Rankings | University of Cape Town (2024)

World rankings

1st in Africa¹²³⁴⁵⁶
167th in the world ¹
171st in the world ²
=116th in the world ³
271st in the world ⁴
201–300 in the world ⁵
=50 in the world ⁶

¹ Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2024
² Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2025
³ US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2024–2025
⁴ Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) 2024
⁵ ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2023
⁶Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024

Reputation Rankings

THE Reputation Rankings 2022 (176–200)

Most international universities in the World Rankings

THE Most international universities in the World Rankings 2024
(55th in the world)

Impact rankings

Overall rank

=77th in overall rankings⁷

Individual SDG ranks

SDG 1 – No Poverty⁷(=64th in the world)
SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being⁷(201—300 range)
SDG 5 – Gender Equality⁷(101-200 range)
SDG 6– Clean Water and Sanitation⁷(23rd in the world)
SDG 8– Decent Work and Economic Growth⁷(101-200 range)
SDG 9– Industry Innovation and Infrastructure⁷(=98th in the world)
SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities⁷(201-300 range)
SDG 11– Sustainable Cities and Communities⁷(101-200 range)
SDG 13– Climate Action⁷(101-200 range)
SDG 14– Life Below Water⁷(13th in the world)
SDG 15– Life On Land⁷(101-200 range)
SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions⁷(=81st in the world)
SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals⁷(=7th in the world)

Sustainability rankings

Environmental impact⁶(=25th in the world)
Social impact⁶(=133rd in the world)
Governance⁶(=82nd in the world)

Subjectrankings

Top 20

Development studies⁹(=15th in the world)

Top 50

Infectious diseases¹⁰(24th in the world)
Public, Environmental and Occupational Health¹⁰(44th in the world)
Environmental science & engineering¹¹(33rdin the world)
Public health¹¹(36th in the world)
Sport science schools and departments¹²(31stin the world)

Top 100

Clinical and health⁸ (81stin the world)

Education⁸ (=92nd in the world)

Social Sciences⁸(=100 in the world)

Anthropology⁹(51–100 range)

Geography⁹(51–100 range)

Immunology¹⁰(51st in the world)

Medicine⁹(=89th in the world)

Marine and Freshwater Biology¹⁰(69th in the world)

Atmospheric science¹¹(76–100 range)

Clinical medicine¹¹(76–100 range)

Ecology¹⁰(95th in the world)

Geography¹¹(76–100 range)

Oceanography¹¹(51–75 range)

Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences ¹⁰(92nd in the world)

Microbiology ¹⁰(97th in the world)

Neuroscience and Behavior ¹⁰(86th in the world)

Social sciences and public health¹⁰(78th in the world)

⁷THE Impact Rankings 2024
⁸ THE Subject Rankings 2024
⁹ QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024
¹⁰ US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings for Subjects 2024-2025
¹¹ ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023
¹² ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2023

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