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