University of the Witwatersrand
Wits
#291
Consensus rank
across four world rankings
across four world rankings
80.3 / 100
Key facts
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University of the Witwatersrand in the four world rankings
Each figure is the institution's position in that publisher's latest released edition.
ARWU indicator breakdown
The six indicators ShanghaiRanking uses to build its overall score, each out of 100.
Alumni 16.1
Award 0
HiCi 11.4
N&S 13.6
PUB 36.4
PCP 17.7
Subject rankings
QS subject positions, best first.
Engineering - Mineral & Mining #25
Development Studies #25
Life Sciences & Medicine #252
Arts & Humanities #365
Natural Sciences #398
Anthropology —
Archaeology —
English Language & Literature —
Medicine —
Earth & Marine Sciences —
Geology —
Geophysics —
Communication & Media Studies —
Sociology —
Politics & International Studies —
Accounting & Finance —
Education —
Law —
Biological Sciences —
Pharmacy & Pharmacology —
Materials Science —
Economics & Econometrics —
Engineering - Chemical —
Environmental Sciences —
Mathematics —
Social Sciences & Management —
Engineering & Technology —
Chemistry —
Physics & Astronomy —
Business & Management Studies —
Sources & verification
Every figure on this page is reproduced from the publisher's own release. Nothing is estimated.
- QS World University Rankings · 2027 edition · Published 2026-06-18
- Times Higher Education · 2026 edition · Published 2025-10-09
- ARWU (Shanghai Ranking) · 2025 edition · Published 2025-08-15
- U.S. News Best Global Universities · 2026 edition · Published 2025-06-25