In today’s competitive environment emotional intelligence has occupied an important place not only in the business arena, but also in the academic enterprises. The researchers have stressed on the growing importance of skilful management of emotions. A person who manages his skills in an efficient manner is said to have higher emotional intelligence. A significant amount of studies has been done on emotional intelligence in organisations and educational institutions. This study focuses on the comparative analysis of emotional intelligence competencies among the private and public universities in Ghana. The purposive sample method was used to cover a study population of two senior administrators each of ten private and ten public universities. The findings of the research suggest that senior administrators of the private universities are much aware regarding the concept of emotional intelligence as compared to that of the public universities. However, they understand the importance of emotional intelligence in the accomplishment of organizational goals and consider it as a necessary requirement in their professional development. It does not only help them in developing long-term relationship and coordination among the employees, but also in establishing relationship with their customers. Thus, the finding suggests that competencies among the private university administrators are much more advanced as compared to the public. In this context, it is recommended that the universities must develop tailor-made training programmes so that the competencies can get more enhanced. The findings further confirm that the emotionally intelligent leadership skills are effective recipe for goal attainment of both public and private educational institutions.