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Reasons for
studying at UJ
Be part of a young,
vibrant and agile
university that reflects
and adapts easily to our
country’s aspirations,
while maintaining a
global relevance through
numerous international
partnerships.
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!
Grab the
opportunity to
participate in a
variety of sports
and train alongside
Olympians and
Paralympians on
state-of-the-art
pitches, tracks and
fields, or just keep
fit by joining one of
the gyms on each
of our 4 campuses.
UJ's 2020 GLOBAL UNIVERSITY RANKINGS
Shanghai Ranking
GlobalRankingofAcademicSubjects (GRAS):
Hospitality&TourismManagement
:#20 in theworld,and1st inSouthAfricaandAfrica
Sociology
:Top150 in theworld,and1standonlyone inAfrica
Education
:Top300 in theworld,and1st inSouthAfricaandAfrica
ChemicalEngineering
:Top300 in theworld,and1st inSouthAfricaandAfrica
PoliticalSciences
:Top300 in theworld,and joint1st inSouthAfricaandAfrica
EarthSciences
:Top300 in theworld,and2nd inSouthAfricaandAfrica
Geography
:Top300 in theworld,and3rd inSouthAfricaandAfrica
Physics
:Top400 in theworld,and joint2nd inSouthAfricaandAfrica
Ecology
:Top500 in theworld
Quacquarelli Symonds (QS)
WorldRankings:
439
in theworld (up62places from501-510), in theTop1.4%
4th
inAfrica
3rd
inSouthAfrica
QSSubjectRankings:
EnglishLanguage&Literature
:Top250 in theworld,and joint3rd inSouthAfrica
ChemicalEngineering
:Top350 in theworld
Economics&Econometrics
:Top450 in theworld
Mechanical,Aeronautical&ManufacturingEngineering
:Top450 in theworld
Physics&Astronomy
:Top500 in theworld
Chemistry
:Top550 in theworld
Medicine
:Top600 in theworld
OtherQSRankings:
QSUnder50 (Young)Rankings
:61-70 (up from81-90),and1standonlyone inAfrica
QSGraduateEmployabilityRankings
:Top500 in theworld,and joint5th inSouthAfrica
Times Higher Education (THE)
WorldRankings:
601-800
in theworld
Joint7th
inSouthAfrica
THESubjectRankings:
Law
:Top201+ in theworld
Education
:Top300 in theworld,and joint3rd inSouthAfrica
Psychology
:Top400 in theworld,and2nd inSouthAfrica
Arts&Humanities
:Top400 in theworld,and joint3rd inSouthAfrica
SocialSciences
:Top400 in theworld
Business&Economics
:Top600 in theworld
Engineering&Technology
:Top600 in theworld
Clinical,Pre-Clinical&Health
:Top600 in theworld
ComputerScience
:Top800 inworld
PhysicalSciences
:Top800 inworld
OtherTHERankings:
THEYoungRankings
:151-200,and3rd inSouthAfrica
THEEmergingEconomiesRankings
:#118,and7th inSouthAfrica
US News & World Report’s Best Global Universities Rankings (BGUR)
WorldRankings:
378
in theworld
5th
inSouthAfrica
BGURSubjectRankings:
Chemistry
:#280 in theworld,and1st inSouthAfrica
Geosciences
:#222 in theworld,and2nd inSouthAfrica
Engineering
:#392 in theworld,and2nd inSouthAfrica
Physics
:#289 in theworld,and3rd inSouthAfrica
SocialSciences&PublicHealth
:#287 in theworld
Plant&AnimalScience
:#424 in theworld
Environment/Ecology
:#463 in theworld