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South Africa Ranking January 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

Explore South Africa’s January 2026 Webometrics ranking across global visibility, research excellence, openness, and academic performance. See how it compares worldwide.

Ranking World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 196 University of Cape Town 264 188 281
2 324 University of the Witwatersrand 515 407 355
3 410 University of Pretoria 547 550 516
4 419 Stellenbosch University 662 303 542
5 505 University of Kwazulu Natal 1113 513 498
6 532 University of Johannesburg 1397 675 372
7 668 University of South Africa 1090 1015 769
8 857 University of the Western Cape 1310 998 1124
9 984 University of the Free State 2090 1049 1032
10 1051 Rhodes University 1261 1228 1541
11 1676 Durban University of Technology 3393 1738 1907
12 1694 North West University 1892 9922 664
13 1732 Tshwane University of Technology 4329 1628 1605
14 1844 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2891 1882 2467
15 2383 University of Fort Hare 5178 1931 2507
16 2599 University of Limpopo 5554 2110 2695
17 2624 Nelson Mandela University 3834 24712 1647
18 2926 University of Zululand 5761 2898 3045
19 3056 University of Venda 6437 2473 3097
20 3176 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 8388 3394 2132
21 3484 Vaal University of Technology 6190 3552 3674
22 3547 Central University of Technology 6185 3295 3880
23 3582 Walter Sisulu University 7089 2886 3623
24 8575 University of Mpumalanga 9523 4027 10766
25 8839 South African College of Applied Psychology 6951 10808 14138
26 8904 Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) 9553 4666 10489
27 9507 Sol Plaatje University 10440 4502 12411
28 10675 MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa 9289 29543 12462
29 10805 Regenesys Business School 9408 29087 19530
30 11634 Regent Business School 10496 14704 17907
31 11885 Red & Yellow Creative School of Business 10778 21766 21477
32 12125 South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance AFDA 11067 31344 28904
33 12369 IIE MSA (Monash University South Africa) 13163 11940 6673
34 12756 Milpark Business School 11814 10511 25240
35 12930 Vega School 12054 25992 9302
36 13022 College of Cape Town 12093 10852 27943
37 13059 STADIO Higher Education 12133 20919 23017
38 13103 Henley Management College 12246 20828 10828
39 13119 International Hotel School 12234 16300 19210
40 13413 Northlink College 12576 24634 28200
41 13417 Lyceum College 12595 28011 23066
42 13444 Foundation for Professional Development 12718 16997 8197
43 13556 Damelin 12789 23301 10759
44 13660 False Bay College 12841 19102 22579
45 13854 South West Gauteng College 13035 27348 29955
46 13876 Independent Institute of Education (Rosebank College College Campus Varsity College Vega The School of Brand Communications) 13085 12039 29869
47 13891 Ekurhuleni West College 13156 29319 11965
48 13902 Ekurhuleni East College 13205 15524 9829
49 13938 IMM Graduate School 13218 18599 14354
50 14317 Boland College 13644 29832 12574
51 14336 Central Johannesburg College 13666 9746 17375
52 14376 Orbit College 13733 10532 12265
53 14894 Open Window Institute of Design Film & Interactive Arts 14279 22958 20794
54 14928 West Coast College 14371 13075 11298
55 15275 South African Theological Seminary 14744 10332 12059
56 15315 Buffalo City College 14728 10564 25333
57 15328 Ehlanzeni College 14767 13463 19924
58 15418 Exercise Teachers Academy ETA 14839 10743 27669
59 15480 Tshwane South College 14903 18266 24940
60 15578 StAugustine College of South Africa 15030 18756 20261
61 15723 Sedibeng College 15189 26821 29422
62 15749 City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts 15232 31255 31188
63 15768 Western College 15284 24981 30946
64 15826 Coastal KZN TVET College 15376 23757 25260
65 15832 Vuselela College 15412 28297 23251
66 15980 Umfolozi College 15572 31152 14162
67 16005 Port Elizabeth College 15552 12985 27934
68 16071 Eduvos 15684 27943 12970
69 16154 Stenden South Africa 15718 11471 27571
70 16213 Boston City Campus BCC and Business College 15861 23880 8416
71 16260 Business Optimization Training Institute 15846 17223 26734
72 16339 Flavius Mareka College 15967 9478 20023
73 16390 Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa 16067 15409 9619
74 16433 Health and Fitness Professionals Academy HFPA 16085 18773 14437
75 16442 Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology 16093 13978 16125
76 16538 Cornerstone Christian College 16218 10933 14270
77 16712 Nkangala TVET College 16346 11926 22015
78 16832 Eastcape Midlands College 16470 16283 19195
79 16837 Isa Carstens Health and Skincare Academy 16424 27015 29638
80 17043 South Cape College 16777 21651 21375
81 17127 Umgungundlovu TVET College 16852 21662 24479
82 17242 Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management 16998 9409 26096
83 17366 Maluti TVET College 17184 12873 11156
84 17665 Belgium Campus Itversity 17421 23808 26078
85 17901 AAA School of Advertising 17757 25111 10432
86 17932 Elangeni College 17710 19986 24768
87 17996 Northern Cape TVET Urban College 17829 30292 12738
88 18071 TSIBA 17862 27119 29753
89 18091 Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography 17953 29069 27996
90 18199 Ingwe College 18100 25510 26711
91 18219 Greenside Design Centre College of Design 18196 24932 10260
92 18254 ICESA City Campus 18161 19908 24611
93 18317 Cape Town Baptist Seminary (Baptist Theological College Cape Town) 18225 17209 26683
94 18425 Gert Sibande College 18371 18431 22294
95 18508 Mopani South East College 18460 13464 25970
96 18584 Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management 18571 17800 16098
97 18674 Helderberg College 18616 16320 31695
98 18897 Letaba College 18878 15681 20144
99 18928 Academy of Sound Engineering 18927 14949 18266
100 19078 Taletso College 19100 21466 17631