University of Cape Town: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #260 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #1 of 1,104 | In Africa |
| #1 of 26 | In South Africa |
| #1 of 2 | In Cape Town |
| #47 of 1,010 | For Human Rights Law |
| Top100 | For 15 other topics |
Quick Review
- Type
- Non-profit
- Funding
- Public-private
partnership - Highest Degree
- Doctorate
- Website
- www.uct.ac.za
- Languages
- English
- Acceptance rate
- 50%*
* 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 74,551 scientific papers published and 1,738,499 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 666 | 3913 |
| 1991 | 686 | 4299 |
| 1992 | 661 | 4538 |
| 1993 | 664 | 4608 |
| 1994 | 718 | 4760 |
| 1995 | 708 | 5742 |
| 1996 | 683 | 5955 |
| 1997 | 794 | 6144 |
| 1998 | 708 | 7148 |
| 1999 | 725 | 8301 |
| 2000 | 743 | 9218 |
| 2001 | 806 | 10167 |
| 2002 | 823 | 12131 |
| 2003 | 877 | 13961 |
| 2004 | 1008 | 16050 |
| 2005 | 1217 | 18576 |
| 2006 | 1396 | 21900 |
| 2007 | 1577 | 25784 |
| 2008 | 1819 | 30772 |
| 2009 | 1989 | 37911 |
| 2010 | 2072 | 42953 |
| 2011 | 2418 | 51507 |
| 2012 | 2790 | 58889 |
| 2013 | 2953 | 68977 |
| 2014 | 3243 | 77657 |
| 2015 | 3383 | 85105 |
| 2016 | 3740 | 90857 |
| 2017 | 3926 | 101418 |
| 2018 | 3801 | 106207 |
| 2019 | 4059 | 127897 |
| 2020 | 4598 | 151632 |
| 2021 | 5176 | 197867 |
| 2022 | 4308 | 195519 |
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 |
| Master's Degree | Accountancy, African Languages, African Studies, Afrikaans, Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Business Administration, Dance, Economics, Education, Engineering, English, Film, Finance, Fine Arts, Gender Studies, History, Linguistics, Management, Theatre, Writing |
|---|---|
| Doctorate | African Languages, African Studies, Anthropology, Archaeology, Business Administration, Criminal Law, Dance, Economics, Education, English, Environmental Studies, Film, Fine Arts, Gender Studies, Geography, Health Sciences, History, Jewish Studies, Linguistics, Literature, Medicine, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Religious Studies, Social Work, Sociology, Spanish, Theatre |
University of Cape Town alumni
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Roger Ebert
- Occupations
- film criticjournalistpresenterreporterscreenwriter
- Biography
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Roger Joseph Ebert was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, screenwriter, and author. He was a film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times from 1967 until his death in 2013. 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."
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Richard E. Grant
- Occupations
- television actorfilm actorscreenwriterfilm directorpaleontologist
- Biography
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Richard E. Grant is a Swazi-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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Chelsy Davy
- Occupations
- lawyerbusinessperson
- Biography
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Chelsy Yvonne Cutmore-Scott is a Zimbabwean businesswoman. She is the owner and founder of the jewellery brand Aya and the travel agency Aya Africa.
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Christiaan Barnard
- Occupations
- writersurgeonphysician
- Biography
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Christiaan Neethling Barnard was a South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first human-to-human heart transplant operation. On 3 December 1967, Barnard transplanted the heart of accident victim Denise Darvall into the chest of 54-year-old Louis Washkansky, with Washkansky regaining full consciousness and being able to talk easily with his wife, before dying eighteen days later of pneumonia, largely brought on by the anti-rejection drugs that suppressed his immune system. Barnard had told Mr. and Mrs. Washkansky that the operation had an 80% chance of success, an assessment which has been criticised as misleading. Barnard's second transplant patient, Philip Blaiberg, whose operation was performed at the beginning of 1968, returned home from the hospital and lived for a year and a half.
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 |
| Motto | Spes Bona Good Hope |
Location and contacts
| Address | Private Bag X3 Rondebosch, Western Cape, 7701 South Africa |
|---|---|
| City population | 434,000 |