UCT Ranking
UCT Ranking,
Rankings
World rankings
- 1st in Africa (Quacquarelli Symonds 2019)
- 200th in the world (Quacquarelli Symonds 2019)
- 1st in Africa (Times Higher Education 2017–18)
- 171st in the world (Times Higher Education 2017–18)
- 1st in Africa (Quacquarelli Symonds 2018)
- 191st in the world (Quacquarelli Symonds 2018)
- 2nd in Africa (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017)
- 301–400 in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2017)
- 1st in Africa (US News Best Global Universities 2017)
- 112th in the world (US News Best Global Universities 2017)
- 2nd in Africa (Center for World University Rankings 2016)
- 265th in the world (Center for World University Rankings 2016)
BRICS rankings
- 4th (Times Higher Education 2017 BRICS and Emerging Economies)
- 13th (Quacquarelli Symonds 2018 BRICS)
BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Subject rankings
Shanghai Ranking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2018
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Top 20
- 16th in the world (mining and mineral engineering)
Top 50
- 45th in the world (oceanography)
Top 100
- 51st – 75th in the world (public health)
- 76th – 100th in the world (geography)
Quacquarelli Symonds 2018
Top 20
- 11th in the world (development studies)
Top 50
- 37th in the world (sports-related subjects)
- 49th in the world (geography)
Top 100
- Anatomy and physiology
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Architecture
- English language and literature
- Law and legal studies
- Life sciences and medicine
Times Higher Education 2016–17
Top 100
- 1st in Africa, 61st in the world (clinical, pre-clinical and health)
US News Best Global Universities 2017
Top 100
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Social sciences and public health
Center for World University rankings 2017
Top 5
- 3rd in the world (ornithology)
- 4th in the world (area studies)
ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects (GRAS) 2017
Top 10
- 8th in the world (mining and mineral engineering)
Top 50
- 40th in the world (public health)
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