The College of Science is one of six Colleges of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Originally established as the Faculty of Science in 1961, the College assumed its current status, following the restructuring of the University into six colleges in December 2004. The College is made up of two main Faculties and one Research Centre. It has approximately 200 academic staff and a student population of nearly 11000.
The College has huge alumni, many of whom are engaged in various sectors of the national economy and around the globe. The College has over the years built a high reputation as a centre of excellence for training basic and applied scientists and has produced many graduates for various sectors of the national economy, and internationally.