UCT ranks in top 1.4% of universities worldwide UCT has been named the top university in Africa in the Center for World University Rankings. https://www.uct.ac.za/article/2023-05-16-uct-ranks-in-top-14-of-universities-worldwide
Apply online Applications for study at UCT in 2026 have opened on 1 April 2025. https://www.uct.ac.za/article/2025-04-01-apply-now-to-study-in-2026
UCT achieves its highest ranking in a decade – now in the top 3% globally Africa’s leading university is ranked in the top 3% globally. Climbing to its highest position in 10 years in the recently released Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings, UCT is now in 150th place worldwide. https://www.uct.ac.za/article/2025-06-19-ucts-best-qs-performance-in-a-decade