University Of Pretoria QS Ranking

University Of Pretoria QS Ranking

University Of Pretoria QS Ranking, The University of Pretoria (UP) has improved its global position significantly in four of the five broad subject areas in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject report, published on 28 February.
Overall, UP is ranked in the 501-550 rank range. With around 26 000 universities globally, this puts UP in the top 1,9% of universities worldwide.
In Social Sciences and Management (ranked 255) the University moved up 87 places while in the Arts and Humanities (ranked 264) the University improved its position with 61 places. Engineering and Technology, which was placed last year in the 450-500 bracket, now ranks at position 375 – the second highest placing in South Africa. The broad area of Life Sciences and Medicine also saw improvement from position 383 in 2017 to 348.
The broad subject areas are made up of 48 subjects and UP is listed amongst the top 500 universities globally for the following 15 subjects:
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (top 100), Agriculture and Forestry (top 150) and in the top 200 universities for Law, Archaelogy, and Architecture.
For Education, UP was placed in the top 250 universities worldwide and was ranked in the top 300 universities globally for Sociology, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. With regards to Electrical Engineering and Economics, UP was placed in the top 350 universities and in the top 400 universities for Biology and Medicine. UP was also ranked for Computer Science and Chemistry, placing in the top 450 and 500 universities worldwide, respectively for these subjects.
The QS World University Rankings rank the top tertiary institutions around the world against several indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation, number of citations per faculty, student to faculty ratio, international faculty, and international students. This allows the quality of universities to be compared and ranked against their peers. In addition to scoring and ranking universities on their overall results, QS also publishes separate subject rankings.
 

Times Higher Education World University Rankings

The 2018 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings ranked the top South African universities as follows:^[3]

SA Rank	World Rank	University
1	171	University of Cape Town
2	251-300	University of the Witwatersrand
3	351–400	Stellenbosch University
4	401-500	University of KwaZulu-Natal
5	375	University of Pretoria
6	601-800	University of Johannesburg
7	601-800	University of the Western Cape
8	801-1000	University of South Africa

QS World University Rankings

The 2014-15 edition of the QS World University Rankings ranked the top South African universities as follows:

SA rank	World rank	University	Arts & Humanities	Engineering & IT	Life Sciences & Medicine	Natural Science	Social Sciences
1	141	University of Cape Town	108	294	100	220	116
2	318	University of the Witwatersrand	148	249	204	280	800000
3	390	Stellenbosch University	237	—	268	356	283
4	471–480	University of Pretoria	283	—	349	—	241
5	501–550	University of KwaZulu-Natal	—	—	366	—	—

Previous years’ world rankings are as follows (before 2010 the ranking was known as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings):

SA rank	University	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
1	University of Cape Town	257	200	176	146	161æ
2	University of Witwatersrand	322	282	319	321	360
3	Stellenbosch University	—	—	—	—	—
4	University of Pretoria	509	469	501–600	401–500	451–500
5	University of KwaZulu-Natal	484	487	401–500	501–600	501–550

ARWU/Shanghai

The 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities has ranked the top South African universities as follows:

SA rank	University	2014	2013	2012	2010	2009	2008	2007	2006	2005	2004	2003
1	University of Cape Town	201–300	201–300	201–300	201–300	201–302	201–302	203–304	201–300	203–300	202–301	251–300
2	University of the Witwatersrand	201–300	301–400	301–400	301–400	303–401	303–401	305–402	301–400	301–400	302–403	451–500
3	Stellenbosch University	401–500	401–500	401–500	401–500	402–501	402–503	403–510	401–500	401–500	404–502	451–500
4	University of KwaZulu-Natal	401–500	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Note: These are the only ranked South African universities.

Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)

The 2015 edition of CWUR ranked the top South African Universities as follows:

SA Rank	World Rank	University
1	149	University of the Witwatersrand
2	248	University of Cape Town
3	401	University of KwaZulu-Natal
4	500	Stellenbosch University
5	678	University of Pretoria

International Rankings for Additional Context

University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)

URAP, which is a newer ranking scheme based solely on quantitative measures of academic productivity, includes data for a larger number of global universities, and thus gives an alternative view of the relative standing of more South African institutions. The 2016-2017 edition of URAP ranked the top South African Universities as follows:^[29]

SA Rank	World Rank	University
1	240	University of Cape Town
2	316	University of Witwatersrand
3	369	University of KwaZulu-Natal
4	418	Stellenbosch University
5	459	University of Pretoria
6	706	University of Johannesburg
7	796	North-West University
8	906	University of the Western Cape
9	1061	Rhodes University
10	1081	University of the Free State
11	1121	University of South Africa
12	1311	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
13	1511	Tshwane University of Technology
14	1904	University of Limpopo
15	1907	Cape Peninsula University of Technology
16	1924	Durban University of Technology

Business-oriented rankings

Several international rankings schemes focus on the placement of graduates in business settings.

Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index

This is another THE ranking which aims to measure the real world success of a University’s alumni by ranking Universities according to the number of their graduates that are currently CEOs of Fortune Global 500 companies. The global number one for 2017 is by a considerable margin, Harvard University. The only African University that appears on the Global top 100 is the University of the Witwatersrand. The 2017 South African rankings are as follows:^[30]

SA Rank	World Rank	University
2	54	University of the Witwatersrand

Tredence-Emerging Global Employability University Ranking

This is a global ranking of universities by the perceived quality of their graduates by top employers around the world. The only African university in the top 150 is the University of the Witwatersrand. The 2013 ranking is as follows:^[31]

SA Rank	World Rank	University
1	139	University of the Witwatersrand

Bloomberg Billionaire Ranking

This ranks universities according to their popularity among US based billionaires. The only ranked South African university is the University of the Witwatersrand. The 2014 ranking is as follows:^[32]

SA Rank	World Rank	University
1	8	University of the Witwatersrand