- Total number of students22,137
- Number of international students4,058
- Total number of academic staff1,824
- Number of international staff459
- Number of undergraduate degrees awarded3,323
- Number of master's degrees awarded1,332
- Number of doctoral degrees awarded233
- Number of research only staff166
- Number of new undergraduate students5,022
- Number of new master's students1,309
- Number of new doctoral students195
The University of Cape Town (UCT) is a multicultural, multinational community of around 5 000 academic and professional, administrative support and service staff, and some 29 000 students who come from over 100 countries across the globe. Offering degrees in six faculties – Commerce, Engineering & the Built Environment, Health Sciences, Humanities, Law and Science – UCT sees around 7 200 students graduate year on year. UCT’s vision is to be an inclusive, research-intensive African university that addresses the challenges of our time with cutting-edge teaching, research and facilities. As a university, UCT is committed to promoting transformation, to working tirelessly to guarantee the sustainability of our institution, and to ensuring excellence in all we do. Academic excellence UCT has a proud tradition of academic excellence and is currently the top-rated university in Africa and one of the top-rated universities in the world. Its researchers continue to help with the creation of African-based solutions to global problems, including issues relating to climate change, urbanisation, safety and security, education and health, to name just a few. Many UCT researchers are recognised world leaders in their respective fields, which means that if you choose to collaborate or study with UCT, you will be engaging with the latest scholarly work and research discoveries. Teaching and learning In addition to providing excellent teaching, UCT encourages students to build their leadership and service skills. Students are invited to participate in the many volunteer projects taking place in the local communities, to become active members of the 100 plus societies and over 40 sports clubs on campus, or to give something back to the institution by serving in student governance. UCT continues to grow as an internationally connected and relevant institution, advancing the distinctiveness of our own African scholarship by attracting students and academics from all over the world to experience what the top university on the continent has to offer. The universityʼs constant dedication to the academic project is the cornerstone of its work. UCT comprises a diverse community making a contribution to the institution, the people that belong to it and its future. “The world is wobbling on its axis, and the old certainties – good and bad – are unravelling. To cope with the uncertain future we face, we are going to need three things: an unrelenting commitment to excellence, an exceptional focus on transformation and the courage to do things differently. Among all these uncertainties, I am sure of this: that the research community at UCT is up to the challenge.” Professor Mamokgethi Phakeng, Vice-Chancellor
- Global score66.6
- Global research reputation#185
- Regional research reputation#1
- Publications#266
- Books#193
- Conferences#491
- Normalized citation impact#146
- Total citations#205
- Number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#253
- Percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#313
- International collaboration#119
- Percentage of total publications with international collaboration#63
- Number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#198
- Percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#196
*The above data comes from:Official website of U.S.News
11.9
No. of students per staff
53 : 47
Student Ratio of Females to Males
21,812
Number of FTE Students
17%
Percentage of International Students
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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World University Rankings
2011
107
2012
103
2013
113
2014
126
2015
124
2016
0
2017
148
2018
171
2019
0
2020
0
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Arts & humanities
2014
78
2015
80
2016
0
2018
126
2019
151
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Clinical, pre-clinical & health
2013
50
2014
53
2015
48
2016
63
2017
61
2018
70
2019
72
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Engineering & technology
2018
401
2019
401
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Life sciences
2011
45
2014
79
2015
68
2018
126
2019
151
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Physical sciences
2018
251
2019
301
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Social sciences
2011
42
2014
67
2015
52
2018
101
2019
89
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Business & Economics
2019
176
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Computer Science
2019
401
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Law
2019
77
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Education
2019
0
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Psychology
2019
101
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Emerging Economies
2014
3
2015
4
2016
4
2017
4
2018
9
2019
9
*The above data comes from:Official website of TIMES
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#49Immunology
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- Immunology overall score55.8
- Immunology global research reputation#94
- Immunology regional research reputation#1
- Immunology publications#33
- Immunology normalized citation impact#126
- Immunology total citations#48
- Immunology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#37
- Immunology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#71
- Immunology international collaboration#64
- Immunology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#6
- Immunology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#120
- Immunology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#173
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#63Microbiology
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- Microbiology overall score52.2
- Microbiology global research reputation#85
- Microbiology regional research reputation#1
- Microbiology publications#163
- Microbiology normalized citation impact#69
- Microbiology total citations#111
- Microbiology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#134
- Microbiology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#131
- Microbiology international collaboration#56
- Microbiology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#10
- Microbiology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#47
- Microbiology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#28
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#71Social Sciences and Public Health
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- Social Sciences and Public Health overall score59.4
- Social Sciences and Public Health global research reputation#116
- Social Sciences and Public Health regional research reputation#1
- Social Sciences and Public Health publications#94
- Social Sciences and Public Health normalized citation impact#183
- Social Sciences and Public Health total citations#94
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#110
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#309
- Social Sciences and Public Health international collaboration#36
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of total publications with international collaboration#47
- Social Sciences and Public Health number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#60
- Social Sciences and Public Health percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#95
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#91Clinical Medicine
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- Clinical Medicine overall score67.3
- Clinical Medicine global research reputation#156
- Clinical Medicine regional research reputation#1
- Clinical Medicine publications#280
- Clinical Medicine normalized citation impact#37
- Clinical Medicine total citations#167
- Clinical Medicine number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#206
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#129
- Clinical Medicine international collaboration#131
- Clinical Medicine percentage of total publications with international collaboration#33
- Clinical Medicine number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#145
- Clinical Medicine percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#23
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#116Plant and Animal Science
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- Plant and Animal Science overall score62.9
