University Of Pretoria World Ranking
University Of Pretoria World Ranking, The University of Pretoria (UP) has improved its global position significantly in four of the five broad subject areas in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject report, published on 28 February.
Overall, UP is ranked in the 501-550 rank range. With around 26 000 universities globally, this puts UP in the top 1,9% of universities worldwide.
In Social Sciences and Management (ranked 255) the University moved up 87 places while in the Arts and Humanities (ranked 264) the University improved its position with 61 places. Engineering and Technology, which was placed last year in the 450-500 bracket, now ranks at position 375 – the second highest placing in South Africa. The broad area of Life Sciences and Medicine also saw improvement from position 383 in 2017 to 348.
The broad subject areas are made up of 48 subjects and UP is listed amongst the top 500 universities globally for the following 15 subjects:
Theology, Divinity and Religious Studies (top 100), Agriculture and Forestry (top 150) and in the top 200 universities for Law, Archaelogy, and Architecture.
For Education, UP was placed in the top 250 universities worldwide and was ranked in the top 300 universities globally for Sociology, Chemical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering. With regards to Electrical Engineering and Economics, UP was placed in the top 350 universities and in the top 400 universities for Biology and Medicine. UP was also ranked for Computer Science and Chemistry, placing in the top 450 and 500 universities worldwide, respectively for these subjects.
The QS World University Rankings rank the top tertiary institutions around the world against several indicators, including academic reputation, employer reputation, number of citations per faculty, student to faculty ratio, international faculty, and international students. This allows the quality of universities to be compared and ranked against their peers. In addition to scoring and ranking universities on their overall results, QS also publishes separate subject rankings.
Times Higher Education World University Rankings
The 2018 edition of the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings ranked the top South African universities as follows:[3]
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 171 | University of Cape Town |
| 2 | 251-300 | University of the Witwatersrand |
| 3 | 351–400 | Stellenbosch University |
| 4 | 401-500 | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| 5 | 375 | University of Pretoria |
| 6 | 601-800 | University of Johannesburg |
| 7 | 601-800 | University of the Western Cape |
| 8 | 801-1000 | University of South Africa |
QS World University Rankings
The 2014-15 edition of the QS World University Rankings ranked the top South African universities as follows:
| SA rank | World rank | University | Arts & Humanities | Engineering & IT | Life Sciences & Medicine | Natural Science | Social Sciences |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 141 | University of Cape Town | 108 | 294 | 100 | 220 | 116 |
| 2 | 318 | University of the Witwatersrand | 148 | 249 | 204 | 280 | 800000 |
| 3 | 390 | Stellenbosch University | 237 | — | 268 | 356 | 283 |
| 4 | 471–480 | University of Pretoria | 283 | — | 349 | — | 241 |
| 5 | 501–550 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | — | — | 366 | — | — |
Previous years’ world rankings are as follows (before 2010 the ranking was known as the Times Higher Education-QS World University Rankings):
| SA rank | University | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cape Town | 257 | 200 | 176 | 146 | 161æ |
| 2 | University of Witwatersrand | 322 | 282 | 319 | 321 | 360 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch University | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | University of Pretoria | 509 | 469 | 501–600 | 401–500 | 451–500 |
| 5 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | 484 | 487 | 401–500 | 501–600 | 501–550 |
ARWU/Shanghai
The 2015 Academic Ranking of World Universities has ranked the top South African universities as follows:
| SA rank | University | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Cape Town | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–300 | 201–302 | 201–302 | 203–304 | 201–300 | 203–300 | 202–301 | 251–300 |
| 2 | University of the Witwatersrand | 201–300 | 301–400 | 301–400 | 301–400 | 303–401 | 303–401 | 305–402 | 301–400 | 301–400 | 302–403 | 451–500 |
| 3 | Stellenbosch University | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 402–501 | 402–503 | 403–510 | 401–500 | 401–500 | 404–502 | 451–500 |
| 4 | University of KwaZulu-Natal | 401–500 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Note: These are the only ranked South African universities.
Center for World University Rankings (CWUR)
The 2015 edition of CWUR ranked the top South African Universities as follows:
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 149 | University of the Witwatersrand |
| 2 | 248 | University of Cape Town |
| 3 | 401 | University of KwaZulu-Natal |
| 4 | 500 | Stellenbosch University |
| 5 | 678 | University of Pretoria |
International Rankings for Additional Context
University Ranking by Academic Performance (URAP)
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:[29]
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Pretoria |
| 6 | 706 | University of Johannesburg |
| 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 |
Business-oriented rankings
Several international rankings schemes focus on the placement of graduates in business settings.
Times Higher Education Alma Mater Index
This is another THE ranking which aims to measure the real world success of a University’s alumni by ranking Universities according to the number of their graduates that are currently CEOs of Fortune Global 500 companies. The global number one for 2017 is by a considerable margin, Harvard University. The only African University that appears on the Global top 100 is the University of the Witwatersrand. The 2017 South African rankings are as follows:[30]
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 54 | University of the Witwatersrand |
Tredence-Emerging Global Employability University Ranking
This is a global ranking of universities by the perceived quality of their graduates by top employers around the world. The only African university in the top 150 is the University of the Witwatersrand.
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 139 | University of the Witwatersrand |
Bloomberg Billionaire Ranking
This ranks universities according to their popularity among US based billionaires. The only ranked South African university is the University of the Witwatersrand.
| SA Rank | World Rank | University |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | University of the Witwatersrand |
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