World rankings

  • 1st in Africa 123456

  • 167th in the world 1

  • =173rd in the world 2
  • =125th in the world 3
  • 267th in the world 4
  • 201–300 in the world 5
UCT world rankings
  • 1 Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024
  • 2 Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2024
  • 3 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2022–2023 
  • 4 Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2023 
  • 5 ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023
  • 6Times Higher Education (THE) Reputation Rankings 2023

Reputation Rankings

THE Reputation Rankings 2022 6   (176–200)

Most international universities in the World Rankings

THE Most international universities in the World Rankings 2023 
 (57th in the world)

Impact rankings

Overall rank

  • 101–200 in overall rankings7
Individual SDG ranks
  • SDG 1 – No Poverty751st
  • SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being7(101—200)
  • SDG 5 – Gender Equality7=47th
  • SDG 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation 79th
  • SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth 7(101-200)
  • SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities7(101-200)
  • SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities7(101-200)
  • SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions7101-200
  • SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals7=76th

Subject rankings

Top 20

  • Development studies9(12th in the world)

Top 50

  • Infectious diseases10(24th in the world)
  • Environmental science & engineering11(33rd in the world)
  • Public health11(36th in the world)
  • Sport science schools and departments12(49th in the world)

Top 100

Clinical and health8(81st in the world)

Education8(=92nd in the world)

Social Sciences8(=100 in the world)

Anthropology9(51–100 range)

Geography9(51–100 range)

Immunology9(51st in the world)

Medicine9(=94th in the world)

Public, environmental and occupational health10(51st in the world)

Atmospheric science11(76–100 range)

Clinical medicine11(76–100 range)

Geography11(76–100 range)

Oceanography11(51–75 range)

Psychiatry/Psychology 11(90th in the world)

Social sciences and public health11(=100 in the world)

Subject rankings graph
  • 7THE Impact Rankings 2023
  • 8 THE Subject Rankings 2024 
  • 9 QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
  • 10 US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings for Subjects 2022-2023
  • 11 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023
  • 12 ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2022

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