South Africa Ranking July 2026 – Webometrics Global Position

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

Ranking Information

WEBOMETRICS by UNIRANKS

Current Edition

July 2026

Status

2nd Edition – Final

Methodology

Impact — 50%
Openness — 10%
Excellence — 40%

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Webometrics University Rankings — July 2026 Final Edition, ranked by Impact, Openness and Excellence.
Ranking	World Rank	University	Country	Impact Rank	Openness Rank	Excellence Rank
1	218	University of Cape Town	South Africa	324	300	247
2	335	University of the Witwatersrand	South Africa	588	394	268
3	361	University of Pretoria	South Africa	515	800	360
4	381	Stellenbosch University	South Africa	604	467	367
5	496	University of Johannesburg	South Africa	1060	605	205
6	532	University of Kwazulu Natal	South Africa	956	767	374
7	686	University of South Africa	South Africa	1099	1572	517
8	820	North West University	South Africa	1493	1106	523
9	891	University of the Free State	South Africa	1434	1462	704
10	902	University of the Western Cape	South Africa	1294	1497	891
11	1043	Rhodes University	South Africa	1186	1931	1269
12	1645	Nelson Mandela University	South Africa	2009	2054	1318
13	1694	Durban University of Technology	South Africa	1939	2559	1341
14	2094	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	South Africa	1957	3325	1638
15	2536	Tshwane University of Technology	South Africa	2667	2574	1440
16	3058	University of Zululand	South Africa	2524	4223	1717
17	3327	University of Fort Hare	South Africa	2883	3763	1610
18	3391	University of Limpopo	South Africa	2923	3684	1620
19	3697	University of Venda	South Africa	2924	3906	1797
20	3823	Vaal University of Technology	South Africa	2764	4656	1895
21	3922	Walter Sisulu University	South Africa	3084	4099	1704
22	4034	Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University	South Africa	3269	3634	1658
23	4619	Central University of Technology	South Africa	2971	5110	2020
24	5563	University of Mpumalanga	South Africa	3283	5553	2046
25	6665	Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon)	South Africa	3346	7166	2106
26	6724	Sol Plaatje University	South Africa	3383	6977	2134
27	7919	South African College of Applied Psychology	South Africa	2923	10554	2291
28	8615	Umgungundlovu TVET College	South Africa	3069	10811	2302
29	8666	Regenesys Business School	South Africa	3113	10703	2291
30	8700	MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa	South Africa	3328	9796	2261
31	8803	Foundation for Professional Development	South Africa	3464	9255	2261
32	8938	Regent Business School	South Africa	3176	10770	2290
33	9064	Independent Institute of Education (Rosebank College College Campus Varsity College Vega The School of Brand Communications)	South Africa	3455	9676	2258
34	9625	South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance AFDA	South Africa	3342	10811	2302
35	9633	STADIO Higher Education	South Africa	3344	10811	2302
36	9665	ICESA City Campus	South Africa	3353	10811	2302
37	9681	Lyceum College	South Africa	3579	9731	2294
38	9707	Boston City Campus BCC and Business College	South Africa	3363	10811	2302
39	9716	Exercise Teachers Academy ETA	South Africa	3365	10811	2302
40	9798	Milpark Business School	South Africa	3403	10749	2298
41	9842	IIE MSA (Monash University South Africa)	South Africa	3508	10283	2296
42	9873	Red & Yellow Creative School of Business	South Africa	3405	10811	2302
43	9903	Northlink College	South Africa	3413	10811	2302
44	9956	Vega School	South Africa	3426	10811	2302
45	10005	Eduvos	South Africa	3439	10811	2302
46	10010	Ekurhuleni West College	South Africa	3440	10811	2302
47	10027	False Bay College	South Africa	3444	10811	2302
48	10035	College of Cape Town	South Africa	3446	10811	2302
49	10050	Henley Management College	South Africa	3450	10811	2302
50	10076	Damelin	South Africa	3458	10811	2301
51	10111	International Hotel School	South Africa	3466	10811	2302
52	10124	Central Johannesburg College	South Africa	3469	10811	2302
53	10206	Open Window Institute of Design Film & Interactive Arts	South Africa	3489	10811	2300
54	10208	Boland College	South Africa	3488	10811	2302
55	10251	South African Theological Seminary	South Africa	3515	10775	2291
56	10329	Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa	South Africa	3517	10811	2302
57	10339	West Coast College	South Africa	3519	10811	2302
58	10360	Ekurhuleni East College	South Africa	3524	10811	2302
59	10369	Orbit College	South Africa	3526	10811	2302
60	10410	South West Gauteng College	South Africa	3537	10811	2302
61	10410	Buffalo City College	South Africa	3537	10811	2302
62	10423	Coastal KZN TVET College	South Africa	3540	10811	2302
63	10435	Port Elizabeth College	South Africa	3543	10811	2302
64	10437	Cornerstone Christian College	South Africa	3544	10811	2302
65	10445	IMM Graduate School	South Africa	3546	10811	2302
66	10460	StAugustine College of South Africa	South Africa	3551	10809	2301
67	10475	South Cape College	South Africa	3554	10811	2302
68	10485	Ehlanzeni College	South Africa	3557	10811	2302
69	10507	Berea Technical College	South Africa	3563	10811	2302
70	10546	City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts	South Africa	3573	10811	2302
71	10571	Tshwane South College	South Africa	3579	10811	2302
72	10571	Elangeni College	South Africa	3579	10811	2302
73	10575	Sedibeng College	South Africa	3583	10811	2298
74	10585	Health and Fitness Professionals Academy HFPA	South Africa	3582	10811	2302
75	10585	Nkangala TVET College	South Africa	3582	10811	2302
76	10608	Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology	South Africa	3587	10811	2302
77	10649	Flavius Mareka College	South Africa	3598	10811	2302
78	10649	Belgium Campus Itversity	South Africa	3598	10811	2302
79	10659	Business Optimization Training Institute	South Africa	3601	10811	2302
80	10663	Western College	South Africa	3602	10811	2302
81	10672	St Joseph`s Theological Institute	South Africa	3604	10811	2302
82	10677	Mopani South East College	South Africa	3605	10811	2302
83	10682	Vuselela College	South Africa	3606	10811	2302
84	10682	Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management	South Africa	3606	10811	2302
85	10700	AAA School of Advertising	South Africa	3610	10811	2302
86	10710	Umfolozi College	South Africa	3612	10811	2302
87	10710	Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography	South Africa	3612	10811	2302
88	10718	Ingwe College	South Africa	3614	10811	2302
89	10733	Greenside Design Centre College of Design	South Africa	3617	10811	2302
90	10738	TSIBA	South Africa	3618	10811	2302
91	10738	Academy of Sound Engineering	South Africa	3618	10811	2302
92	10746	Lovedale College	South Africa	3620	10811	2302
93	10746	Stenden South Africa	South Africa	3620	10811	2302
94	10759	Eastcape Midlands College	South Africa	3623	10811	2302
95	10764	Isa Carstens Health and Skincare Academy	South Africa	3624	10811	2302
96	10764	Northern Cape TVET Urban College	South Africa	3624	10811	2302
97	10764	Sekhukhune TVET College Sekfet College	South Africa	3624	10811	2302
98	10776	Potchefstroom Academy / Potchefstroom Akademie	South Africa	3627	10811	2302
99	10781	Gert Sibande College	South Africa	3628	10811	2302
100	10793	Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management	South Africa	3650	10753	2293