University of Cape Town: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #238 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #1 of 26 | In South Africa |
| #1 of 2 | In Cape Town |
| #48 of 1,000 | For Human Rights Law |
| Top100 | For 10 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.uct.ac.za
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 51%*
* The University of Cape Town is among the institutions that don't provide data on acceptance rates. This might happen because the university has programs where applicants only need to meet admission requirements to enroll and don't necessarily compete with others.
We estimate the above acceptance rate based on admission statistics of closely ranked nearby universities with similar research profiles that do publish such data.
Acceptance rate & Admissions
| Admissions Requirements | Matriculation Certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board |
|---|---|
| Academic Calendar | February to December (February - April; April-June; July-September; September-December) |
Research profile
University of Cape Town is a world-class research university with 99,684 scientific papers published and 3,118,283 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Chemistry, Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Political Science, and Geography and Cartography.
University of Cape Town majors
by publication & citation count
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 786 | 7033 |
| 1994 | 824 | 7280 |
| 1995 | 852 | 8432 |
| 1996 | 777 | 8884 |
| 1997 | 990 | 9283 |
| 1998 | 791 | 10397 |
| 1999 | 868 | 12017 |
| 2000 | 923 | 13733 |
| 2001 | 920 | 14926 |
| 2002 | 1144 | 17434 |
| 2003 | 1117 | 20425 |
| 2004 | 1275 | 23109 |
| 2005 | 1465 | 26502 |
| 2006 | 1713 | 31239 |
| 2007 | 1894 | 36146 |
| 2008 | 2139 | 43200 |
| 2009 | 2304 | 51675 |
| 2010 | 2518 | 59540 |
| 2011 | 2901 | 71740 |
| 2012 | 3283 | 82038 |
| 2013 | 3497 | 97496 |
| 2014 | 3839 | 110014 |
| 2015 | 3973 | 121618 |
| 2016 | 4446 | 133444 |
| 2017 | 4471 | 144789 |
| 2018 | 4664 | 160087 |
| 2019 | 4768 | 186425 |
| 2020 | 5516 | 225652 |
| 2021 | 5541 | 266094 |
| 2022 | 5297 | 264776 |
| 2023 | 5134 | 275017 |
| 2024 | 4472 | 270338 |
| 2025 | 3611 | 249628 |
Programs and Degrees
The table below displays academic fields with programs and courses that lead to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctorate degrees offered by University of Cape Town.
Note that the table provides a general overview and might not cover all the specific majors available at the university. Always visit the university's website for the most up-to-date information on the programs offered.
| Programs | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Biology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Chemistry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Computer Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Economics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Engineering | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Environmental Science | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Mathematics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Medicine | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physics | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Psychology | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Bachelor's Degree | Actuarial Science, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Architecture, Art History, Astrophysics, Biochemistry, Biology, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Cinema and Television, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Studies, Film, French, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geology, German, Hebrew, History, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Italian, Law, Linguistics, Marine Biology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Music Education, Occupational Therapy, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Portuguese, Psychology, Religious Studies, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surgery, Theatre, Writing |
|---|---|
| Advanced Diploma | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Business and Commerce, Leadership, Management, Music, Nursing, Opera, Performing Arts, Theatre |
| Honours Degree | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, African Languages, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Architecture, Business and Commerce, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Dance, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Finance, Fine Arts, Foreign Languages Education, Geography, Geology, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Investment Analysis, Labour and Industrial Relations, Landscape Architecture, Library Science, Marine Biology, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Medical Science, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Music, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physiology, Social Work, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surveying and Mapping, Taxation, Town Planning, Water Science |
| Postgraduate Diploma | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Business Computing, Cardiology, Data Processing, Dermatology, Development Studies, Diabetology, Education, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Fine Arts, Gastroenterology, Haematology, Health Administration, Health Education, Hepatology, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial Engineering, Information Management, Law, Library Science, Management, Marketing, Medical Technology, Midwifery, Music, Nephrology, Neurology, Neurosciences, Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery, Occupational Health, Oncology, Paediatrics, Pest Management, Power Engineering, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychotherapy, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Sports Management, Tourism |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Adult Education, African Languages, African Studies, Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Anthropology, Applied Linguistics, Archaeology, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Art History, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Cardiology, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Construction Engineering, Criminology, Dance, Dermatology, Development Studies, Dietetics, Economics, Education, Embryology and Reproduction Biology, Endocrinology, Engineering, Environmental Studies, Epidemiology, Finance, Fine Arts, Fiscal Law, Foreign Languages Education, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Forensic Pathology, Gastroenterology, Genetics, Geography, Geological Engineering, Haematology, Health Sciences, Hepatology, Higher Education, Human Resources, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Management, Information Sciences, International Law, Labour Law, Law, Leadership, Management, Maritime Law, Medicine, Microbiology, Music, Neurology, Nursing, Nutrition, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Occupational Therapy, Oncology, Operations Research, Ophthalmology, Organic Chemistry, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physical Therapy, Physics, Physiology, Plastic Surgery, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Health, Radiology, Regional Planning, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Rheumatology, Social Sciences, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Sports Medicine, Surgery, Sustainable Development, Taxation, Town Planning, Transport Engineering, Transport Management, Urology, Virology, Water Science |
| Doctorate | Architecture, Business Administration, Business and Commerce, Construction Engineering, Economics, Engineering, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Physiology, Surgery |
University of Cape Town alumni
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Richard E. Grant
- Occupations
- stage actordiaristactortelevision actorfilm actor
- Biography
-
Richard E. Grant is a Swaziland-born English actor and presenter. He made his film debut as Withnail in the comedy Withnail and I (1987). Grant received critical acclaim for his role as Jack Hock in Marielle Heller's drama film Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018), winning various awards including the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male. He also received Academy Award, BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor.
