The College of Cape City (UCT) has as soon as once more claimed its spot among the many world’s main universities, rating within the high 1.3% of establishments worldwide within the 2025 version of the Middle for World College Rankings (CWUR). With a worldwide place of 275th, UCT retains its standing as Africa’s highest-ranked college.
Whereas the variety of establishments ranked has grown from 20 966 in 2024 to 21 462 in 2025, making world competitors ever extra intense, UCT has maintained a secure and powerful place globally, highlighting the college’s educational and analysis excellence over time.
“In a quickly shifting larger schooling panorama, UCT’s continued presence within the high tier of simply over 21 000 universities displays the college’s deep and enduring energy throughout educating, graduate outcomes and analysis,” stated Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Mosa Moshabela.
Main domestically and globally
UCT retained its standing because the primary college in each South Africa and Africa. Within the subject-specific rankings, UCT positioned 186th for schooling, 201st for employability and 253rd for analysis, with an general rating of 77.4.
“Whereas we delight ourselves within the educational excellence at UCT, it is also price noting that our mission is way broader than the restricted measures included in rating techniques. We’re additionally dedicated to a societal mission for the betterment of South Africa and Africa as a complete and the contribution of Africa to the world.”
CWUR’s rankings, that are among the many largest and most rigorous on this planet, are primarily based on numeric indicators, with out surveys or information submissions by establishments. The rating assesses establishments utilizing seven outcome-based indicators, grouped into 4 key areas:
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schooling, which measures alumni educational achievement (25%)
employability, primarily based on alumni profession success (25%)
school, reflecting worldwide educational distinctions (10%)
analysis, which considers output, high quality, affect and citations (40%).
A aggressive world setting
UCT was ranked 271st in 2024, and whereas this yr’s place is barely decrease, the entire variety of ranked universities elevated considerably. Professor Moshabela acknowledged that whereas UCT stays dedicated to performing on the highest degree in an more and more aggressive world larger schooling setting, the college’s focus is on the standard and influence of its schooling and analysis.
“Rankings will be fairly helpful in measuring sure facets of educational efficiency and offering a fairly good benchmark of educational high quality compared to our friends throughout the globe. Whereas we delight ourselves within the educational excellence at UCT, it is also price noting that our mission is way broader than the restricted measures included in rating techniques. We’re additionally dedicated to a societal mission for the betterment of South Africa and Africa as a complete and the contribution of Africa to the world,” he added.
