University of South Africa Ranking
Overall Ranking Accuracy Score
University of South Africa Average Ranking Based on Top 8 Ranking Organizations
Quantum Ranking
Rank by Quantum
Historical Position
Since 1980
World 2025
Avg Position in World
Regional 2025
Avg Position in Region
Local 2025
Avg Position Locally
University Ranking Overview: The estimated average ranking of University of South Africa
across all ranking organizations for 2025 is 1026
th
Since 1980, University of South Africa was initially listed in UNIRANKS with a rank of 1214th and has been ranking for 44 years, consistently achieving an average position of 1217.1 across most ranking systems. Quantum has accumulated 113 records over 44 years, spanning 8 international systems. University of South Africa achieved positions of 1026th in world, 9th in country and 9st in region . The fairest rank appeared in Shanghai ARWU at 969th, while an unusual rank was noted on Webometrices at 2479th. In summary, we conclude University of South Africa stands at 1217.1, with further details on each rank per system below.
Ranking Score On Each Ranking Organization 2025
1161 st
969 th
674 th
1121 st
University of South Africa ranking in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Ranking Since | Avg. Position |
2025 Position In World |
2025 Position In Region |
2025 Position In Country |
| US News | 2021 | 818.67 | 328 | 25 | 9 |
| Round Ranking | 2010 | 668.07 | 674 | 11 | 7 |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 1215.35 | 792 | 9 | 7 |
| QS | 2024 | 888 | 885 | 12 | 8 |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 1998.07 | 937 | 13 | 8 |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 861 | 969 | 17 | 8 |
| CWUR | 2024 | 1121 | 1121 | 27 | 10 |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 1121 | 1121 | 27 | 10 |
| Times Higher Education | 2016 | 916.83 | 1161 | 41 | 11 |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1250.23 | 1570 | 28 | 11 |
University of South Africa ranking accuracy and historical overview in each ranking system
| Ranking System | Records Since | 2025 Position | NO Years | Average Position | Ranking Accuracy | Unusual Spike |
| UNIRANKS | 1980 | 1570 | 44 | 1250.23 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| Times Higher Education | 2016 | 1161 | 6 | 916.83 | Fairly Accurate | Not detected |
| Shanghai ARWU | 2017 | 969 | 8 | 861 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| SCIMAGO | 2009 | 937 | 15 | 1998.07 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| US News | 2021 | 328 | 3 | 818.67 | Not Accurate | Not detected |
| Round Ranking | 2010 | 674 | 15 | 668.07 | Within the Range | Not detected |
| Webometrices | 2004 | 792 | 20 | 1215.35 | Fairly Accurate | 2008 |
| QS | 2024 | 885 | 1 | 888 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| CWUR | 2024 | 1121 | 1 | 1121 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
| CWTS Leiden Ranking | 2024 | 1121 | 1 | 1121 | Highly Accurate | Not detected |
Position score since 1980 - 2025
University of South Africa Position on all 1980 - 2025
Position score since 1980 - 2025
Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
University of South Africa Ranking on Top 8 Ranking Organizations as in
University of South Africa Ranking in UNIRANKS
UNIRANKS Rankings 1980: University of South Africa initially ranked 1214th in 1980 has consistently held an average position of 1250.23 in UNIRANKS for the past 44 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in Times Higher Education
Times Higher Education Rankings 2016: University of South Africa, first achieving a 700th ranking from Times Higher Education in 2016, has since maintained an average 916.83 ranking in Times Higher Education over the last 6 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in Shanghai ARWU
Shanghai ARWU Rankings 2017: From its initial 774th ranking by Shanghai ARWU in 2017, University of South Africa has preserved a consistent average of 861 over 8 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in SCIMAGO
SCIMAGO Rankings 2009: University of South Africa, which was ranked 2022nd by SCIMAGO in 2009, has held a steady average of 1998.07 in SCIMAGO for 15 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in US News
US News Rankings 2021: Since being ranked 800th by US News in 2021, University of South Africa has consistently secured an average 818.67 position in US News over 3 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in Round Ranking
Round Ranking Rankings 2010: University of South Africa's initial 559th ranking by Round Ranking in 2010 has led to a long-standing average of 668.07 over 15 years in Round Ranking.
University of South Africa Ranking in Webometrices
Webometrices Rankings 2004: Beginning with a 1220th ranking from Webometrices in 2004, University of South Africa has maintained an average 1215.35 in Webometrices for 20 years. An unexpected and suspect increase from 1215.35 to 2479th has emerged in Webometrices.
University of South Africa Ranking in QS
QS Rankings 2024: Since its 888th placement by QS in 2024, University of South Africa has upheld a steady 888 average in QS across 1 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in CWUR
CWUR Rankings 2024: University of South Africa initially ranked 1121st in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 1121 in CWUR for the past 1 years.
University of South Africa Ranking in CWTS Leiden Ranking
CWTS Leiden Ranking Rankings 2024: University of South Africa initially ranked 1121st in 2024 has consistently held an average position of 1121 in CWTS Leiden Ranking for the past 1 years.
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