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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
1 241 University of Cape Town 300 232 318
2 333 University of the Witwatersrand 558 387 407
3 371 University of Pretoria 543 500 520
4 382 Stellenbosch University 627 333 506
5 434 University of Johannesburg 1361 692 337
6 494 University of Kwazulu Natal 1133 527 517
7 588 University of South Africa 1091 974 771
8 687 North West University 1941 23867 712
9 761 University of the Western Cape 1313 955 1125
10 826 University of the Free State 2070 1089 1002
11 889 Rhodes University 1260 1220 1535
12 1185 Durban University of Technology 3428 1776 1940
13 1232 Nelson Mandela University 3848 10628 1656
14 1301 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2904 1867 2478
15 1341 Tshwane University of Technology 4343 1628 1620
16 1628 University of Fort Hare 5180 1875 2511
17 1742 University of Limpopo 5571 2076 2712
18 1798 University of Zululand 5732 2929 3009
19 1803 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 8409 3363 2166
20 1869 University of Venda 6394 2465 3047
21 1990 Vaal University of Technology 6182 3544 3665
22 2018 Walter Sisulu University 7095 2882 3621
23 2099 Central University of Technology 6174 3289 3874
24 2597 University of Mpumalanga 9561 4016 29227
25 3792 IIE MSA (Monash University South Africa) 13173 31150 6734
26 4043 Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) 9593 4692 20721
27 4073 South African College of Applied Psychology 6918 22439 21856
28 4075 Regenesys Business School 9416 10054 8613
29 4123 Sol Plaatje University 10474 4471 22121
30 4134 MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa 9329 29486 29335
31 4374 Regent Business School 10460 12769 11534
32 4386 Foundation for Professional Development 12771 28711 28522
33 4401 Milpark Business School 11834 28141 27915
34 4401 Lyceum College 12573 14665 13552
35 4410 Independent Institute of Education (Rosebank College College Campus Varsity College Vega The School of Brand Communications) 13084 28367 28157
36 4449 South African Theological Seminary 14752 12643 11404
37 4672 StAugustine College of South Africa 15015 10135 8711
38 4712 South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance AFDA 11071 29699 29565
39 4759 Helderberg College 18617 24696 24270
40 4766 Red & Yellow Creative School of Business 10793 24072 23605
41 4795 Damelin 12827 25723 25342
42 4797 Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management 17025 30571 30499
43 4830 Henley Management College 12281 16927 15969
44 4846 STADIO Higher Education 12133 27927 27669
45 4848 College of Cape Town 12093 16699 15731
46 4854 Northlink College 12591 23816 23325
47 4860 Sedibeng College 15173 10711 9336
48 4894 Vega School 12091 15149 14086
49 4902 False Bay College 12837 31332 31298
50 4905 International Hotel School 12250 23487 22964
51 4913 Umfolozi College 15592 18570 17742
52 4929 Ekurhuleni West College 13126 28247 28028
53 4938 Boston City Campus BCC and Business College 15903 26734 26425
54 4939 Open Window Institute of Design Film & Interactive Arts 14251 19589 18843
55 4941 Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa 16094 14354 13216
56 4945 Ekurhuleni East College 13246 27419 27135
57 4949 Orbit College 13746 10460 9064
58 4960 South West Gauteng College 13020 14053 12896
59 4972 Business Optimization Training Institute 15844 24079 23611
60 4977 Nkangala TVET College 16365 21886 21278
61 4996 Boland College 13658 11998 10717
62 5003 Exercise Teachers Academy ETA 14859 28975 28801
63 5014 Central Johannesburg College 13644 27175 26864
64 5046 West Coast College 14385 13572 12393
65 5046 Ehlanzeni College 14767 16315 15322
66 5058 Tshwane South College 14889 21674 21047
67 5069 Greenside Design Centre College of Design 18155 22435 21850
68 5087 IMM Graduate School 13224 10127 8702
69 5094 Eduvos 15699 16311 15317
70 5101 Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology 16055 22329 21743
71 5104 Port Elizabeth College 15560 25090 24684
72 5117 Buffalo City College 14747 29909 29788
73 5124 City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts 15258 30610 30535
74 5124 Western College 15282 18303 17458
75 5131 Coastal KZN TVET College 15401 26070 25710
76 5146 Vuselela College 15412 28801 28619
77 5164 Stenden South Africa 15717 23486 22963
78 5164 Flavius Mareka College 15951 23876 23393
79 5174 Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management 18539 21249 20584
80 5189 Health and Fitness Professionals Academy HFPA 16126 27128 26812
81 5189 Umgungundlovu TVET College 16879 29275 29101
82 5198 Cornerstone Christian College 16183 26992 26682
83 5198 Isa Carstens Health and Skincare Academy 16441 28935 28757
84 5198 Eastcape Midlands College 16509 31669 31659
85 5241 AAA School of Advertising 17684 14611 13495
86 5253 Belgium Campus Itversity 17405 17413 16526
87 5260 South Cape College 16786 16492 15517
88 5272 Maluti TVET College 17194 13281 12086
89 5272 Northern Cape TVET Urban College 17818 9390 7893
90 5280 Elangeni College 17720 29518 29370
91 5280 Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography 17903 13397 12209
92 5290 Gert Sibande College 18358 15624 14583
93 5300 ICESA City Campus 18159 23022 22475
94 5300 Cape Town Baptist Seminary (Baptist Theological College Cape Town) 18188 11446 10140
95 5324 TSIBA 17834 13523 12341
96 5324 Academy of Sound Engineering 18983 30888 30847
97 5334 Mopani South East College 18475 22800 22227
98 5354 Ingwe College 18098 25421 25035
99 5376 Lovedale College 19780 15114 14049
100 5376 Letaba College 18868 23856 23369