University of Cape Town UCT Rankings 2024-2025
World rankings
- 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)
- 14th (Quacquarelli Symonds 2016 BRICS)
Subject rankings
Times Higher Education 2016-17
- Top 100
- 1st in Africa, 61st in the world (Clinical, pre-clinical and health)
Quacquarelli Symonds 2017
- Top 10
- 10th in the world (Development studies)
- Top 50
- 47th in the world (Geography)
- Top 100
- Archaeology
- Architecture & Built Environment
- Anatomy & Physiology
- Anthropology
- Education
- English Language & Literature
- Law
- Sports-related Subjects
- Theology, Divinity & Religious Studies
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 GRAS 2017
- 8th in the world (Mining and Mineral Engineering)
- 40th in the world (Public Health)
Key terms
- BRICS: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
