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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 627 333 507
5 434 University of Johannesburg 1361 692 337
6 494 University of Kwazulu Natal 1134 527 517
7 588 University of South Africa 1091 974 770
8 687 North West University 1940 12018 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 1532
12 1185 Durban University of Technology 3431 1776 1941
13 1232 Nelson Mandela University 3849 22337 1656
14 1301 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2905 1867 2479
15 1341 Tshwane University of Technology 4349 1628 1620
16 1628 University of Fort Hare 5186 1875 2512
17 1742 University of Limpopo 5567 2076 2709
18 1798 University of Zululand 5726 2929 3009
19 1803 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 8418 3363 2170
20 1869 University of Venda 6397 2465 3048
21 1990 Vaal University of Technology 6188 3544 3669
22 2018 Walter Sisulu University 7087 2882 3617
23 2099 Central University of Technology 6170 3289 3866
24 2597 University of Mpumalanga 9550 4016 17294
25 3792 IIE MSA (Monash University South Africa) 13154 20021 6657
26 4043 Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) 9579 4692 8792
27 4073 South African College of Applied Psychology 6915 10584 9161
28 4075 Regenesys Business School 9423 21761 21065
29 4123 Sol Plaatje University 10465 4471 10189
30 4134 MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa 9316 17636 16643
31 4374 Regent Business School 10482 24480 23983
32 4386 Foundation for Professional Development 12753 16867 15827
33 4401 Milpark Business School 11815 16298 15226
34 4401 Lyceum College 12592 26379 26003
35 4410 Independent Institute of Education (Rosebank College College Campus Varsity College Vega The School of Brand Communications) 13070 17239 16223
36 4449 South African Theological Seminary 14784 24354 23853
37 4672 StAugustine College of South Africa 15038 21153 20401
38 4712 South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance AFDA 11057 18569 17633
39 4759 Helderberg College 18586 13571 12335
40 4766 Red & Yellow Creative School of Business 10779 12942 11672
41 4795 Damelin 12812 14606 13410
42 4797 Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management 16993 19447 18566
43 4830 Henley Management College 12293 28634 28425
44 4846 STADIO Higher Education 12111 16787 15735
45 4848 College of Cape Town 12104 27700 27423
46 4854 Northlink College 12573 11967 10632
47 4860 Sedibeng College 15187 22420 21788
48 4894 Vega School 12101 26167 25774
49 4902 False Bay College 12824 20203 19366
50 4905 International Hotel School 12235 12353 11032
51 4913 Umfolozi College 15624 30278 30195
52 4929 Ekurhuleni West College 13102 17119 16094
53 4938 Boston City Campus BCC and Business College 15878 14896 13730
54 4939 Open Window Institute of Design Film & Interactive Arts 14277 30589 30532
55 4941 Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa 16126 26070 25668
56 4945 Ekurhuleni East College 13226 15556 14441
57 4949 Orbit College 13763 22169 21516
58 4960 South West Gauteng College 13048 25769 25348
59 4972 Business Optimization Training Institute 15812 12949 11678
60 4977 Nkangala TVET College 16326 10764 9343
61 4996 Boland College 13685 23713 23169
62 5003 Exercise Teachers Academy ETA 14831 17845 16868
63 5014 Central Johannesburg College 13622 16040 14935
64 5046 West Coast College 14399 25295 24845
65 5046 Ehlanzeni College 14798 28041 27774
66 5058 Tshwane South College 14864 9828 8353
67 5069 Greenside Design Centre College of Design 18118 10580 9155
68 5087 IMM Graduate School 13242 21145 20392
69 5094 Eduvos 15725 28037 27769
70 5101 Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology 16025 10474 9048
71 5104 Port Elizabeth College 15541 13965 12749
72 5117 Buffalo City College 14723 18779 17856
73 5124 City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts 15225 19486 18602
74 5124 Western College 15308 30011 29911
75 5131 Coastal KZN TVET College 15364 14215 13016
76 5146 Vuselela College 15373 16957 15924
77 5164 Stenden South Africa 15688 12352 11031
78 5164 Flavius Mareka College 15920 12027 10700
79 5174 Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management 18507 10110 8655
80 5189 Health and Fitness Professionals Academy HFPA 16088 15993 14883
81 5189 Umgungundlovu TVET College 16850 18145 17168
82 5198 Cornerstone Christian College 16159 15857 14753
83 5198 Isa Carstens Health and Skincare Academy 16410 17091 16062
84 5198 Eastcape Midlands College 16473 19811 18967
85 5241 AAA School of Advertising 17709 25611 25186
86 5253 Belgium Campus Itversity 17430 28436 28213
87 5260 South Cape College 16812 28218 27969
88 5272 Maluti TVET College 17226 25004 24538
89 5272 Northern Cape TVET Urban College 17857 21102 20344
90 5280 Elangeni College 17679 17668 16678
91 5280 Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography 17938 25120 24661
92 5290 Gert Sibande College 18400 27332 27034
93 5300 ICESA City Campus 18123 11181 9780
94 5300 Cape Town Baptist Seminary (Baptist Theological College Cape Town) 18217 23167 22594
95 5324 TSIBA 17873 25246 24793
96 5324 Academy of Sound Engineering 18941 19058 18155
97 5334 Mopani South East College 18433 11665 10295
98 5354 Ingwe College 18073 14304 13103
99 5376 Lovedale College 19824 26132 25737
100 5376 Letaba College 18827 12007 10676