Research and innovation UCT’s best QS performance in a decade

Setting the pace on the continent, with its most prime ranking in 10 years, UCT continues to lead as highest-ranked under the recently released QS World University Rankings.

19 Jun 2025 - 8 min read
 
News UCT remains Africa’s top university in latest global rankings

UCT has sustained its position as Africa’s leading university in the latest CWUR rankings amid a globally competitive environment.

17 Jun 2025 - 2 min read
 
Research and innovation UCT rises in key disciplines in QS subject rankings

UCT ranked 15th globally in Development Studies in the latest QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024.

02 Apr 2025 - 3 min read
 
News UCT GSB’s EMBA ranked best in Africa and 11th globally

The UCT GSB reaffirmed its position as one of the world’s leading business schools, as its EMBA was named the top EMBA programme in Africa and 11th globally.

27 Mar 2025 - 4 min read
 
News Top 100: UCT rises in Medical and health and Education Studies

UCT sees an improvement in subject placement according to the THE World University Rankings published this month.

24 Jan 2025 - 3 min read
 
News 40th in the world for sustainability – a new UCT first

UCT has been placed in the top 2.5% of universities worldwide in the QS Sustainability World Rankings.

17 Dec 2024 - 4 min read
 
News UCT GSB MBA ranked number seven globally for impact and sustainability

The UCT GSB’s MBA programme has been ranked number seven globally and number one in Africa in the 2024 Better World MBA ranking by ‘Corporate Knights’ magazine.

15 Nov 2024 - 3 min read
 
News UCT GSB’s EMBA ranked 31st globally for Overall Satisfaction by the Financial Times

The UK’s Financial Times has placed the UCT GSB among the best EMBAs in the world for alumni satisfaction in its new 2024 rankings.

18 Oct 2024 - 3 min read
 
News Global rankings: UCT rises in research ranking

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

05 Jul 2024 - 4 min read
 
News UCT soars to 77th place worldwide in 2024 THE Impact Rankings

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

03 Jul 2024 - 6 min read
 
News UCT up two places in latest world rankings

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

19 Jun 2024 - 4 min read
 
News UCT among the top 1.3% universities in the world

The latest rankings from the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) place UCT in the top 1.3% of universities globally.

16 May 2024 - 2 min read
 
News QS rankings place four UCT subjects in the top 100

UCT ranked 15th in the world for Development Studies and is among the top 100 institutions in a further three subjects.

12 Apr 2024 - 3 min read
 
News UCT leaps to 31st in the world for sport science

UCT placed 31st in the world for sport science in the latest ShanghaiRanking released on 15 December.

22 Dec 2023 - 3 min read