Determinants of Students’ Academic Achievement in a Ghanaian University

The study was conducted to investigate the determinants of Students’ Academic Achievement (SAA) in the University for Development Studies (UDS). Using a simple random sampling technique, 170 final-year students were sampled out of a total population of 362 expected graduates in the Faculty of Mathematical Sciences (FMS) at the 19th Congregation of the University. A usable 145 questionnaires (85% response rate) were retrieved and analyzed. Variables that were employed as determinants of SAA were students’ age, their gender and the previous knowledge of their current programs. Students’ Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) was used as an indicator of SAA. The Dummy Variable Multiple Regression Analysis result showed that, SAA significantly varies directly with students’ previous knowledge of their current programs, their gender and their age – in the order of their impact. The study supplements existing knowledge and literature in the area of measurement and evaluation of SAA