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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 World Rank University Country Impact Rank Openness Rank Excellence Rank
1 269 University of Cape Town 326 300 248
2 358 University of the Witwatersrand 603 394 270
3 392 University of Johannesburg 1147 605 206
4 439 University of Pretoria 525 800 366
5 444 Stellenbosch University 619 467 374
6 539 University of Kwazulu Natal 1011 767 381
7 756 University of South Africa 1195 1573 534
8 800 North West University 1713 1106 541
9 1019 University of the Free State 1626 1462 737
10 1139 University of the Western Cape 1451 1498 951
11 1419 Rhodes University 1306 1932 1461
12 1972 Nelson Mandela University 2642 2055 1544
13 2012 Durban University of Technology 2486 2563 1586
14 2504 Cape Peninsula University of Technology 2524 3330 2214
15 2766 Tshwane University of Technology 4658 2578 1758
16 3389 University of Zululand 4049 4231 2417
17 3612 University of Fort Hare 5830 3769 2139
18 3691 University of Limpopo 6119 3690 2165
19 4266 University of Venda 6126 3911 2679
20 4292 Walter Sisulu University 7488 4107 2370
21 4332 Vaal University of Technology 5119 4668 3053
22 4494 Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University 9677 3640 2262
23 5605 Central University of Technology 6503 5128 3768
24 7328 University of Mpumalanga 9870 5580 3968
25 7673 South African College of Applied Psychology 6119 11820 11183
26 8485 Mangosuthu University of Technology (Technikon) 10867 7255 4589
27 8786 Umgungundlovu TVET College 7347 NA NA
28 9012 Regenesys Business School 7773 12412 11183
29 9085 Sol Plaatje University 11556 7055 4975
30 9531 Regent Business School 8459 12907 11011
31 10478 MANCOSA Management College of Southern Africa 10567 10333 8325
32 11273 South African School of Motion Picture Medium & Live Performance AFDA 10796 NA NA
33 11291 STADIO Higher Education 10835 NA NA
34 11378 ICESA City Campus 10994 NA NA
35 11500 Boston City Campus BCC and Business College 11169 NA NA
36 11515 Exercise Teachers Academy ETA 11202 NA NA
37 11726 Independent Institute of Education (Rosebank College College Campus Varsity College Vega The School of Brand Communications) 13025 10163 8139
38 11865 Milpark Business School 11941 12703 12949
39 11872 Foundation for Professional Development 13216 9609 8325
40 11955 Red & Yellow Creative School of Business 11973 NA NA
41 12051 Northlink College 12127 NA NA
42 12194 Vega School 12403 NA NA
43 12336 Eduvos 12653 NA NA
44 12348 Ekurhuleni West College 12670 NA NA
45 12390 False Bay College 12771 NA NA
46 12411 College of Cape Town 12808 NA NA
47 12448 Henley Management College 12907 NA NA
48 12530 Damelin 13080 NA 14310
49 12660 International Hotel School 13256 NA NA
50 12703 Central Johannesburg College 13337 NA NA
51 12922 Open Window Institute of Design Film & Interactive Arts 13844 NA 13763
52 12943 Boland College 13823 NA NA
53 13079 South African Theological Seminary 14587 12981 11183
54 13090 IIE MSA (Monash University South Africa) 14369 11167 12324
55 13326 Baptist Theological College of Southern Africa 14649 NA NA
56 13346 West Coast College 14707 NA NA
57 13401 Ekurhuleni East College 14840 NA NA
58 13428 Orbit College 14911 NA NA
59 13574 South West Gauteng College 15227 NA NA
60 13574 Buffalo City College 15227 NA NA
61 13610 Coastal KZN TVET College 15342 NA NA
62 13652 Port Elizabeth College 15440 NA NA
63 13668 Cornerstone Christian College 15474 NA NA
64 13703 IMM Graduate School 15537 NA NA
65 13739 StAugustine College of South Africa 15711 13812 14310
66 13788 South Cape College 15822 NA NA
67 13833 Ehlanzeni College 15924 NA NA
68 13899 Berea Technical College 16121 NA NA
69 13925 Lyceum College 16704 10241 11816
70 14009 City Varsity School of Media and Creative Arts 16464 NA NA
71 14065 Sedibeng College 16867 NA 12949
72 14097 Tshwane South College 16704 NA NA
73 14097 Elangeni College 16704 NA NA
74 14144 Health and Fitness Professionals Academy HFPA 16817 NA NA
75 14144 Nkangala TVET College 16817 NA NA
76 14217 Richfield Graduate Institute of Technology 17036 NA NA
77 14351 Flavius Mareka College 17524 NA NA
78 14351 Belgium Campus Itversity 17524 NA NA
79 14397 Business Optimization Training Institute 17658 NA NA
80 14410 Western College 17705 NA NA
81 14431 St Joseph`s Theological Institute 17811 NA NA
82 14439 Mopani South East College 17860 NA NA
83 14455 Vuselela College 17908 NA NA
84 14455 Cranefield College of Project and Programme Management 17908 NA NA
85 14516 AAA School of Advertising 18086 NA NA
86 14546 Umfolozi College 18185 NA NA
87 14546 Stellenbosch Academy of Design and Photography 18185 NA NA
88 14571 Ingwe College 18282 NA NA
89 14622 Greenside Design Centre College of Design 18434 NA NA
90 14638 TSIBA 18491 NA NA
91 14638 Academy of Sound Engineering 18491 NA NA
92 14659 Lovedale College 18602 NA NA
93 14659 Stenden South Africa 18602 NA NA
94 14695 Eastcape Midlands College 18777 NA NA
95 14710 Isa Carstens Health and Skincare Academy 18830 NA NA
96 14710 Northern Cape TVET Urban College 18830 NA NA
97 14710 Sekhukhune TVET College Sekfet College 18830 NA NA
98 14740 Potchefstroom Academy / Potchefstroom Akademie 18992 NA NA
99 14756 Gert Sibande College 19052 NA NA
100 14853 Da Vinci Institute for Technology Management 20327 12734 11594