RHR · World
University rankings in South Africa, derived from the published global RHR snapshot. Country routes are resolved from each university's canonical institution record.
Search matches published universities by official and canonical names, aliases, location, ROR and OpenAlex identifiers.
9
Ranked universities
University of Cape Town
Top university
448.2
Average RHR score
Not available
Country position
RHR-2027.3 · Pillar values are percentiles; weights apply to the overall 1,000-point score.
| South Africa |
| 710.3 |
| 97.9 |
| 56.5 |
| New |
| #2 | #351 | University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburg | South Africa | 606.6 | 65.9 | 57.8 | New |
| #3 | #424 | Stellenbosch UniversityStellenbosch | South Africa | 535.5 | 58.8 | 50.7 | New |
| #4 | #439 | University of JohannesburgJohannesburg | South Africa | 523.1 | 75.0 | 40.1 | New |
| #5 | #451 | University of KwaZulu-NatalDurban | South Africa | 514.4 | 53.7 | 50.2 | New |
| #6 | #454 | University of PretoriaPretoria | South Africa | 511.8 | 64.5 | 44.0 | New |
| #7 | #769 | North-West UniversityPotchefstroom | South Africa | 254.7 | 26.7 | 24.8 | New |
| #8 | #785 | University of South AfricaPretoria | South Africa | 243.5 | 35.3 | 18.4 | New |
| #9 | #904 | University of the Free StateBloemfontein | South Africa | 134.4 | 16.6 | 11.7 | New |
RHR score
710.3
Research Output
97.9
Research Impact
56.5
RHR score
606.6
Research Output
65.9
Research Impact
57.8
RHR score
535.5
Research Output
58.8
Research Impact
50.7
RHR score
523.1
Research Output
75.0
Research Impact
40.1
RHR score
514.4
Research Output
53.7
Research Impact
50.2
RHR score
511.8
Research Output
64.5
Research Impact
44.0
RHR score
254.7
Research Output
26.7
Research Impact
24.8
RHR score
243.5
Research Output
35.3
Research Impact
18.4
RHR score
134.4
Research Output
16.6
Research Impact
11.7
