University of Cape Town World Ranking

World rankings

• 1^st in Africa (Times Higher Education 2024-25)
• 171^st in the world (Times Higher Education 2024-25)
• 1^st in Africa (Quacquarelli Symonds 2024)
• 191^st in the world (Quacquarelli Symonds 2024)
• 2^nd in Africa (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024)
• 301 – 400 in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2024)
• 1^st in Africa (US News Best Global Universities 2024)
• 112^th in the world (US News Best Global Universities 2024)
• 2^nd in Africa (Center for World University Rankings 2024)
• 265^th in the world (Center for World University Rankings 2024)

BRICS rankings

• 4^th (Times Higher Education 2024 BRICS and Emerging Economies)
• 14^th (Quacquarelli Symonds 2024 BRICS)

Subject rankings

Times Higher Education 2024-2025

Top 100

• 1^st in Africa, 61^st in the world (Clinical, pre-clinical and health)

Quacquarelli Symonds 2024

Top 10

• 10^th in the world (Development studies)

Top 50

• 47^th 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 2024

Top 100

• Immunology
• Microbiology
• Social Sciences and Public Health

Center for World University Rankings 2024

Top 5

• 3^rd in the world (Ornithology)
• 4^th in the world (Area studies)

ShanghaiRanking’s GRAS 2024

• 8^th in the world (Mining and Mineral Engineering)
• 40^th in the world (Public Health)