The University of Cape Town (UCT) is the oldest and most prestigious public university in South Africa. It is the highest ranked African university in the THES - QS World University Rankings, placed 179th globally in 2008 league tables, moving up from 200th in 2007.
University of Cape Town is a top ranked university in Africa, according to a number of international league tables:
- According to THES 2008 rankings, UCT is rated 171st for Arts & Humanities, 148th for Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 182nd for Natural Sciences, 151st for Social Sciences, and 259th for Engineering & IT.
- It is highest ranked South African and African university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) (Since 2003).
- U of Cape Town Graduate School of Business is ranked 71st globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009.
- Its MBA program is rated 2nd nationally by Financial Mail (South Africa).
- 1st in Africa and 359th in the world by Webometrics Ranking.
Top 50 universities in Africa:
1 University of Cape Town
2 Stellenbosch University
3 University of Pretoria
4 Rhodes University
5 University of the Witwatersrand
6 University of Kwazulu Natal
7 University of the Western Cape
8 American University in Cairo
9 University of South Africa
10 Cairo University
11 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
12 Strathmore University Nairobi
13 University of the Free State
14 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
15 Mansoura University
16 Polytechnic of Namibia
17 Université Cadi Ayyad
18 University of Dar Es Salaam
19 University of Johannesburg
20 Ain Shams University
21 University of Mauritius
22 University of Nairobi
23 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen
24 École Mohammadia d'Ingenieurs
25 University of Zimbabwe
26 University of Namibia
27 National University of Rwanda
28 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport
29 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
30 Sokoine University of Agriculture
31 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
32 Makerere University
33 Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan Ii
34 German University in Cairo
35 Université Virtuelle de Tunis
36 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi
37 Arab Open University Egypt Branch
38 University of Khartoum
39 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
40 Université de Ouagadougou
41 Univ of Botswana
42 Zagazig Univ
43 Cape Peninsula Uni of Technology
44 Helwan Univ
45 Université de Batna
46 Assiut Univ
47 Addis Ababa Univ
48 Sudan Uni of Science & Technology
49 North West Univ
50 Egerton Univ
Source: Webometrics Ranking 2009
* Note:
The Webometrics Ranking is based on indicators that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of this web publications, which is quite different from other international league tables such as THE-QS and ARWU.
THE-QS ranking is based on factors such as quality of research, research training, peer and recruiter reviews, students and faculty score.
ARWU ranked institutions by their academic or research performance based on internationally comparable third-party data.
* Suggested Reading:
Top Universities in Ghana
Top Universities in Ethiopia
Top Universities in Kenya
Top Universities in Tunisia
List of Universities in Uganda
University of Cape Town is a top ranked university in Africa, according to a number of international league tables:
- According to THES 2008 rankings, UCT is rated 171st for Arts & Humanities, 148th for Life Sciences & Biomedicine, 182nd for Natural Sciences, 151st for Social Sciences, and 259th for Engineering & IT.
- It is highest ranked South African and African university in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) (Since 2003).
- U of Cape Town Graduate School of Business is ranked 71st globally in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings 2009.
- Its MBA program is rated 2nd nationally by Financial Mail (South Africa).
- 1st in Africa and 359th in the world by Webometrics Ranking.
Top 50 universities in Africa:
1 University of Cape Town
2 Stellenbosch University
3 University of Pretoria
4 Rhodes University
5 University of the Witwatersrand
6 University of Kwazulu Natal
7 University of the Western Cape
8 American University in Cairo
9 University of South Africa
10 Cairo University
11 Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University
12 Strathmore University Nairobi
13 University of the Free State
14 Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
15 Mansoura University
16 Polytechnic of Namibia
17 Université Cadi Ayyad
18 University of Dar Es Salaam
19 University of Johannesburg
20 Ain Shams University
21 University of Mauritius
22 University of Nairobi
23 Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen
24 École Mohammadia d'Ingenieurs
25 University of Zimbabwe
26 University of Namibia
27 National University of Rwanda
28 Arab Academy for Science & Technology and Maritime Transport
29 Al Akhawayn University Ifrane
30 Sokoine University of Agriculture
31 Universidade Eduardo Mondlane
32 Makerere University
33 Institut Agronomique et Veterinaire Hassan Ii
34 German University in Cairo
35 Université Virtuelle de Tunis
36 Université Abdelmalek Essaadi
37 Arab Open University Egypt Branch
38 University of Khartoum
39 Université Mohammed Premier Oujda
40 Université de Ouagadougou
41 Univ of Botswana
42 Zagazig Univ
43 Cape Peninsula Uni of Technology
44 Helwan Univ
45 Université de Batna
46 Assiut Univ
47 Addis Ababa Univ
48 Sudan Uni of Science & Technology
49 North West Univ
50 Egerton Univ
Source: Webometrics Ranking 2009
* Note:
The Webometrics Ranking is based on indicators that takes into account both the volume of the Web contents and the visibility and impact of this web publications, which is quite different from other international league tables such as THE-QS and ARWU.
THE-QS ranking is based on factors such as quality of research, research training, peer and recruiter reviews, students and faculty score.
ARWU ranked institutions by their academic or research performance based on internationally comparable third-party data.
* Suggested Reading:
Top Universities in Ghana
Top Universities in Ethiopia
Top Universities in Kenya
Top Universities in Tunisia
List of Universities in Uganda
