Rankings

World rankings

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• 1st in Africa ¹²³⁴⁵
• =183rd in the world ¹
• =226th in the world ²
• =103rd in the world ³
• 269th in the world ⁴
• 201—300 in the world ⁵

• ¹ Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2022
• ² Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings 2022
• ³ US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings 2021
• ⁴ Center for World University Rankings 2021-2022
• ⁵ ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities 2021

Impact rankings

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Overall rank

• 101—200 in Overall Rankings¹

Individual SDG ranks

• SDG 1 – No Poverty¹=40
• SDG 5 – Gender Equality¹=58
• SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities¹94
• SDG 3 – Good Health and Well-being¹101—200
• SDG 16 – Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions¹101—200
• SDG 17 – Partnerships for the Goals¹101—200

• ¹THE Impact Rankings 2021

Emerging economies

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• 10th in THE Emerging Economies University Rankings⁶

• ⁶ THE Emerging Economies University Rankings 2021

Subject rankings

Top 10

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• Development studies⁸ (10th in the world)
• Infectious diseases⁹ (=9th in the world)

Top 50

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• Environmental science & engineering¹⁰ (23rd in the world)
• Immunology⁹ (=47th in the world)
• Oceanography¹⁰ (48th in the world)
• Public, environmental and occupational health⁹ (=36th in the world)
• Sport science schools and departments¹¹ (47th in the world)

Top 100

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• Anthropology⁸(51—100 range)
• Archaeology⁸(51—100 range)
• Architecture / Built environment⁸(51—100 range)
• Clinical medicine¹⁰ (76—100 range)
• Clinical and health⁷ (=66th in the world)
• Geography⁸(51—100 range)
• Medicine⁸(87th in the world)
• Microbiology⁹(=79th in the world)
• Mining & mineral engineering¹⁰ (51—75 range)
• Public health¹⁰ (51—75 range)
• Psychiatry/Psychology⁹(=92nd in the world)
• Social sciences and public health⁹(=53rd in the world)

• ⁷ THE Subject Rankings 2021
• ⁸ QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021
• ⁹ US News & World Report Best Global Universities Rankings for Subjects 2021
• ¹⁰ ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021
• ¹¹ ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments 2020

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