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Roger Ebert
- Occupations
- television presenterfilm criticjournalistpresenterreporter
- Biography
-
Roger Joseph Ebert was an American film critic, film historian, essayist, screenwriter and author. He wrote for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. Ebert was known for his intimate, Midwestern writing style and critical views informed by values of populism and humanism. Writing in a prose style intended to be entertaining and direct, he made sophisticated cinematic and analytical ideas more accessible to non-specialist audiences. Ebert endorsed foreign and independent films he believed would be appreciated by mainstream viewers, championing filmmakers like Werner Herzog, Errol Morris and Spike Lee, as well as Martin Scorsese, whose first published review he wrote. In 1975, Ebert became the first film critic to win the Pulitzer Prize for Criticism. Neil Steinberg of the Chicago Sun-Times said Ebert "was without question the nation's most prominent and influential film critic", and Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times called him "the best-known film critic in America". Per The New York Times, "The force and grace of his opinions propelled film criticism into the mainstream of American culture. Not only did he advise moviegoers about what to see, but also how to think about what they saw."
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Chelsy Davy
- Occupations
- lawyerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Chelsy Yvonne Davy is a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the owner and founder of the jewellery brand Aya and the travel agency Aya Africa. She is known for being the ex-girlfriend of Prince Harry.
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Roger Whittaker
- Occupations
- composerwhistle artistsinger-songwriterguitaristwriter
- Biography
-
Roger Henry Brough Whittaker was a Kenyan/British singer-songwriter and musician. His music is an eclectic mixture of folk music and popular songs, the latter variously in a crooning or in a schlager style. He was best known for his baritone singing voice and trademark whistling ability as well as his guitar skills.
University of Cape Town faculties and divisions
| Centre : Higher Education Development | Adult Education, Distance Education, Educational Technology, Higher Education, Information Sciences |
|---|---|
| Faculty : Commerce | Accountancy, Actuarial Science, Business and Commerce, Commercial Law, Demography and Population, Economics, Finance, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Management, Marketing, Sports Management, Statistics, Taxation, Tourism |
| Faculty : Engineering and the Built Environment | Architecture, Architecture and Planning, Building Technologies, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Mechanical Engineering |
| Faculty : Health Sciences | Anaesthesiology, Biology, Health Education, Health Sciences, Laboratory Techniques, Medical Technology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Rehabilitation and Therapy, Surgery |
| Faculty : Humanities | African Studies, Afrikaans, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Arts and Humanities, Classical Languages, Dance, Economics, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Fine Arts, French, Gender Studies, Geography (Human), German, Greek (Classical), Hebrew, History, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Information Sciences, Italian, Latin, Library Science, Linguistics, Literature, Management, Media Studies, Music, Performing Arts, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Law, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre, Writing |
| Faculty : Law | Commercial Law, Criminology, Labour Law, Law, Maritime Law, Private Law, Public Law |
| Faculty : Science | Applied Mathematics, Archaeology, Astronomy and Space Science, Botany, Cell Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geography, Geology, Marine Science and Oceanography, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Physics, Statistics, Zoology |
| Graduate School : Business | Business Administration, Finance, Leadership, Management |
General information
| Alternative names | UCT |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1874 |
| Accreditation | South African Qualifications Authority (SAQA); Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET) |
| Motto | Spes Bona Good Hope |
Location and contacts
| Address | Private Bag X3 Rondebosch, Western Cape, 7701 South Africa |
|---|---|
| City population | 3,776,000 |