University of Cape Town

The University of Cape Town (UCT) tied at 50th position in the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings: Sustainability 2024, released on 5 December.

UCT GSB's EMBA programme has been ranked 96th in the world in the prestigious Financial Times EMBA Ranking 2023. With 52% of attendees being women, this places the it in the top five programmes in the world for inclusivity and diversity.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) once again ranks in the top 201–300 band of universities, according to the 2023 ShanghaiRanking’s Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) published on 15 August.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has placed 31st in the world and top in Africa in ShanghaiRanking’s Global Ranking of Sport Science Schools and Departments.

The University of Cape Town (UCT) remains the top university on the continent in this year’s World University Rankings published by Times Higher Education (THE) on Wednesday, 27 September.

The University of Cape Town remains the best university in Africa and has been ranked in the top 1.3% of universities in the world by the Center for World University Rankings.

UCT has been ranked 116th globally by the US News Best Global Universities Rankings, up nine places.

UCT is ranked 15th in the world for Development Studies and is among the top 100 institutions for a further three subjects. This is according to the Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings by Subject 2024, released on 10 April.

UCT remains the best university in Africa, according to the 2025 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings.

UCT ranked 77th worldwide in the 2024 Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, with six areas ranked in the top 100.