- Plant and Animal Science global research reputation#115
- Plant and Animal Science regional research reputation#2
- Plant and Animal Science publications#131
- Plant and Animal Science normalized citation impact#283
- Plant and Animal Science total citations#144
- Plant and Animal Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#129
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#242
- Plant and Animal Science international collaboration#144
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#142
- Plant and Animal Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#143
- Plant and Animal Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#216
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#125Environment/Ecology
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- Environment/Ecology overall score58.9
- Environment/Ecology global research reputation#109
- Environment/Ecology regional research reputation#1
- Environment/Ecology publications#135
- Environment/Ecology normalized citation impact#244
- Environment/Ecology total citations#150
- Environment/Ecology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#180
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#291
- Environment/Ecology international collaboration#26
- Environment/Ecology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#84
- Environment/Ecology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#199
- Environment/Ecology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#259
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#143Arts and Humanities
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- Arts and Humanities overall score44.2
- Arts and Humanities global research reputation#141
- Arts and Humanities regional research reputation#1
- Arts and Humanities publications#160
- Arts and Humanities books#209
- Arts and Humanities conferences#252
- Arts and Humanities normalized citation impact#131
- Arts and Humanities total citations#147
- Arts and Humanities number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#135
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#98
- Arts and Humanities international collaboration#185
- Arts and Humanities percentage of total publications with international collaboration#178
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#152Geosciences
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- Geosciences overall score53.5
- Geosciences global research reputation#89
- Geosciences regional research reputation#1
- Geosciences publications#170
- Geosciences normalized citation impact#221
- Geosciences total citations#190
- Geosciences number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#203
- Geosciences percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#233
- Geosciences international collaboration#28
- Geosciences percentage of total publications with international collaboration#97
- Geosciences number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#185
- Geosciences percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#196
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#154Psychiatry/Psychology
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- Psychiatry/Psychology overall score42.9
- Psychiatry/Psychology global research reputation#141
- Psychiatry/Psychology regional research reputation#1
- Psychiatry/Psychology publications#223
- Psychiatry/Psychology normalized citation impact#201
- Psychiatry/Psychology total citations#228
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#244
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#268
- Psychiatry/Psychology international collaboration#7
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of total publications with international collaboration#9
- Psychiatry/Psychology number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#158
- Psychiatry/Psychology percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#124
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#165Space Science
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- Space Science overall score33.0
- Space Science global research reputation#140
- Space Science regional research reputation#1
- Space Science publications#154
- Space Science normalized citation impact#206
- Space Science total citations#198
- Space Science number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#187
- Space Science percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#194
- Space Science international collaboration#144
- Space Science percentage of total publications with international collaboration#54
- Space Science number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#209
- Space Science percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#217
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#166Physics
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- Physics overall score65.9
- Physics global research reputation#308
- Physics regional research reputation#2
- Physics publications#354
- Physics normalized citation impact#129
- Physics total citations#248
- Physics number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#209
- Physics percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#46
- Physics international collaboration#254
- Physics percentage of total publications with international collaboration#51
- Physics number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#237
- Physics percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#137
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#234Neuroscience and Behavior
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- Neuroscience and Behavior overall score32.7
- Neuroscience and Behavior global research reputation#171
- Neuroscience and Behavior regional research reputation#1
- Neuroscience and Behavior publications#353
- Neuroscience and Behavior normalized citation impact#269
- Neuroscience and Behavior total citations#335
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#342
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#301
- Neuroscience and Behavior international collaboration#116
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of total publications with international collaboration#6
- Neuroscience and Behavior number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#241
- Neuroscience and Behavior percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#186
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#248Biology and Biochemistry
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- Biology and Biochemistry overall score38.2
- Biology and Biochemistry global research reputation#143
- Biology and Biochemistry regional research reputation#1
- Biology and Biochemistry publications#509
- Biology and Biochemistry normalized citation impact#243
- Biology and Biochemistry total citations#429
- Biology and Biochemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#403
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#226
- Biology and Biochemistry international collaboration#19
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#13
- Biology and Biochemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#257
- Biology and Biochemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#91
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#501Engineering
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- Engineering overall score38.6
- Engineering global research reputation#300
- Engineering regional research reputation#1
- Engineering publications#703
- Engineering normalized citation impact#457
- Engineering total citations#663
- Engineering number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#606
- Engineering percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#389
- Engineering international collaboration#137
- Engineering percentage of total publications with international collaboration#142
- Engineering number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#581
- Engineering percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#489
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#529Chemistry
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- Chemistry overall score39.0
- Chemistry global research reputation#290
- Chemistry regional research reputation#1
- Chemistry publications#757
- Chemistry normalized citation impact#721
- Chemistry total citations#788
- Chemistry number of publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#749
- Chemistry percentage of total publications that are among the 10 percent most cited#667
- Chemistry international collaboration#185
- Chemistry percentage of total publications with international collaboration#124
- Chemistry number of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#755
- Chemistry percentage of highly cited papers that are among the top 1 percent most cited#791
