University of Cape Town: Statistics

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#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
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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 RequirementsMatriculation Certificate or certificate of exemption issued by the Joint Matriculation Board
Academic CalendarFebruary 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.

Publications
74,551
Citations
1,738,499

University of Cape Town majors

by publication & citation count

Biology
44,539 / 1,221,099
Medicine
39,771 / 1,074,413
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
38,420 / 816,899
Environmental Science
34,351 / 844,521
Chemistry
26,627 / 760,522
Engineering
24,358 / 553,530
Physics
23,057 / 530,838
Computer Science
22,459 / 511,541
Political Science
21,961 / 412,484
Geography and Cartography
20,898 / 473,986
Law
20,560 / 396,946
Pathology
20,176 / 628,456
Sociology
20,113 / 449,667
Genetics
19,675 / 579,584
Psychology
19,042 / 460,416
Geology
19,006 / 516,116
Biochemistry
17,308 / 533,380
Ecology
16,873 / 485,085
History
14,643 / 270,380
Paleontology
13,376 / 372,117
Quantum and Particle physics
13,092 / 282,433
Philosophy
13,085 / 205,045
Economics
13,028 / 252,697
Archaeology
12,734 / 256,802
Mathematics
12,622 / 284,401
Psychiatry
11,905 / 329,960
Public Health
11,336 / 351,815
Business
11,254 / 196,591
Immunology
10,357 / 330,504
Surgery
10,350 / 260,835
Statistics
10,331 / 257,268
Organic Chemistry
10,221 / 272,424
Demography
9,555 / 307,996
Development Studies
8,663 / 193,867
Materials Science
8,066 / 182,783
Nursing
7,032 / 205,922
Linguistics
6,696 / 109,823
Family medicine
6,567 / 158,050
Virology
6,438 / 186,531
Botany
6,218 / 198,039

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
Academic rankings

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

  1. Roger Ebert

    Roger Ebert
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1942-2013 (aged 71)
    Occupations
    film criticjournalistpresenterreporterscreenwriter
    Biography

    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."

  2. Richard E. Grant

    Richard E. Grant
    Born in
    Eswatini Flag Eswatini
    Years
    1957-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    television actorfilm actorscreenwriterfilm directorpaleontologist
    Biography

    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.

  3. Chelsy Davy

    Chelsy Davy
    Born in
    Zimbabwe Flag Zimbabwe
    Years
    1985-.. (age 38)
    Occupations
    lawyerbusinessperson
    Biography

    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.

  4. Christiaan Barnard

    Christiaan Barnard
    Born in
    South Africa Flag South Africa
    Years
    1922-2001 (aged 79)
    Occupations
    writersurgeonphysician
    Biography

    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.

All 100 notable alumni

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

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