Rhodes University World Ranking
University Ranking by Academic Performance
URAP, which is a newer ranking scheme based solely on quantitative measures of academic productivity, includes data for a larger number of global universities, and thus gives an alternative view of the relative standing of more South African institutions. The 2016-2017 edition of URAP ranked the top South African Universities as follows:[30]
SA Rank | World Rank | University |
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1 | 240 | University of Cape Town |
2 | 316 | University of Witwatersrand |
3 | 369 | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
4 | 418 | Stellenbosch University |
5 | 459 | University of Johannesburg |
6 | 706 | University of Pretoria |
7 | 796 | North-West University |
8 | 906 | University of the Western Cape |
9 | 1061 | Rhodes University |
10 | 1081 | University of the Free State |
11 | 1121 | University of South Africa |
12 | 1311 | Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University |
13 | 1511 | Tshwane University of Technology |
14 | 1904 | University of Limpopo |
15 | 1907 | Cape Peninsula University of Technology |
16 | 1924 | Durban University of Technology |