example-name-3	example-institution_type-3	example-ownership-3	example-operator-3	example-region-3	example-district-3	example-locality-3	30	30	example-phone-3	example-website-3	30	example-source-3
example-name-4	example-institution_type-4	example-ownership-4	example-operator-4	example-region-4	example-district-4	example-locality-4	40	40	example-phone-4	example-website-4	40	example-source-4
example-name-5	example-institution_type-5	example-ownership-5	example-operator-5	example-region-5	example-district-5	example-locality-5	50	50	example-phone-5	example-website-5	50	example-source-5
example-name-6	example-institution_type-6	example-ownership-6	example-operator-6	example-region-6	example-district-6	example-locality-6	60	60	example-phone-6	example-website-6	60	example-source-6
example-name-7	example-institution_type-7	example-ownership-7	example-operator-7	example-region-7	example-district-7	example-locality-7	70	70	example-phone-7	example-website-7	70	example-source-7
example-name-8	example-institution_type-8	example-ownership-8	example-operator-8	example-region-8	example-district-8	example-locality-8	80	80	example-phone-8	example-website-8	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 26, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 26, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: OpenStreetMap contributors

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (OpenStreetMap contributors). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 26, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Universities colleges (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/universities-colleges

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

name

TEXT NOT NULL

institution_type

TEXT

ownership

TEXT

operator

TEXT

region

TEXT

district

TEXT

locality

TEXT

latitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

longitude

DECIMAL(9,6)

phone

TEXT

website

TEXT

osm_id

TEXT

source

TEXT

nameTEXT NOT NULL

institution typeTEXT

ownershipTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

Kings University College

College

—

Greater Accra Region

Weija Gbawe Municipal

—

5.536106

-0.325963

—

node/1720438402

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Institute For Environment & Sanitation Studies

College

—

Greater Accra Region

Ayawaso West

—

5.653515

-0.181987

—

node/1986177615

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

Goethe-Institut

College

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.58344

-0.163903

+233 59 387 7909

https://www.goethe.de/ins/gh/acc/enindex.htm

node/2921809692

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

National Film And Television Institute

College

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.583959

-0.163344

—

https://www.nafti.edu.gh/

node/2921809693

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

School of Ordnance

College

—

Greater Accra Region

La Dade-kotopon

—

5.588095

-0.176126

—

node/3797170450

OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

nameTEXT NOT NULL

institution typeTEXT

ownershipTEXT

operatorTEXT

regionTEXT

districtTEXT

localityTEXT

latitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

longitudeDECIMAL(9,6)

phoneTEXT

websiteTEXT

osm idTEXT

sourceTEXT

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example-name-3

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example-name-4

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example-name-5

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example-name-6

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example-name-7

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How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Universities colleges (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from OpenStreetMap contributors]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/universities-colleges

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/universities_colleges",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]