Why you should study at UJ

UJ offers not only a special programme called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students
towards the workplace!  

Shanghai Ranking

Top GRAS (Global Ranking of Academic Subjects) Subject Rankings: 

  • Hospitality and Tourism Management: 20th in the world (up 14 places from 34th).First in Africa and South Africa.
  • Sociology: Top 150 in the world. First in Africa and South Africa.
  • Political Sciences: Joint 1st in Africa and South Africa.
  • Earth Sciences: Second in Africa and South Africa.
  • Physics: Joint 2nd in Africa and South Africa.

Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)

World University Rankings (WUR):

Global: In 551–560 band in the world (up by at least 41 places from 601–650 band). 
Africa: 6th place on the continent.
South Africa: 4th place in the country.

Top QS Subject Rankings:
Development Studies: Top 100 in the world.
Geography: Top 200 in the world.
Law: Top 300 in the world.
English Language and Literature: Top 300 in the world. 

Other QS Rankings:
QS Under 50 University Rankings: In 81–90 band (84th) of young universities (up 12 places from 96th in 91–100 band). First in Africa and South Africa. QS BRICS University Rankings: 58th in BRICS region (up 5 places from 63rd). Fifth in South Africa.
QS Graduate Employability Rankings: In 301–500 band in the world. J oint third in South Africa.

Times Higher Education (THE)

World University Rankings (WUR):
Global: In 601–800 band (637th) in the world
(up 87 places from 724th in 601–800 band).
Africa: 6th place on the continent.
South Africa: 5th place in the country.

Top THE Subject Rankings:
Engineering and Technology: Joint 1st in South Africa.
Physics: 2nd in South Africa. 

Other THE Rankings:
THE Young University Rankings: In 101–150 band (146th) of young universities (up 25 places from 171st in 151–200 band).
Second in Africa and South Africa. 

THE Emerging Economies University Rankings: 92nd of emerging economies universities (up 49 places from 141st). 6th in South Africa.